Mission description
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.
Launch index
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Pegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
October 11, 2019 at 2:00 AM UTC
Air launch to orbit
Launch details
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October 11, 2019 at 2:00 AM UTC
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Cape Canaveral
Air launch to orbit · 28.4556, -80.5278
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Launch probability
- 70%
- Window opens
- October 11, 2019 at 1:30 AM UTC
- Window closes
- October 11, 2019 at 2:55 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 4:09 AM UTC
Vehicle
Pegasus XL
Pegasus
Height
17.6 m
Diameter
1.27 m
LEO capacity
443 kg
Successful launches
29
Launch complex
Cape Canaveral
Air launch to orbit
Cape Canaveral
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