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Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Pegasus XLNorthrop Grumman Space SystemsCape Canaveral
Friday, October 11, 2019 · 02:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Pegasus XL
Profile →The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilogr...
Height17.6 m
LEO Payload443 kg
Launches18
Successes16
Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Profile →USA • Founded 2015
Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missi...
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadIonospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerNorthrop Grumman Space Systems
Stages3
PadCape Canaveral, Air launch to orbit
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, N/A
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Cape Canaveral, Air launch to orbit
28.456°N, 80.528°W
Weather
- Condition
- No formal weather concerns published
- Temperature
- N/A
- Wind
- N/A
- GO Probability
- 70%
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
