ICI-4 Mission
The ICI-4 rocket launched from the Andøya Space Center Feb. 19, 2015
The ICI-4 team works on the payload
ICI-4 rocket on the rail
The ICI-4 Sounding Rocket (Image courtesy of University of Oslo)
ICI-4 (Courtesy University of Oslo)
ICI-4 (Courtesy University of Oslo)
ICI-4
The combination of American electron clouds and Norwegian northern lights spells trouble for navigation and communication in the Northern regions. The ICI-4 rocket provided knowledge that can help us predict the weather in space.
The goal of the ICI-4 campaign was to study space weather at high latitudes, and the interference it can have with GPS signals in the far North.
David Miles developed an instrument to take precise measurements of the Earth's magnetic field up to an altitude of 350 km onboard the ICI-4 sounding rocket.
Facts about ICI-4
- 10 metres in length
- 140 kg payload
- 7 scientific instruments on board
- Maximum flying altitude: 350 km
- Launched from Andøya Space Center, Feb. 19, 2015
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