Category:ADM-Aeolus

**ADM-Aeolus**
	ESA wind-measuring satellite that reentered in 2023 ESA-made model of the Aeolus satellite in scale 1:10, cut out on a white background
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Instance of	Earth observation satellite; former entity;
Part of	Living Planet Programme (4);
Named after	Aeolus;
Operator	European Space Operations Centre (mission control center); European Space Research and Technology Centre (project management); ESA Centre for Earth Observation (spacecraft operation);
Start point	Ensemble de Lancement Vega;
Manufacturer	Space Systems;
Space launch vehicle	Vega (VV-12);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	22 August 2018 (21:20:09);
Type of orbit	Sun-synchronous orbit;
Significant event	rocket launch (2018, Ensemble de Lancement Vega); collision avoidance (2019); service retirement (2023); atmospheric entry (2023);
Powered by	spacecraft solar array (2,400 watt, 2, gallium arsenide); lithium-ion battery (84 ampere hour);
Part of the series	Living Planet Programme;
Mass	1,360 kg (launch weight); 1,094 kg (dry weight);
Follows	Swarm;
Followed by	EarthCARE;
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