Aeolus
ESA ADM-Aeolus spacecraft launched in 2018 as the first satellite mission to acquire global wind profiles with a Doppler wind lidar; the mission ended in 2023. The physical spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up on 28 July 2023 after ESA’s assisted reentry manoeuvres.
Identity
- Aliases
- ADM-AeolusAtmospheric Dynamics Mission
- Name
- Aeolus
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- ESA ADM-Aeolus spacecraft launched in 2018 as the first satellite mission to acquire global wind profiles with a Doppler wind lidar; the mission ended in 2023. The physical spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up on 28 July 2023 after ESA’s assisted reentry manoeuvres.
- First Flight Date
- 2018-08-22
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 17:08:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 00:38:34 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2023-07-28
- Vehicle Code
- ADM-Aeolus