Photo: Jeff Caplan, Langley Research Centre, NASA · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · LEO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICON 2019-068A | Payload | 534 × 553 km · 27.0° | Globe |
| PEGASUS R/B 2019-068B | Rocket body | 541 × 558 km · 27.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2019-068 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).