ICON Launch Sequence

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The Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where Earth weather and space weather meet. In fall 2018, the mission launches on an Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Pegasus XL rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Animated depiction of ICON's launch from a Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Pegasus XL rocket

Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Josh Masters

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This page was originally published on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT.

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