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Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)

ICON explored the boundary between Earth and space – the ionosphere – to understand the physical connection between our world and the immediate space environment around us.

Launch Date
October 10, 2018
Class
Flight Project
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ICON explored the boundary between Earth and space – the ionosphere – to understand the physical connection between our world and the immediate space environment around us.

Related Publications

2019. "The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS).", Space Science Reviews, 215 (1): 9 [10.1007/s11214-018-0576-4] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Evaluation of Atmospheric 3‐Day Waves as a Source of Day‐to‐Day Variation of the Ionospheric Longitudinal Structure.", Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (15): [10.1029/2021gl094877] [Journal Article/Letter]