Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
SBSS
The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system is a planned constellation of satellites and supporting ground infrastructure that will improve the ability of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to detect and track space objects in orbit around the Earth. The primary SBSS contractor, Boeing, characterizes some orbiting space objects as, "Potential future threats to the United States' space assets."
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,031.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2010
50th orbital launch attempt
Minotaur IV
1st mission
1st mission of 2010
1st successful mission