ASCENT [Blue Canyon Tech]
ASCENT is a mission to demonstrate various CubeSat operations in geostationary orbit (GEO).
AFRL awarded a second contract for BCT to build, test and deliver a 12U-CubeSat bus for the ASCENT mission. AFRL will provide and integrate the ASCENT payload with BCT’s 12U spacecraft bus. Blue Canyon Technologies will perform bus-level testing of the complete spacecraft prior to delivery.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
Contractors: | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) (payload); Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) (bus) |
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Configuration: | CubeSat (12U) |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
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Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ASCENT | 2021-118E | 07.12.2021 | CC SLC-41 | Atlas-5(551)² | with STPSat 6, LDPE 1 |