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WKTV features the launch of a satellite to explore the ‘frontier of space’

The Ionospheric Connection Explorer, also known as the ICON satellite

By Kelly Taylor

 

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, WKTV will be featuring the launch of the ICON satellite, otherwise known as the Ionospheric Connection Explorer.

 

The Ionospheric Connection Explorer will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where Earth weather and space weather meet. Here, the tenuous gases are anything but quiet, as a mix of neutral and charged particles swirl in giant winds.

 

Coverage begins at 2:45 a.m., with a 90-minute launch window opening at 3 a.m. Release from the Stargazer Aircraft is  anticipated for 3:05 a.m.

 

Stay tune for the release of the JAXA HTV-7 Cargo Craft from the International Space Station. Coverage begins at  11:30 a.m. with the release scheduled for 11:50 a.m.

 

For more information on NASA TV or the International Space Station, log on to www.nasa.gov.

 

NASA TV can be seen on the WKTV 26 Government Channel on Comcast and AT&T U-verse 99 Government Channel 99.