ASCENT is a payload in GEO orbit, operated by US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate), launched 2021.
| Orbit class | GEO |
| Inclination | 4.2144° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006131 |
| Period | 1422.6 min |
| Apogee | 35,548 km |
| Perigee | 35,496 km |
| Mean motion | 1.01223373 rev/day |
| RAAN | 77.0142° |
| Arg of perigee | 106.4674° |
| Mean anomaly | 253.4450° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 1,650 |
1 51287U 21118E 26186.10434102 -.00000259 00000-0 00000-0 0 99912 51287 4.2144 77.0142 0006131 106.4674 253.4450 1.01223373 16507{
"OBJECT_NAME": "ASCENT",
"OBJECT_ID": "2021-118E",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-05T02:30:15.064+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.01223373,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.00061313,
"INCLINATION": 4.2144,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 77.0142,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 106.4674,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 253.445,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 51287,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 1650,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000259,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | ASCENT |
| Operator | US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | United States |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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