ICON Mission

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

Mission Summary

Full Name
Ionospheric Connection Explorer
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
UCB
Launch Date
11 Oct 2019
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EOL Date
Dec 2025
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
TBD
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
27 deg
Orbit Altitude
579 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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