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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ICON -
Full Name Ionospheric Connection Explorer Status Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies UCB Launch Date 11 Oct 2019
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Oct 2024
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type TBD Orbit Period 97 minutes
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination 27 deg
Orbit Altitude 579 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is a satellite designed to investigate changes in the ionosphere of Earth, the dynamic region high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather from above. ICON studies the interaction between Earth's weather systems and space weather driven by the Sun, and how this interaction drives turbulence in the upper atmosphere
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