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Launched 2018-08-22 21:20:09 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
66th
orbital launch attempt in 2018
Arianespace
5th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
287 d 19 h
since the pad's previous 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.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
29.9m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,500kg
Liftoff thrust
2,974kN
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