Mission record
Pegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:00:30 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5893 ever
Go probability
70%
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.