NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer Launch Now Set Oct. 26 From Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // October 21, 2018
The spacecraft will launch aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket
(NASA) – NASA and Northrop Grumman are now targeting Friday, Oct. 26 for the launch of the agency’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON.
The spacecraft will launch aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The launch window is 90 minutes starting at 4 a.m. EDT and ICON will be launching off the coast of Daytona at 39,000 feet at a heading of 105.0 degrees.
The launch was postponed from Oct. 6 to allow time to address a quality issue with a vendor-supplied electrical connector on the launch vehicle, which has been resolved.
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