USAF XSS-11 Launched to Test Autonomous Rendezvous
An Air Force experimental rendezvous satellite is undergoing checkout after being launched into polar orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Apr. 11 by an Orbital Sciences Minotaur rocket. Late last week, all systems were working as anticipated, an Air Force official said. The 305-lb., 9-ft.-span XSS...
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