100,000th orbit shows world-class Dutch instrument OMI

The Dutch satellite instrument OMI was built for a mission of at least six years. By now it has been going for eighteen years. On 4 May OMI will make its 100,000th orbit around Earth. And still the instrument collects valuable information about air quality and the ozone layer.

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OMI instrument on the U.S. NASA EOS-Aura satellite. Source: NASA
OMI instrument on the U.S. NASA EOS-Aura satellite. Source: NASA