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Ariane 5 ES | ATV-1 "Jules Verne"
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ATV-1 "Jules Verne"

Ariane 5 ES

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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission

ATV-1 is the Automated Transfer Vehicle operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) to resuplly the international space station (ISS) with propellant, water, air and dry cargo. After three weeks of orbit testing it rendezvoused with the ISS on 3rd April 2008.

Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ES
Mission type
Resupply
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Jules Verne ATV
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Provider
Arianespace
Programs
International Space Station

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Ariane 5 ES
ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - Service Optique
Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ES

The Ariane 5 ES (Evolution Storable) has an estimated LEO launch capacity of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). It includes all the performance improvements of Ariane 5 ECA core and boosters but replaces the ESC-A second stage with the restartable EPS used on Ariane 5 GS variants. It was used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into a 260 km circular low Earth orbit inclined at 51.6° and has been used 3 times to launch 4 Galileo navigation satellites at a time directly into their operational orbit. The Ariane 5 ES flew 8 times from 2008 to 2018 with no failures.

Height
45.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
8
First flight
2008-03-09

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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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