Odin (satellite)
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Odin is a Swedish satellite
Satellite
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 working in two disciplines; astrophysics
Astrophysics
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 and aeronomy
Aeronomy
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, and it was named after god
God
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 Odin
Odin
Odin is a major god in Norse mythology and the ruler of Asgard. Homologous with the Anglo-Saxon "Wōden" and the Old High German "Wotan", the name is descended from Proto-Germanic "*Wodanaz" or "*Wōđanaz"....

. Within the field of astrophysics, Odin is used in the study of star formation. When used for aeronomical observations, it is the ozone layer depletion and effects of global warming that are explored.

Odin was developed by the Swedish Space Corporation
Swedish Space Corporation
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, but it is an international project where the space agencies of Finland (funded by TEKES
Tekes
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), Canada (CSA) and France (CNES
CNES
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) are involved. It was launched on a START-1
START-1
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 rocket on February 20, 2001 from Svobodny
Svobodny (launch site)
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, Russia
Russia
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.

In April 2007, astronomers announced that Odin had discovered the existence of interstellar clouds of molecular oxygen for the first time.

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