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Entry no.
2023-1417

AEOLUS

AEOLUS (NORAD 43600) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 July 2023 over the Southern Ocean, after 4 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43600
International designator
2018-066A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
European Space Agency
Launched
22 Aug 2018Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jul 2023Recorded time 18:40 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 11 months1,801 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.3°N to 83.3°SFinal inclination 96.7°
Mass
1,357 kg
Operator
ESA
Built by
Airbus (UK)
Bus
Mars Express
Programme
Earth Exp

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 71.0°S, 150.0°E at 18:40 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 96.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.3°N and 83.3°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 11 months

AEOLUS’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 28 Jul 2023

10 entries
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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