ASCENT was first launched in 2019 on NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM).
The Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) spacecraft flew as one of the payloads on the Space Test Program 2 mission that launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in June 2019.
The NASA-funded GPIM mission launched in June 2019 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy after delays pushed the launch from an earlier 2016 target.
GPIM launched with a total mass of 154 kg, including 14.2 kg of propellant.
GPIM hosts a new multi-layer insulation technology developed by Ball Aerospace and Quest Thermal Group under a NASA Small Business Innovative Research grant.
Ball Aerospace built the GPIM satellite on its BCP-100 smallsat platform with five thrusters supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne.