Launch kit available from here http://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv12/ Robert On Thu, 23 Aug 2018, 06:06 John A. Dormer 2 via Seesat-l < seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > In a few hours, the Aeolus mission will launch from French Guiana. Live > coverage will be here: > > > http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Aeolus/Watch_Aeolus_launch_live > > This is a low-altitude polar-orbit vehicle designed to make observations > of the Earth's dynamic atmosphere using a very interesting ultraviolet > LIDAR. Since it will be low, it will probably be bright and visible > several times a day when cloud-cover is minimal. This will probably be a > good target for beginning observers, except for the relatively high > angular velocity. > > I haven't seen any search elements posted for this vehicle yet, but it's > also not a terribly interesting vehicle for most people. :) > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Wed Aug 22 2018 - 15:50:24 UTC
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