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ADM-Aeolus satellite

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Although developed specifically for Aeolus, the design of the satellite is based on a heritage of other ESA missions. The satellite carries the state-of-the-art pointing system to point the Aladin instrument to Earth’s atmosphere. Observations will be performed on the night-side of the satellite to avoid the solar background. A large radiator is carried on the dark side of the satellite to radiate excess heat back out to space.

Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab

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Ground pattern of wind observations covering a 150 second segment of flight. Individual wind measurements are accumulated on board over 2.9 km and then downlinked in 90 km blocks to obtain average wind profiles.

Credits: ESA

Last update: 19 January 2012

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ADM-Aeolus Technical Information and Publications List ADM-Aeolus Science Report (pdf)ADM-Aeolus brochure (pdf)ADM-Aeolus workshop presentations Aeolus Workshop Summary (pdf)