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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ADM-Aeolus
Launched
August 22, 2018
Summary
ADM-Aeolus launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 22, 2018. It was Arianespace's 267th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,772nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Vega flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 321 × 323 km orbit inclined 96.7°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Arianespace Flight VV12 - Aeolus (EN)arianespace
- Décollage du vol Vega 12 depuis le CSGCentre spatial guyanais
- Aeolus launch live by European Space AgencyLivestream
- Vehicle
- Vega · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 12th Vega flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 267th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,772nd orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aeolus · NORAD 43600 · 2018-066 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-066A
- Epoch
- 2018-08-22 23:15:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.85419495 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001314
- Inclination
- 96.7343°
- Ascending node
- 241.2238°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.7699°
- Mean anomaly
- 43.1846°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Aeolus · NORAD 43600 · re-entered July 28, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
38th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 282nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
287 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ADM-Aeolus launch?
ADM-Aeolus launched on August 22, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ADM-Aeolus?
Coverage: Arianespace Flight VV12 - Aeolus (EN); Décollage du vol Vega 12 depuis le CSG; Aeolus launch live by European Space Agency. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ADM-Aeolus?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did ADM-Aeolus launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ADM-Aeolus reach?
It reached a 321 × 323 km orbit inclined 96.7°.
How many satellites did ADM-Aeolus launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).