Pegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)

Name: Pegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Start: 2019-10-11T02:00:30Z
Location: Air launch to orbit

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 11, 2019 at 02:00 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Pegasus XL
Operator: Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Launch site: Air launch to orbit
Mission type: Earth Science