Updates ESA Aeolus mission news

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When is re-entry expected?

 

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When is re-entry expected?

Can't be exactly predicted, since this depends on the solar activity. About 5 h after the final burn was predicted.

 

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28 July 2023, 21:03 CEST

According to our calculations, Aeolus should now have reentered Earth’s atmosphere. Our Earth Observer, became a shooting star. Now we wait for confirmation from our partners with information on the exact time and location of entry.

 

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Came down over Antarctica:

Aeolus: a historic end to a trailblazing mission

Surpassing scientific expectations and exceeding its planned life in orbit, the Aeolus wind mission has been hailed as one of ESA’s most successful Earth observation missions. And now, its end will go down in history too, thanks to the ingenuity of the Agency’s mission control team who guided...

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