Chelmsford, UK, July 3, 2023 - Teledyne e2v Space Imaging, part of the
Teledyne Technologies, is proud to have designed and built sensors for
Aeolus, the first ESA satellite mission to acquire profiles of Earth's
wind on a global scale.
Named after the Greek god of the winds, Aeolus is the fifth satellite in
the Living Planet Programme of the European Space Agency. It has become
one of the highest impact-per-observation instruments in existence. It is
capable of observing weather systems from the surface of the planet and
into the stratosphere 30 km high. This has helped to predict how that
environment will behave in the future.
Since 2018, the data from the Aeolus satellite observations have been used
to improve weather forecasts and climate models. They have also been used
for tracking Saharan dust storms and enabling better understanding of
plumes from volcanoes. The Aeolus mission has paved the way for future
operational meteorological satellites dedicated to study Earth's wind
profiles.
The Teledyne team manufactured a bespoke sensor for Aeolus with a novel
design specifically for this application. It collects many signals from
different altitudes, enabling Aeolus to measure wind speed at different
heights throughout the atmosphere.
Paul Jerram, Chief Engineer on the Teledyne e2v Aeolus team, said: “The
Teledyne Space Imaging team have enjoyed being part of this successful
demonstrator mission which has far exceeded expectations. We look forward
to building a detector with improved performance for the Aeolus-2
follow-up mission. We are proud to have assisted most of the world's
weather forecasting agencies in improved accuracy of long-range
forecasts.”
This month, ESA is setting a precedent with the assisted decommissioning
of the now retired Aeolus wind tracking satellite. This will demonstrate
to the growing commercial space industry that it is possible to
responsibly end space missions and reduce the amount of space debris
objects in orbit.
The Teledyne e2v Space Imaging team continue to specialise in bespoke
detectors to meet the ever-increasing number of Earth Observation
missions.
-ENDS-
Image © ESA - Aeolus
Notes to Editors
Teledyne e2v is part of the Teledyne Imaging Group. Their leading-edge
devices enable customer innovations through access to state-of-the-art
technologies, driving the next generation of systems, in signal chain
semiconductor devices, full spectrum imaging and high-power radio
frequency solutions. Teledyne e2v engineers have led on ground-breaking
improvements in cancer radiotherapy systems, ultra-high reliability in
critical electronic systems, observing the effects of climate change from
space and imaging planetary exploration in our solar system.
For more information, visit
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Teledyne Technologies [TDY] umbrella. Space Imaging forms an unrivalled
collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience.
Individually, each company offers best-in-class solutions. Together, they
combine and leverage each other's strengths to provide the deepest, widest
imaging and related technology portfolio in the world. From aerospace
through industrial inspection, scientific research, spectroscopy,
radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and
semiconductor solutions, Teledyne Imaging offers world-wide customer
support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their
tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their
customers a unique and competitive advantage.
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