XSS-10 (eXperimental Small Satellite 10) was a small, low-cost

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developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for line-of-sight guidance of spacecraft. The project was initiated at AFRL by Program Manager David Barnhart and completed by

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engineer Thom Davis and team. The project was declared a success shortly after launch. Delta-II Stage2 XSS-10

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