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
Full Name
Ionospheric Connection Explorer
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
UCB
Launch Date
11 Oct 2019
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
TBD
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
27 deg
Orbit Altitude
579 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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