Pegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Northrop Grumman Space Systems (Commercial)
• Rocket: Pegasus XL — Pegasus family

Mission

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.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Cape Canaveral
• Location: Air launch to orbit
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