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Technology Demonstrator (Low-Inclination Orbit) · Commercial Operator
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Ascent, a technology demonstration satellite launched into an unusually low 4.3° near-equatorial orbit, testing compact hardware for future low-latitude coverage missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,054–22,099 mi (35,493–35,564 km)
- Inclination
- 4.4°
- One orbit
- 23.7 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 51287
- Int’l designator
- 2021-118E
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.