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Aeolus mission begins reentry to Earth

Satellite collects weather data worth an estimated 3.5 billion

Aeolus began its re-entry to Earth. The satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA, European Space Agency) is landing in a controlled way on our planet. The system, which studied the winds that whip our planet up to 30 kilometers above sea level for almost 5 years, started in 2018. The fall phase began in the last few hours at 280 kilometers from our planet and will be completed on July 28 in the...

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Rome, RM, Italy, 07/20/2023 08:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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