Pegasus XL | Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Cape Canaveral
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Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
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.
Pegasus XL
Height 17.60 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 580 kN
Diameter 1.27 Meters
Mass To LEO 443 kg
Liftoff Mass 23 Tonnes
Launch Success 28
Consecutive Success 25
Maiden Flight 1994-06-27
Launch Failures 3
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