ADM-Aeolus
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Aeolus, or, in full, Atmospheric Dynamics Mission-Aeolus (ADM-Aeolus), was an Earth observation satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). It was built by Airbus Defence and Space, launched on 22 August 2018, and operated until it was deorbited and re-entered the atmosphere over Antarctica on 28 July 2023. ADM-Aeolus was the first satellite with equipment capable of performing global wind-component-profile observation and provided much-needed information to improve weather forecasting. Aeolus was the first satellite capable of observing what the winds are doing on Earth, from the s
Key facts
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Spaceflight.power
- 2300 watts
- Spaceflight.name
- ADM-Aeolus
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Atmospheric Dynamics Mission-Aeolus
- Spaceflight.image
- ADM-Aeolus model.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Artist's view of ADM-Aeolus
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.operator
- ESA / ESOC
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2018-066A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 43600
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 5 years (achieved)
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 22 August 2018, 21:20 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Vega
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELV
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Arianespace
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Deorbited
- Spaceflight.last_contact
- July 1, 2023
- Spaceflight.decay_date
- July 28, 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Earth observation satellite
- Part of
- Living Planet Programme
- Named after
- Aeolus
- Operator
- ESA Centre for Earth Observation
- Series
- Living Planet Programme
- Followed by
- EarthCARE
- Follows
- Swarm
- Parent body
- Earth
- Mass
- 1094
- Orbital period
- 90.8
- Manufacturer
- Space Systems
- Official website
- www.esa.int/Aeolus
- Image
- ADM-Aeolus model.jpg
- Significant event
- atmospheric entry
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- Commons category
- ADM-Aeolus
- start point
- Ensemble de Lancement Vega
- space launch vehicle
- Vega
- type of orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- apoapsis
- 323.6
- periapsis
- 321.9
- orbital inclination
- 96.7
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2018-08-22
- carries scientific instrument
- lidar
- launch contractor
- Arianespace
- powered by
- lithium-ion battery
- time of object orbit decay
- 2023-07-28
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Program
- Mission
- Satellite
- Scientific payload
- ALADIN
- Launch
- Operations
- Impact
- See also
- References
- External links
Aeolus, or, in full, Atmospheric Dynamics Mission-Aeolus (ADM-Aeolus), was an Earth observation satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). It was built by Airbus Defence and Space, launched on 22 August 2018, and operated until it was deorbited and re-entered the atmosphere over Antarctica on 28 July 2023. ADM-Aeolus was the first satellite with equipment capable of performing global wind-component-profile observation and provided much-needed information to improve weather forecasting. Aeolus was the first satellite capable of observing what the winds are doing on Earth, from the surface of the planet and into the stratosphere 30 km high.
The satellite was named after Aeolus, a god from the Greek mythology, the ruler of the winds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ADM-Aeolus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.