Objectives and Applications
Aeolus provided accurate global measurements of winds from the surface up to 30 km which helped in improving weather forecasts, understanding atmospheric dynamics, providing info on aerosols and clouds, filling the current major gap in the atmospheric observing system, etc. LST is 18:00 (on an Ascending Node) ad at 06:00 (for a dawn-dusk orbit)
Full Name
Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (Earth Explorer Core Mission)
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
22 Aug 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Apr 2023
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
92.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
96.97 deg
Orbit Altitude
320 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
7 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
ALADIN - Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | ALADIN |
| Atmospheric Winds | ALADIN |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | ALADIN |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | ALADIN |