Video: Flying under Aeolus
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

Following the launch of Aeolus on 22 August 2018, scientists have been busy fine-tuning and calibrating this latest Earth Explorer satellite. Aeolus carries a revolutionary instrument, which comprises a powerful laser, a large telescope and a very sensitive receiver. It works by emitting short, powerful pulses -50 pulses per second -of ultraviolet light from a laser down into the atmosphere.