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XSS 10

Micro-spacecraft developed by U.S. Air Force. XSS 10 was launched on January 29, 2003 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-005BNORAD 27664United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
XSS-10
Common name
XSS 10
International designator
2003-005B
NORAD catalog number
27664
GCAT identifier
S27664
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/428

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
XSS
Country
United States
Builder
US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
Platform (bus)
XSS

Launch

Date
January 29, 2003 · 18:06 UTC
Launch record
2003-005Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
516 km
Apogee
804 km
Inclination
39.75°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 1, 2003
End of operations
Feb 1, 2003

Size

Mass
28 kg
Dry mass
28 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2597602 (CC0).