XSS-11 satellite performs orbital rendezvous with spent rocket stage
The 220-pound XSS-11 micro satellite developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory recently performed several rendezvous maneuvers with the spent upper stage of its Minotaur I launch vehicle at distances between 1.5 kilometers (4,921 feet) and 500 meters (1,640 feet), according to the Air Force...
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