Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:20:09 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5772 ever
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.