XSS-10

XSS-10

XSS-10

Micro-spacecraft developed by U.S. Air Force

XSS-10 (eXperimental Small Satellite 10) was a small, low-cost micro-spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for line-of-sight guidance of spacecraft.[2] The project was initiated at AFRL by Program Manager David Barnhart[3] and completed by Georgia Tech Research Institute engineer Thom Davis and team.[4] The project was declared a success shortly after launch.[5]

Spent upper stage of the Delta II launch vehicle imaged by the XSS-10 satellite
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References

  1. [1]
    "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. [2]
    Banke, Jim (2003-01-30). "Air Force XSS-10 Micro-Satellite Mission a Success". Space.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. [3]
    David A. Barnhart et al, “XSS-10 Micro-satellite Demonstration,” AIAA-1998-5298, AIAA Defense and Civil Space Programs Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, AL, Oct. 28-30, 1998
  4. [4]
    "Big plans for small satellites". Historical archive. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  5. [5]
    Sanders, Jane M (2003-08-11). "The Little Engine That Could". Research Horizons. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2012-10-26.


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