Jules Verne ATV
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The Jules Verne ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle
001 (ATV-001), was an unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft
launched by the European Space Agency
(ESA). The ATV was named after the French science-fiction author Jules Verne
. It was launched on 9 March 2008 on a mission to supply the International Space Station
(ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo.
Because it was the first ATV, Jules Verne underwent three weeks of orbital testing before it began its final rendezvous with the ISS. The spacecraft docked to the ISS on 3 April 2008 to deliver its cargo. On 25 April 2008, Jules Verne was also used to reboost
the station into a higher orbit. After spending just over five months docked at the station, Jules Verne undocked on 5 September 2008 and made a destructive re-entry
over the Pacific Ocean
on 29 September. The Jules Verne mission was followed in 2011 by the second ATV, Johannes Kepler
.
, the pressurised section was assembled by Alenia Spazio in Turin
, Italy
, and the propulsion system was constructed by EADS Astrium in Bremen
, Germany
. The propulsion system was integrated with the pressurised compartment in Bremen, before the spacecraft was moved to the European Space Research and Technology Centre
in Noordwijk
, Holland, for testing. It arrived at ESTEC on 15 July 2004.
atop the maiden flight of the Ariane 5ES
carrier rocket. Lift-off from ELA-3
at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou
, French Guiana
occurred at 04:03:04 UTC
on 9 March 2008. The spacecraft separated from the carrier rocket 1 hour 6 minutes and 41 seconds after lift-off, and navigation systems were subsequently activated. Two days later, on 11 March, the four main engines of the ATV were fired for the first time, marking the beginning of several orbital insertion boosts. The Overberg Test Range played a part in relaying telemetry
data from a mobile station deployed in New Zealand
during the launch phase.
, France
resolved the problem. ESA reported that the mission could have gone ahead even if one quarter of the manoeuvring thrusters had been unavailable.
During the free-flight phase, some shell heaters were more active than anticipated, but because the thermal and power situation remained acceptable, this did not affect the mission. Visual inspection from the space station later confirmed that some thermal blankets had partially detached.
Because Jules Verne was the first ATV, several on-orbit demonstration tests were performed in order to confirm that it was able to safely approach and dock with the space station. After launch, the ATV spent three weeks in free flight and successfully underwent Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre (CAM) tests on 13 March and 14 March, ensuring that the CAM could be conducted as a last back-off mechanism should all other systems fail during the docking manoeuvre.
Subsequently, it performed two docking demonstration tests called "demo days". These tests consisted of a series of rendezvous
with the International Space Station
, and culminated in its final test: actual docking with the aft port of the Zvezda service module on 3 April 2008. The rendezvous were performed by a fully automated system using GPS and optical sensors, including a videometer
and telegoniometer
. When Jules Verne was 249 metres (817 ft) from the space station, the final docking procedure was guided by a videometer, which fired laser pulses at cube-shaped reflectors on the Zvezda module, and a telegoniometer, which functioned like a radar
system. The ISS crew could have aborted the docking at any point up until the ATV was one metre from the station (CHOP or Crew Hands-Off Point); this was not required. Jules Verne successfully docked with the ISS
on 3 April 2008 at 14:45 UTC.
During Demo-Day 1 on 29 March 2008, the first rendezvous with the International Space Station
was conducted. The manoeuvre culminated in a successful rendezvous with the space station at a distance of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) despite a minor anomaly with the electronic systems controlling the spacecraft's engines.
Jules Verne started its approach to the ISS at 14:19 GMT. At 15:57, it reached the S2 hold point and waited there for 90 minutes to conduct tests. The ISS crew then commanded the ATV to conduct hold and retreat manoeuvres. At 17:30, the ATV was commanded to perform an escape manoeuvre, propelling it away from the station.
After docking and leak checks were conducted, the ISS crew was able to enter the pressurised cargo module and access the cargo. The ATV's liquid tanks were connected to the ISS, and their contents were transferred to the station. The crew manually released air components directly into the ISS’s atmosphere. The ISS crew gradually replaced the ATV's cargo with waste for disposal. In addition, 270 kilograms (595.2 lb) of water, 21 kilograms (46.3 lb) of oxygen and 856 kilograms (1,887.2 lb) of propellant was transferred to the Zvezda module, and Jules Verne was also used to reboost the space station on four occasions. About 1150 kilograms (2,535.3 lb) of dry cargo was removed from the ATV and remained aboard the ISS.
Two original manuscripts by Jules Verne, as well as an illustrated 19th century Hetzel
French language edition of From the Earth to the Moon
and Around the Moon
, were flown aboard the spacecraft, and were successfully delivered to the crew of the International Space Station
.
The thrusters of Jules Verne were fired for just over 5 minutes on 27 August 2008 at 16:11 UTC to conduct a debris avoidance manoeuvre
. By slowing the station by approximately 1 m/s (2.2 mph), the altitude of the station was lowered by approximately 1.77 km (1.1 mi). This manoeuvre effectively eliminated any chance of a collision with a piece of space debris
which had been part of the Kosmos 2421 satellite.
The ATV was one of the quietest places on the ISS, as it was isolated from the rest of the station. Because of this, the crew used it as sleeping quarters, and also as a place to perform personal hygiene activities. Yi So-yeon
also used it as laboratory space where she performed nanotechnology
experiments.
At the time of its docking, the Expedition 16
crew was aboard the space station. This consisted of Peggy Whitson
of NASA
who was the station's Commander, along with two Flight Engineers; Yuri Malenchenko
of the Russian Federal Space Agency
and Garrett Reisman
of NASA
. They were replaced by the Expedition 17
crew in April and May, who remained aboard the station at the time of the ATV's departure. This crew consisted of station Commander Sergey Volkov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, and Flight Engineers; Oleg Kononenko
of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Gregory Chamitoff
of NASA.
Whilst the ATV was docked, two manned spacecraft visited the space station. In April, Soyuz TMA-12
delivered two members of the Expedition 17 crew, and also carried South Korean spaceflight participant Yi So-Yeon
. docked in May on STS-124
, replacing Reisman with Chamitoff and delivering the Japanese Experiment Module
. No member of the European Space Agency was aboard the ISS while Jules Verne was docked.
Sources:
Automated Transfer Vehicle
The Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an expendable, unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency . ATVs are designed to supply the International Space Station with propellant, water, air, payload and experiments...
001 (ATV-001), was an unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft
Unmanned resupply spacecraft
Unmanned resupply spacecraft are a special kind of robotic spacecraft that operate autonomously without a human crew, designed to support space station operation...
launched by the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
(ESA). The ATV was named after the French science-fiction author Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
. It was launched on 9 March 2008 on a mission to supply the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
(ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo.
Because it was the first ATV, Jules Verne underwent three weeks of orbital testing before it began its final rendezvous with the ISS. The spacecraft docked to the ISS on 3 April 2008 to deliver its cargo. On 25 April 2008, Jules Verne was also used to reboost
Reboost
Reboost is the process of boosting the altitude of an artificial satellite, to increase the time until its orbit will decay and it re-enters the atmosphere...
the station into a higher orbit. After spending just over five months docked at the station, Jules Verne undocked on 5 September 2008 and made a destructive re-entry
Atmospheric reentry
Atmospheric entry is the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a celestial body from outer space—in the case of Earth from an altitude above the Kármán Line,...
over the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
on 29 September. The Jules Verne mission was followed in 2011 by the second ATV, Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler ATV
The Johannes Kepler ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 , was an unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency . It was named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. The spacecraft was launched on 17 February 2011, on a mission to supply the International Space...
.
Assembly
The first ATV was officially named Jules Verne on 9 April 2002. By the end of January 2003, most of its components had been assembed. These components were built by several different aerospace companies; the docking and refuelling systems were produced by RSC Energia in RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the pressurised section was assembled by Alenia Spazio in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and the propulsion system was constructed by EADS Astrium in Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The propulsion system was integrated with the pressurised compartment in Bremen, before the spacecraft was moved to the European Space Research and Technology Centre
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The European Space Research and Technology Centre is the European Space Agency's main technology development and test centre for spacecraft and space technology. It is situated in Noordwijk, South Holland, in the western Netherlands....
in Noordwijk
Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006....
, Holland, for testing. It arrived at ESTEC on 15 July 2004.
Launch and early operations
Jules Verne was launched into low Earth orbitLow Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...
atop the maiden flight of the Ariane 5ES
Ariane 5
Ariane 5 is, as a part of Ariane rocket family, an expendable launch system used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit or low Earth orbit . Ariane 5 rockets are manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales...
carrier rocket. Lift-off from ELA-3
ELA-3
ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 , is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guyana. ELA-3 is operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 rockets...
at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou
Kourou
Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.Kourou is the location of the Guiana Space Centre, France and ESA's main spaceport.-Geography:...
, French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
occurred at 04:03:04 UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
on 9 March 2008. The spacecraft separated from the carrier rocket 1 hour 6 minutes and 41 seconds after lift-off, and navigation systems were subsequently activated. Two days later, on 11 March, the four main engines of the ATV were fired for the first time, marking the beginning of several orbital insertion boosts. The Overberg Test Range played a part in relaying telemetry
Telemetry
Telemetry is a technology that allows measurements to be made at a distance, usually via radio wave transmission and reception of the information. The word is derived from Greek roots: tele = remote, and metron = measure...
data from a mobile station deployed in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
during the launch phase.
Glitches
After in-orbit activation of the ATV's propulsion system about two hours after launch, the second of the four Propulsion Drive Electronics (PDE) units, which controlled a quarter of the ATV's manoeuvring thrusters, reported an unexpected difference in the mixing pressure between the fuel and the oxidiser. Engine burns were briefly postponed whilst the fault was investigated. A restart of the entire propulsion system by the ATV Control Centre in ToulouseToulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
resolved the problem. ESA reported that the mission could have gone ahead even if one quarter of the manoeuvring thrusters had been unavailable.
During the free-flight phase, some shell heaters were more active than anticipated, but because the thermal and power situation remained acceptable, this did not affect the mission. Visual inspection from the space station later confirmed that some thermal blankets had partially detached.
On-orbit testing and docking
Space rendezvous
A space rendezvous is an orbital maneuver during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance . Rendezvous requires a precise match of the orbital velocities of the two spacecraft, allowing them to remain at a constant...
with the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
, and culminated in its final test: actual docking with the aft port of the Zvezda service module on 3 April 2008. The rendezvous were performed by a fully automated system using GPS and optical sensors, including a videometer
Videometer
A videometer is a European designed automatic docking system that guides an Automated Transfer Vehicle towards the docking port of the Russian Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station . The ATV uses relative global positioning system in order to close in on the ISS up to a...
and telegoniometer
Telegoniometer
A Telegoniometer is a device for varying the phase relationship among two or more antennae, in an array for purposes of steering the directionality of the array, without physically moving the antennae...
. When Jules Verne was 249 metres (817 ft) from the space station, the final docking procedure was guided by a videometer, which fired laser pulses at cube-shaped reflectors on the Zvezda module, and a telegoniometer, which functioned like a radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
system. The ISS crew could have aborted the docking at any point up until the ATV was one metre from the station (CHOP or Crew Hands-Off Point); this was not required. Jules Verne successfully docked with the ISS
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
on 3 April 2008 at 14:45 UTC.
29 March – Demo-Day 1
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
was conducted. The manoeuvre culminated in a successful rendezvous with the space station at a distance of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) despite a minor anomaly with the electronic systems controlling the spacecraft's engines.
Jules Verne started its approach to the ISS at 14:19 GMT. At 15:57, it reached the S2 hold point and waited there for 90 minutes to conduct tests. The ISS crew then commanded the ATV to conduct hold and retreat manoeuvres. At 17:30, the ATV was commanded to perform an escape manoeuvre, propelling it away from the station.
31 March – Demo-Day 2
During Demo-Day 2, Jules Verne closed in to 12 metres (39.4 ft) of the International Space Station, after which the ISS crew simulated an abort. All targets for this Demo-Day were successfully met.3 April – Docking
On 3 April 2008, the ATV made contact with Zvezdas aft docking port at 14:45:32 UTC, starting a sequence of docking events that included mechanical capture at 14:55 UTC and docking with the ISS a few minutes later. Jules Verne remained docked there for five months, before making a destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, while carrying space station waste that was stored on the ATV before departure.Docked operations
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
Pierre-Jules Hetzel was a French editor and publisher. He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels highly prized by collectors today...
French language edition of From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon is a humorous science fantasy novel by Jules Verne and is one of the earliest entries in that genre. It tells the story of the president of a post-American Civil War gun club in Baltimore, his rival, a Philadelphia maker of armor, and a Frenchman, who build an enormous...
and Around the Moon
Around the Moon
Around the Moon , Jules Verne's sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, is a science fiction novel continuing the trip to the moon which left the reader in suspense after the previous novel...
, were flown aboard the spacecraft, and were successfully delivered to the crew of the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
.
Collision avoidance (spacecraft)
In spaceflight, collision avoidance is the process of preventing a spacecraft from colliding with any other vehicle or object.-Launch Windows:Collision avoidance, or COLA is a concern during spaceflight launch windows...
. By slowing the station by approximately 1 m/s (2.2 mph), the altitude of the station was lowered by approximately 1.77 km (1.1 mi). This manoeuvre effectively eliminated any chance of a collision with a piece of space debris
Space debris
Space debris, also known as orbital debris, space junk, and space waste, is the collection of objects in orbit around Earth that were created by humans but no longer serve any useful purpose. These objects consist of everything from spent rocket stages and defunct satellites to erosion, explosion...
which had been part of the Kosmos 2421 satellite.
The ATV was one of the quietest places on the ISS, as it was isolated from the rest of the station. Because of this, the crew used it as sleeping quarters, and also as a place to perform personal hygiene activities. Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon is a South Korean scientist and Ph.D. graduate of KAIST . On April 8, 2008, she became the first Korean and the second Asian woman to fly in space, after Chiaki Mukai.-Biography:Yi So-yeon was born to father Yi Gil-soo...
also used it as laboratory space where she performed nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
experiments.
At the time of its docking, the Expedition 16
Expedition 16
Expedition 16 was the 16th expedition to the International Space Station .The first two crew members, Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson, launched on 10 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-11, and were joined by spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian in space.Expedition 15...
crew was aboard the space station. This consisted of Peggy Whitson
Peggy Whitson
Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and NASA's Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Her second mission launched October 10, 2007, as the first female...
of NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
who was the station's Commander, along with two Flight Engineers; Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko is a Ukrainian-Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles over New Zealand, on the International Space Station...
of the Russian Federal Space Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency
The Russian Federal Space Agency , commonly called Roscosmos and abbreviated as FKA and RKA , is the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program and general aerospace research. It was previously the Russian Aviation and Space Agency .Headquarters of Roscosmos are located...
and Garrett Reisman
Garrett Reisman
Garrett Erin Reisman is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth 14 June 2008 on board STS-124 on...
of NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. They were replaced by the Expedition 17
Expedition 17
Expedition 17 was the 17th expedition to the International Space Station .The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov, and Oleg Kononenko were launched on 8 April 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-12...
crew in April and May, who remained aboard the station at the time of the ATV's departure. This crew consisted of station Commander Sergey Volkov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, and Flight Engineers; Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko is a Russian cosmonaut.- Personal :Kononenko was born June 21, 1964, in Chardzhou, Turkmen SSR. He is married to Tatiana Mikhailovna Kononenko . They have a son, Andrey Olegovich Kononenko, and a daughter, Alisa Olegovna Kononenko. Kononenko enjoys reading, and team...
of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Gregory Chamitoff
Gregory Chamitoff
Gregory Errol Chamitoff is an engineer and NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008. He was in space 198 days, joining Expedition 18 after Expedition 17 left the station, and returned to Earth 30 November 2008 on...
of NASA.
Whilst the ATV was docked, two manned spacecraft visited the space station. In April, Soyuz TMA-12
Soyuz TMA-12
Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 11:16 UTC on 8 April 2008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008. Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 October...
delivered two members of the Expedition 17 crew, and also carried South Korean spaceflight participant Yi So-Yeon
Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon is a South Korean scientist and Ph.D. graduate of KAIST . On April 8, 2008, she became the first Korean and the second Asian woman to fly in space, after Chiaki Mukai.-Biography:Yi So-yeon was born to father Yi Gil-soo...
. docked in May on STS-124
STS-124
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station. Discovery launched on 31 May 2008 at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of 25 May 2008, and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, at 11:15...
, replacing Reisman with Chamitoff and delivering the Japanese Experiment Module
Japanese Experiment Module
The Japanese Experiment Module , also known with the nickname , is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS module. The first two pieces of the module were launched on space shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-124...
. No member of the European Space Agency was aboard the ISS while Jules Verne was docked.
End of mission
On 5 September 2008, Jules Verne undocked and manoeuvred to an orbital position 5 km below the ISS. It remained in that orbit until the night of 29 September. At 10:00:27 GMT, Jules Verne started its first de-orbit boost of 6 minutes, followed by a second boost of 15 minutes at 12:58:18 GMT. At 13:31 GMT, Jules Verne re-entered the atmosphere at an altitude of 120 km, and then successfully completed a destructive re-entry in the next 12 minutes.ATV missions
| Designation | Name | Launch date | Docking date | Re-entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATV-001 | Jules Verne | 9 March 2008 | Docked 3 April 2008 | 29 September 2008 |
| ATV-002 | Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler ATV The Johannes Kepler ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 , was an unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency . It was named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. The spacecraft was launched on 17 February 2011, on a mission to supply the International Space... |
16 February 2011 | Docked 24 February 2011 | 21 June 2011 |
| ATV-003 | Edoardo Amaldi Edoardo Amaldi ATV The Edoardo Amaldi ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 003 , is a European unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft named after Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch in 2012, on a mission to supply the International Space Station with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo... |
29 February 2012 | Planned | Planned |
| ATV-004 | Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ATV The Albert Einstein ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 004 , is a European unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft named after German-born physicist Albert Einstein. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch in 2013, on a mission to supply the International Space Station with propellant, water, air, and... |
February 2013 | Planned | Planned |
| ATV-005 | unnamed | February 2014 | Planned | Planned |
See also
- Automated Transfer VehicleAutomated Transfer VehicleThe Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an expendable, unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency . ATVs are designed to supply the International Space Station with propellant, water, air, payload and experiments...
- Progress spacecraftProgress spacecraftThe Progress is a Russian expendable freighter spacecraft. The spacecraft is an unmanned resupply spacecraft during its flight but upon docking with a space station, it allows astronauts inside, hence it is classified manned by the manufacturer. It was derived from the Soyuz spacecraft, and is...
- List of unmanned spaceflights to the ISS