WMO OSCAR | Satellite: ICON

Satellite: ICON

Satellite details

Acronym	ICON
Full name	Ionospheric Connection Explorer
Satellite Description	ICON will collect data needed to establish the connection between storms that occur near Earth’s surface and space-weather storms, to improve space weather prediction.
Mass at launch	288 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	575 km
Inclination	27 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	11 Oct 2019	EOL	≥2024
Last update:	2022-03-21

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on ICON

Acronym	Full name
IVM	In-situ Ion Velocity Meter
EUV	Extreme Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph
FUV	Far Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph
MIGHTI	Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on ICON

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	Comments
IVM	In-situ Ion Velocity Meter	Jan 2020 *	≥2024 *	Active
EUV	Extreme Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph	Jan 2020 *	28 Jul 2021	Inactive	From 28 July 2021 it was turned off to develop new operations plan to preserve MCP health. Comes on for calibration events only, currently.
FUV	Far Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph	Jan 2020 *	≥2024 *	Active
MIGHTI	Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging	Jan 2020 *	≥2024 *	Active

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed