ADM-Aeolus ADM-Aeolus Aeolus, or, in full, Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus, is an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space that was launched on 22 August 2018. ADM-Aeolus is the first satellite with equipment capable of performing global wind-component-profile observation and will provide much-needed information to improve weather forecasting. Aeolus is the first satellite capable of observing what the winds are doing on Earth, from the surface of the planet and into the stratosphere 30 km high. The orbiter was named after Aeolus, a god from the Greek mythology, the ruler of the winds. The program was initially approved in
Cephalus of Phocis Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1694), and Johann Philipp Krieger (1690). Cephalus of Phocis In Greek mythology, Cephalus (; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος "Kephalos") is an Aeolian prince, the son of Deion/ Deioneos, ruler of Phocis, and Diomede, and grandson of Aeolus. He was one of the lovers of the dawn goddess Eos. The word "kephalos" is Greek for "head", perhaps used here because Cephalus was the founding "head" of a great family that includes Odysseus. It could be that Cephalus means the head of the Sun who kills (evaporates) Procris (dew) with his unerring ray or 'javelin'. Sumptuous sacrifices for