Vega | ADM-Aeolus
Arianespace · Vega · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 267th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 5,772nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 22, 21:20 – Aug 22, 21:20 UTC
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ADM-Aeolus
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Watch
- Arianespace Flight VV12 - Aeolus (EN) — arianespace
- Décollage du vol Vega 12 depuis le CSG — Centre spatial guyanais
- Aeolus launch live by European Space Agency — Livestream
