Monday Oct 31, 2005 - slavedogs
The Air Force has released the first images of the XSS-11, a microsatellite used to observe other satellites. Here's the first pic:

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XSS-11 was launched in April and has since conducted numerous "proximity operations"—approaching and maneuvering around the spent Minotaur rocket stage at distances as close as 500 meters (the distance at which this photo was taken, about a third of a mile). Over the next year, the spacecraft will rendezvous with several other U.S.-owned dead or inactive objects in space.
Check it out.