USA-165
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| Periods | 1. 7 hours |
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| Launch date | April 11, 2005 |
| Manufacturers | Lockheed Martin |
| Mission type | Technology |
| Decay date | November 11, 2013 |
| Launch sites | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Space Launch Complex 8 | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1951643 |
About USA-165
USA-165 or XSS-11 is a small, washing-machine-sized, low-cost spacecraft developed by the U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for proximity operations. In particular, the satellite was designed to demonstrate "autonomous rendezvous and proximity maneuvers. "
