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AEOLUS

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: August 22, 2018 at 09:20 PM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Vega →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: ADM-Aeolus
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: LEO
Apoapsis: 161 km
Periapsis: 85 km
Inclination: 96.7°
Orbital period: 86.95 min

Spacecraft

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: Airbus Defense and Space
Users: Government
Launch mass: 1,367 kg
Design lifetime: 3 years
Detailed purpose: Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2018-066A
NORAD catalog №: 43600
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Status: Decayed
Decay / reentry: July 28, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended: July 28, 2023
Time in service: 4.9 years
Fate: Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status: Decayed