ICI-5
The ICI-5 Sounding Rocket launched from Ny-Ålesund, Norway Photo: Martin Langteigen, Eiscat Svalbard Radar
The ICI-5 Sounding Rocket Fluxgate Magnetometer family photo. These are all the scientists, engineers, and students who worked together on this project in Miles Research Lab, with our instrument in the middle of the Merritt Coil.
Illustration of the ICI-5 rocket deploying its 12 daughter payloads. Credits: Andøya Space Center/Trond Abrahamsen
ICI-5 Sounding Rocket Launch, Nov. 26, 2019
Dr. Miles' group (left) and Dr. Halekas' group (right) with ICI-5 Sounding Rocket Payload. Dr. Miles' group is responsible for the fluxgate magnetometers and Dr. Halekas' group is responsible for the Bifocal Electron Sensor.
The ICI-5 mission launched on a NASA sounding rocket from the Ny-Ålesund Norwegian launch site on Nov. 26.
ICI-5, or Investigation of Cusp Irregularities-5, reached 157 miles in altitude before returning back to Earth. The mission hopes to further investigate Earth's polar cusps.
The University of Iowa developed two space instruments on the rocket, a Fluxgate Magnetometer and a Bifocal Electron Sensor.
Learn more: NASA Rockets Study Why Tech Goes Haywire Near Poles
Mission details and highlights from the Andøya Space Center
Ever wondered what a rocket payload integration looks like? Check out this time-lapse of the ICI-5 Sounding Rocket Mission integration!