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ADM-Aeolus
Vega · Earth Science
2018Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre
Mission
ADM-Aeolus was an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space for ESA. Its goal was to directly observe wind profiles from space on a global scale and provide data that could improve weather forecasting and advance understanding of atmospherics dynamics and climate. The Aeolus satellite weighed around 1366 kg and flew in a low sun-synchronous orbit at about 400 km altitude. It was desorbited and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on July 28, 2023 at approximately 19:00 UTC.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Vega
- Orbit
- SSO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2