AEOLUS

NORAD 43600 · COSPAR 2018-066A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

AEOLUS reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #28558 @ 85 x 161 km x 96.7031 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-07-28 17:34 UTC Â· 28190.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

AEOLUS
1 43600U 18066A 23209.73257513 .24348956 20945-5 58706-4 0 9999
2 43600 96.7031 214.9023 0058712 264.1723 95.3504 16.56201943285581

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 22nd 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

European Space Agency (ESA)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Vega

Contractor

Airbus Defense and Space

Launch mass

1,367 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

96.7031Â°

Period

86.95 min

Perigee

85 km

Apogee

161 km

Eccentricity

0.0058712

RAAN

214.9023Â°

Arg of Perigee

264.1723Â°

Mean Motion

16.56201943 rev/d