ICON

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ICON is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 44628

Int'l Code: 2019-068A

Perigee: 567.4 km

Apogee: 590.0 km

Inclination: 27.0 °

Period: 96.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 6949 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 11, 2019
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS)

ICON (Ionospheric Connection Explorer) 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. It is hoped that a better understanding of this dynamic will mitigate its effects on communications, GPS signals, and technology in general. ICON is part of NASA's Explorer program and is operated by University of California, Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory.

1 44628U 19068A   24131.93561639  .00008304  00000-0  65836-3 0  9997
2 44628  26.9869  78.8696 0016302   5.0550 355.0172 14.98494814250470

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC