Sebastian Bley

[Sebastian Bley @SebastianBley1]

Mixed feelings and getting nervous following Aeolus' reentry. The last hours of #esa_aeolus in space have started before the satellite will illuminate the sky a final time like a falling star.

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

✅ Checkpoint passed

🟢 Great news, we’re GO for today’s key manoeuvres

🖥️ A series of commands will guide Aeolus down to an altitude of 150 km

📒 Follow the live blog https://t.co/o7WmQsCOlq

🎥 See the key stages in the animation below

#ByeByeAeolus

https://t.co/xUx1q0lMhB

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

🌠 Aeolus is coming home. But when and where?

🕹️ When: The reentry is scheduled for Friday 28 July, when a final command will guide Aeolus home.

🌐 Where: a long stretch of the Atlantic ocean as far away from land as possible.

👉https://t.co/Ro1IlnOUhv

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

Summer time is CalVal time 😄

If anyone wants to contribute to an Aeolus CalVal article, get in touch 😉

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

What a fantastic community! We've already had some fabulous talks and discussions, and before a busy few days ahead we're taking some time to take in the sights of Symi 🤩 #Aeolus

[ESA Earth Observation @ESA_EO]

WE CAN'T WAIT!

This Thursday at 10:00 CEST, join us and @eumetsat for the reveal of the first image from #MTGI1 🛰️🌏

To learn more about this exiting new era of weather monitoring➡️https://t.co/dGte3eqPEJ

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

Dear friends, today marks the end of nominal operations for #Aeolus, as we switch to our end-of-life activities.

It's been an immense privilege to shine a light on the Earth's wind for the past four-and-a-half years.

Stay tuned for more 📺

https://t.co/JWshEX9SaV

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

Home to the fabulous #Aeolus data, innovation, and science cluster (DISC) last week ☺️🤩 Here on Zugspitze mountain, Aeolus experts spent three days closer to our keeper of the winds to discuss what's coming up! 🔮💭

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

Setting for the next Bond movie?! 🤔🏔️⛷️ Or...

[Sebastian Bley @SebastianBley1]

To be a bit closer to the #Aeolus satellite, the Aeolus DISC Team met for a working meeting at #Schneefernerhaus on the #Zugspitze to discuss about the present and to prepare for the future of the mission. @esa_aeolus

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

The data they gather will be invaluable to validate Aeolus data, like this graph from @SebastianBley1 from data obtained last year, which shows just how well #Aeolus data and radiosondes aligned recently over the Tropical Atlantic! 👏🙌 /3

[Sebastian Bley @SebastianBley1]

@esa_aeolus @ECMWF @RMetS @TROPOS_eu @TROPOS_de @ESA_EO Big thanks to everyone who has been involved in this exciting project!

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

Here you can see Aeolus and Loon wind observations between July 2019 and December 2020, with Loon flights at the top and collocations between Aeolus & Loon below 👇

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

🎈 NEWS 🎈 Loon Super Pressure Balloons - designed to provide internet connectivity to remote regions - validate #Aeolus winds & @ECMWF short-range forecasts in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere 🎈🔎🌬️📈 by @SebastianBley1 et al.

In @RMetS👉https://t.co/R9E6RQNOTz

[ESA's Aeolus mission @esa_aeolus]

Thank you to our incredible #Aeolus community 🤩