Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
ADM-Aeolus
Aeolus, or, in full, Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus, is an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space. ADM-Aeolus will be the first satellite with equipment capable of performing global wind-component-profile observation and will provide much-needed information to improve weather forecasting. Aeolus will be the first satellite capable of observing what the winds are doing on Earth, from the surface of the planet and into the stratosphere 30 km high.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,357.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2018
66th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
260th mission
5th mission of 2018
251st successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission
Vega
12th mission
1st mission of 2018
12th successful mission