LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Oct 11 2019
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(2:00 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(1:30 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(2:55 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Pegasus XLDescription:
The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilograms (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, the vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage. Pegasus is released from its carrier aircraft at approximately 40,000 ft (12,000 m), and its first stage has a wing and a tail to provide lift and attitude control while in the atmosphere.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Air launch to orbit
Pad
Cape Canaveral