2019 · Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)

successPegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)

Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is a NASA mission to study Earth's thermosphere and ionosphere and the connection between space weather and weather on our planet. Mission is planned to last for two years.

Overview

Date / time: October 11, 2019 at 02:00 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Cape Canaveral
Mission: Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

ICON

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