Report According to, it is believed that on July 28, on July 28, the Aolus satellite will enter the Earth’s atmosphere and end. This 1360 kg satellite was launched in August 2018. The motive was to study the winds flowing on the earth. This satellite has only Dopller Wind Lidar, which helped scientists to forecast the weather.
During his lifetime Aolus satellite Operate the winds flowing on the earth from 320 km above the earth. This mission was for 3 years. In the present time, the fuel of this satellite has reduced considerably. This is the reason why the Space Agency is bringing it down.
Usually, when satellites complete their mission, they uncontrolled and fall on the earth. In most cases, their crash occur in sea areas. Something similar was thought of for the Aolus satellite, but at the time the mission -linked team decided to end this controlled manner. This move of ESA is a big message for other countries, especially China, that it should not leave its satellites in the last time. They should be eliminated in a controlled manner.
Aolus satellite is slowly coming down. It will be brought down to 120 kilometers, after which it will enter the atmosphere of the Earth. The ESA team hopes that the satellite will enter the Atlantic Ocean. However, the exact location is not yet known.
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