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ЦитироватьATV-4 Cargo module shipping
Posted on 16 Jan 2012 at 16:43 CET by lena

Even as ATV-3 is just approaching launch in March, the follow-on ATV-4 is already being prepared. ESA's ATVs are playing a major role in supplying and maintaining the International Space Station – and we can't leave the astronauts waiting, right?

The integrated cargo module (ICC) of ATV-4 Albert Einstein just got shipped to Bremen, Germany, on 30 December. It was built in Turin, Italy, and is now going through final tests in Bremen. The cargo module represents about 60 percent of the spacecraft. The other parts, the propulsion and avionics modules, were built by Astrium directly in Bremen.

The International Space Station (ISS) depends on regular deliveries of experiment equipment and spare parts, as well as food, air and water for its permanent crew. In the cargo module just shipped to Bremen there will be water, gas, refuelling propellants and dry cargo. But ATVs are not only transport vehicles – astronauts dressed in regular clothing are able to access the pressurised part of the ICC during its joint orbital flight with the ISS, so it's also an integral part of Station while docked.

ATV-4 Albert Einstein will be launched in early 2013 fr om the Spaceport in Kourou, wh ere the whole spacecraft will be shipped around August 2012.

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ЦитироватьIn separate activity, the cargo module for Europe's fourth ATV, named after Albert Einstein, was transferred from its production location in Turin, Italy to Bremen, Germany on December 30 for final testing. Shipment of the full ATV – consisting of the cargo section and service module – to French Guiana is expected in the second half of this year, for a launch on Ariane 5 targeted for early 2013.

ЦитироватьATV-4: Albert Einstein

With ATV Johannes Kepler in space and ATV Edoardo Amaldi almost built, the next Space Station supply craft coming off the production line has been named after the most famous scientist of all time: Albert Einstein.
Launch is expected in early 2013.

With relativity and E=mc2, Albert Einstein is a major icon of 20th century science.

His theories have been stringently tested in space and his work is used to guide spacecraft to other planets – and now he will fly into orbit. ESA has decided to name the fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) after Albert Einstein.

ATVs are an essential contribution by Europe for supplying and maintaining the International Space Station.

The vessels are named after great European scientists and visionaries to highlight Europe's deep roots in science, technology and culture.

Naming ATV-4 after Albert Einstein, as proposed by the Swiss delegation to ESA, reflects this approach.
Einstein's contributions to humanity and, in particular, science overturned our perception of the Universe.

ATV is also strongly linked to Switzerland: its structure is built by Swiss industry.
 
World citizen with roots in Switzerland

Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, in Germany, but studied and spent his early career in Switzerland.

His job at the patent office in Bern gave him time to develop his revolutionary ideas. His annus mirabilis
of 1905 – year of wonder – saw him publish four fundamental scientific papers on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity and the equivalence of matter and energy.

In 1908 he moved to an academic career in Bern and went on to Zurich, Prague, Berlin and, finally, after
emigration to the USA before World War II, Princeton University.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. He died in the USA in 1955 at the age of 76.

Next two ATVs on production line

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Pressurised module for Albert Einstein

After launching ATV Johannes Kepler to the Space Station this February, ESA plans to maintain a steady cadence of one vessel per year.

The next, Edoardo Amaldi, is already assembled and is being tested in Bremen, Germany. ATV-3 will be shipped to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in August for dispatch to the Station in February 2012.

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Equipped External Bay of the ATV-4

The three main parts of ATV-4 are being built. The Integrated Cargo Carrier, designed to carry water, gas, refuelling propellants and dry cargo, is in Turin, Italy, and will be shipped in December to Bremen.

The Equipped Propulsion Bay, housing the engines and propellant tanks, is built in Bremen.

The Equipped Avionics Bay – ATV's 'brain' – will be mated at end of the year with the propulsion section.

The plan is to launch Albert Einstein to the Station at the beginning of 2013.

Last update: 16 November 2011

ЦитироватьESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is training this week on ATV docking procedures together with the Expedition 36 commander, Russian astronaut Maksim Surayev. The two are scheduled to fly to the ISS in 2013.

ЦитироватьESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is training this week on ATV docking procedures together with the Expedition 36 commander, Russian astronaut Maksim Surayev. The two are scheduled to fly to the ISS in 2013

ЦитироватьLaurent noted that Arianespace's support for the sixth flight currently in preparation involves long-lead activity for an Ariane 5 launch next year to orbit Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Arianespace's Launch Site Operations Manager for this mission, designated VS213, already is in place at the Spaceport, where initial ATV team members have arrived, along with ground support equipment. The ATV itself is now en-route to South America aboard a ship, having departed Europe in late August.

ЦитироватьSonja has arrived
Posted on 19 Sep 2012 by Daniel      

A photo sent into by ESA's deputy ATV-4 mission manager, Daniel Guyomard, on 19 September showing a beautiful site: Sonja arriving in Kourou harbour with ATV-4 on board!

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Sonja arriving at Kourou harbour with ATV-4 onboard Credit: ESA

ЦитироватьThe next Automated Transfer Vehicle for launch by Arianespace lands in French Guiana
September 19, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA213

Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) entrusted to Arianespace for launch on its Ariane 5 workhorse has arrived at the Spaceport in French Guiana, beginning a campaign leading to this large spacecraft's liftoff next year on an International Space Station resupply mission.

The ATV, named after Albert Einstein, arrived aboard a sea-going vessel that docked at Pariacabo Port near the city of Kourou today. The protective shipping containers with major spacecraft components were then unloaded and transferred a short distance by road to the Spaceport – where the ATV will be assembled, tested and integrated with its Ariane 5 for launch in spring 2013.

ATVs serve a vital resupply role for the International Space Station, with a typical mission bringing water, fuel, food and scientific equipment to the crewed orbital facility. The ATV also is used in regularly re-boosting the space station to its operational orbit of approximately 400 km., as well as for carrying out maneuvers to avoid collisions with space debris.

Arianespace orbited the first ATV in March 2008, followed by launches of the two other spacecraft in February 2011 and March 2012.

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The protective container with an element of the ATV Albert Einstein makes its way out of Pariacabo Port after arriving from Europe aboard a sea-going ship – which is partly visible in the background, at left.

ЦитироватьProcessing is underway with the next Automated Transfer Vehicle to be orbited
by Arianespace

September 21, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA213

Initial checkout has begun at the Spaceport for Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which is to be launched fr om French Guiana by Arianespace on a servicing mission to the International Space Station next year.

The activity underway includes verifications of the ATV's Service Module in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation building, wh ere it has been joined by the resupply spacecraft's other major spacecraft element – the Integrated Cargo Carrier.

Incorporated in the Service Module are the ATV's propulsion systems, electrical power, computers, communications and most of its avionics; while the Integrated Cargo Carrier is dedicated to carrying the resupply payload to the International Space Station – with a maximum upload capacity of 6.6 metric tons.

This no. 4 ATV has been named after Albert Einstein, and it is scheduled for a liftoff in the spring of 2013 on Arianespace's workhorse heavy-lift Ariane 5.

Arianespace is responsible for launching the ATVs for Europe, lofting the first in March 2008, followed by the two other in February 2011 and March 2012. The most recently-launched ATV remains at the International Space Station, with its undocking scheduled next week for an atmospheric reentry to complete another successful multi-month resupply mission.

Managed by the European Space Agency, the ATV program is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's creation and operation. The Astrium division of EADS is the ATV's prime contractor, leading a European industry team.

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The Service Module for ATV Albert Einstein is positioned on its integration rig in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility

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while the resupply spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier is prepared for its own entry into the S5 complex (at right).

ЦитироватьESA Vega пишет:
 Данные модификации корабля, возможно, были готовы в 2010 году.

ЦитироватьCargo loading underway with the next ATV resupply spacecraft to be launched by Ariane 5

January 9, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

Arianespace's busy Ariane 5 flight schedule in 2013 includes the company's fourth launch of an Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to the International Space Station, with cargo loading of the large resupply spacecraft now underway in French Guiana.

The latest ATV – named after Albert Einstein – is scheduled for a liftoff this spring, following Arianespace's flights that deployed the previous 20-metric-ton-category payloads in March 2012, February 2011 and March 2008.

ATV Albert Einstein's cargo loading began in late 2012, and is continuing this month – with the activity performed in the S5C large preparation hall of the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility.

The ATV program is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's operation, and is managed by the European Space Agency.  Prime contractor is the Astrium division of EADS, which leads a European industry team.

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Team members load the ATV Albert Einstein's Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) in the S5 payload processing facility.  

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A head-on view shows one of the cargo bags being positioned for transfer into the ICC.

ЦитироватьPayload preparations continue apace for Arianespace's first two Ariane 5 flights of 2013

January 30, 2013 – Ariane Flights VA212, VA213.

Preparations with passengers for Ariane 5's upcoming two flights are advancing in parallel at the Spaceport, underscoring the flexibility of this workhorse vehicle and highlighting the sustained pace of Arianespace's launch activity in 2013.

The Azerspace/Africasat-1a and Amazonas 3 telecommunications satellites for Ariane 5's next liftoff – scheduled February 7 on a mission to geostationary transfer orbit – are undergoing processing at the French Guiana launch site; while separate activity is in progress with the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which is to be placed in low Earth orbit on the following flight – planned in the spring – for servicing of the International Space Station.

These are the first two of Arianespace's six heavy-lift missions planned with Ariane 5 in 2013, designated Flights VA212 and VA213 to signify the 212th and 213th liftoffs of Ariane family vehicles from French Guiana since the European launcher's service entry in 1979.

The Automated Transfer Vehicle for Flight VA213 takes shape

The launch campaign for Arianespace's Flight VA213 has marked a major milestone, as the two major elements of its Automated Transfer Vehicle resupply spacecraft are now integrated in the Spaceport's S5 processing center. The 10.7-meter-tall ATV is composed of an Integrated Cargo Carrier section and the Service Module, enabling it to deliver experiment equipment, spare parts, food, air and water for the International Space Station's crew.

Flight VA213 will be Arianespace's fourth launch of an ATV, supporting a multi-year program managed by the European Space Agency.  Prime contractor for the ATV is Astrium, which heads a European industry team.

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Two images from the S5 facility (at right) show the Automated Transfer Vehicle's integration for Flight VA213, with the scale of this 10.3 meter-tall spacecraft highlighted by the presence of ATV program team members.

ЦитироватьAriane 5 arrives in French Guiana for Arianespace's fourth launch of an Automated Transfer Vehicle

February 1, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's upcoming flight with an Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) resupply spacecraft has arrived in French Guiana, maintaining the mission pace for this industry-leading launcher.
After completing a trans-Atlantic voyage on one of two roll-on/roll-off ships used in the transportation of Arianespace launch vehicles, the Ariane 5 was delivered to Pariacabo Port this week and transferred in a vehicle convoy to the nearby Spaceport.
Scheduled for the spring as Arianespace's second heavy-lift launch in 2013, the flight will orbit ATV Albert Einstein – Europe's fourth spacecraft for resupply of the International Space Station.
The mission is designated as Flight VA213, signifying the 213th launch of an Ariane fr om French Guiana since the family's maiden liftoff in 1979.  Its ATV Albert Einstein passenger is undergoing checkout in the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility, wh ere the resupply craft recently took shape with the mating of its Integrated Cargo Carrier section and Service Module.
 Developed under responsibility of the European Space Agency, the ATV series of spacecraft is produced by an Astrium-led industry team.  The first ATV was orbited by Ariane 5 in March 2008, followed by launches of the two others in February 2011 and March 2012.
 
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The container with Ariane 5's cryogenic core stage departs the roll-on/roll-off ship at Pariacabo Port in this view from the sea-going vessel.

ЦитироватьOther ISS resupply vehicle flights have been undergoing schedule changes recently, with NASASpaceflight.com receiving word via L2 sources that the flight of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) has been delayed from its previously planned date of May 7 to a new date of No Earlier Than (NET) June 7, due to the need to replace a failed electrical unit aboard ATV-4.

ЦитироватьATV-4 in Kourou

Released 19/03/2013 12:00 pm
Copyright ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG

 A technician prepares ATV Albert Einstein's pressurised module at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana to integrate it with the rest of the spacecraft. The pressurised module is used to store cargo and, once docked with the International Space Station, becomes a temporary habitable module.

 Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) are multi-function unmanned ferries sent into orbit by the European Ariane 5 launcher. Each spacecraft can deliver up to 7 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station including supplies and equipment, water, air, nitrogen, oxygen and fuel.

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ЦитироватьATV-4 integration

Released 19/03/2013 12:00 pm
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ATV Albert Einstein's pressurised module suspended at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana in preparation to integrate it with the rest of the spacecraft. The pressurised module is used to store cargo and, once docked with the International Space Station, becomes a temporary habitable module.
Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) are multi-function unmanned ferries sent into orbit by the European Ariane 5 launcher. Each spacecraft can deliver up to 7 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station including supplies and equipment, water, air, nitrogen, oxygen and fuel.

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ЦитироватьSteady...

Released 19/03/2013 12:00 pm
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A technician moves ATV Albert Einstein's pressurised module at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana. Once in place it will be lowered onto the service module that is held up by scaffolding. The pressurised module is used to store cargo and, once docked with the International Space Station, becomes a temporary habitable module.

Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) are multi-function unmanned ferries sent into orbit by the European Ariane 5 launcher. Each spacecraft can deliver up to 7 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station including supplies and equipment, water, air, nitrogen, oxygen and fuel.

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ЦитироватьLowering ATV-4 pressurised module

Released 19/03/2013 12:00 pm
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ATV Albert Einstein's pressurised module is lowered onto the service module at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana. The pressurised module is used to store cargo and, once docked with the International Space Station, becomes a temporary habitable module.

Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) are multi-function unmanned ferries sent into orbit by the European Ariane 5 launcher. Each spacecraft can deliver up to 7 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station including supplies and equipment, water, air, nitrogen, oxygen and fuel.

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ЦитироватьExciting ATV days ahead
Posted on 20 Mar 2013 by Daniel   

Latest instalment of the mission diary from Charlotte Beskow, deputy ATV mission manager. Note the timeline of this post begins back in February and runs until last week – Ed.

ATV-4 launch:  June 2013
i.e. we are still at roughly L - 3 months
ATV-5 launch: Early 2014
We are at less than L - 12 months!

14 March 2013 - On board AF 3508 over the Atlantic on my way to Kourou! Here comes a smattering of details and updates, showing you what daily life can be like in this most fascinating of all worlds!

ATV-4 is transporting cargo to the International Space Station!

    Fuel for the Russian engines - 860 kg
    (Russian) Water for the crew - 570 kg
    Air (66 kg) and Oxygen (33 kg) - 99 kg
    Fuel for maintaining ISS orbit/reboosts - 2,235 kg
    Dry Cargo - 2,506 kg

9 March 2013 - Early loading of 'late-load cargo' including the 75-kg water pump is completed.

That's it for now!

I have left a cold and white Europe behind and am looking forward to the 25-29C in French Guyana, not to mention the exciting 'ATV days' ahead.

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Inside view taken 9 March; the water pump is installed, hard-mounted on a rack adapter plate Credit: ESA/C. Beskow

– Charlotte


4 March 2013 - Kouoru: retesting is progressing fast

The remating of the ATV spacecraft to the ICC (Cargo Carrier) is scheduled for Friday, 15 March.  

Late cargo starts arriving this week. Normally this is loaded during the final preparations, ca. 13 days before launch. One item, weighing 75 kg, is a water pump destined for the ESA lab, Columbus. With respect to this cargo item we are grateful for the delay and the (re)opening of the ATV rear entrance. It is a lot easier to handle a 75-kg item when you have a floor to stand on, rather than trying to strap it in, with ATV in vertical position on top of Ariane 5,  whilst balancing on a very narrow platform.

Цитировать4 Feb 2013 - Simulation of of mission period launch to docking (LEDOWK)

This was an intensive week. It consisted of a full-scale simulation of launch to docking (LEDOWK, which normally takes ca. 8 days) at ATV-CC in Toulouse, involving the complete flight control team including the technical experts of the EST (Engineering Support Team) fr om ESTEC. To make it more interesting – and to make sure we are prepared for what might come during the real flight – the trainers worked overtime to put together various contingencies. These were sel ected based on previous flight experience, known weaknesses in the systems, and the sheer (evil? - Ed) inventiveness of the simulator experts.
Some of the Engineering Support Team (EST) members before the simulation started Credit: ESA/C. Beskow

Some of the Engineering Support Team (EST) members before the simulation started Credit: ESA/C. Beskow

As a consequence, LEDOWK is not the time to fine-tune your procedures, beef up you knowledge of ATV-CC nor develop working routines for the team. All this is either in place or will have to be dealt with some other time.

The EST are, by definition, called when problems arise. For us it was therefore a bit tricky to prepare a staffing plan that would not give away the planned failures. At the same time, we had to respect working-hour regulations and 'normal manning for the flight'. This led to some bizarre shifts, in which people had to turn up more than once in a given 24-hour period. Some were also on call – no sooner had they dropped into bed than the phone would ring with a call from a colleague in need of some vital info.

In terms of failures, we were not disappointed. The sim team kept us on our toes 24h/24 from Monday afternoon until Friday lunch time. The flight control team next door run regular shifts, wh ereas our hours changed daily. Add to this the use of simulated ISS time (covering 12 March 08:00 to 17 March 23:00 – with a few gaps – and local time being 2 hours behind (which of course had no relation to the real Toulouse local time) and, in the end, we had little idea of what day or what time it really was.  

This is exhausting!

An analysis of the time sheets show a normal working week i.e. ca 40 hours, but the many simulated failures, the erratic hours and the disturbed sleep meant that we felt as if we'd been working non-stop for two weeks.

Still, I must say, we all liked it. The failures are a challenge and it is fun to respond to them, to see if you can get the right information quickly enough, all the time knowing that if you fail, the worst thing that can happen is that the sim is stopped and restarted. Real life is different, hopefully very boring.

Remating Albert

Meanwhile, in Kourou, ATV Albert Einstein had been mated a second time just before LEDOWK started. Normally this is done only once during the pre-launch campaign, but the post-mating test had revealed a problem in the equipment connection, so the decision was taken to demate the spacecraft and the cargo carrier, remove the AAC (aft access closure) and fix the connector.

This had all been done, ATV was put back together and – whilst we had been working on simulated failures – the team running the post-mating test had, on 6 Feb, detected a real one. A meeting convened on Thursday, 7 February, to discuss the situation: 'Use as is' or demate again and exchange the faulty equipment. Obviously, this was not an easy decision. The offending equipment belonged to a complex subsystem and exchanging it would mean extensive retesting and a launch delay.

On that Thursday, incidentally, we had the pleasure of following the launch of Ariane V 212 taking place in Kourou, fr om our PC screens, during the simulation!

Even though I work with space, I find it equally fantastic every time. Launching a rocket is never a 'done deal'.  It is a complicated system with numerous interfaces, and there are a multitude of things that can go wrong with a greater or lesser impact on the launch and subsequent operations. This makes every launch equally demanding, and explains why there can be a delay in readiness for launch at the last minute.

Thursday, 7 February was also five years to the day since a Shuttle launched  carrying the European Columbus Laboratory, which was subsequently attached to the ISS. There was a celebration (!!!) in ESTEC; the rest if us spared it a thought but then got on with our work...

To cut a long story short, the teams in Kouoru, at ESTEC, and at Astrium (our ATV manufacturer) decided to replace the faulty equipment.

As a consequence, we would not be ready for launch by 18 April and this would move to May or even to June. Planning was again up in the air but... we had some breathing space.

Цитироватьanik пишет:

ATV-4 launch is planned on June 14th.

ЦитироватьPost-mating tests and fuelling up
Posted on 27 Mar 2013 by julien   

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Boom support

ATV Operations Interface Manager (and, whilst in Kourou, acting launch
campaign manager) Charlotte Beskow, continues to keep us up to date with the latest instalment of the mission diary – Ed.

19 March 2013: One of the more visual tests is the deployment of the antenna boom. This boom carries the Prox link equipment, used for communicating directly with the International Space Station fr om a distance of 30 km (we send telemetry – TM – while the ISS sends GPS data and certain commands); the antenna boom is deployed in space, shortly after separation fr om Ariane.

Testing has to be done carefully to avoid damaging it! We might be rocket scientists but we prefer simple solutions, so we support the boom manually during the test.

20 March 2013 After fuelling has finished (towards end of April) ATV-4 will depart for the 'Batiment Assemblage Finale' (BAF) for the final stage of preparation.

This means that the teams have also been busy packing. A lot of equipment will not be needed for the ATV-4 campaign once it enters the fuelling hall and the equipment will either wait here at CSG for ATV-5 or return to Europe wh ere it is needed for the ATV-5 campaign. The logistics manager has her hands full. Some items are very large (the rig below for example). So dismounting and packing is a big task because you have to ensure that all parts go back to their packing boxes. Otherwise you might not be able to assemble it next time.

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Wh ere did this part go?

21 March 2013 Post-mating tests concluded successfully, meaning that we are OK for the next big step, ATV fuelling. This is a big operation that needs careful preparation. ATV carries several tons of propellant for its own needs.

The two fuel elements are called MON and MMH. You can visualise it as a boat with an outboard engine. The boat is the Space Station and the 'outboard' engine is ATV (located at the bottom of the picture)

ATV also carries fuel for the Russian segment of the International Space Station. This fuel is used to maintain altitude and position in case no visiting vehicle is present. The two elements are called NTO and UDMH.

Each of these four components are toxic so handling them requires careful planning and strict adherence to the various safety regulations. Only one type of propellant is allowed onsite (at S5B) at one time (except in ATV of course). Operators must be dressed in protective clothing and no onlookers are allowed.

There can be up to seven teams involved in one fuelling operation so detailed preparations (hour by hour) for these operations occupy the teams weeks and are essential so that each team member (industry, Astrium, CSG, Safety) knows exactly what to do at any given moment.

21 March 2013 Teams performed the first part of He (helium) loading. He is used to pressurise propellant systems.  This can be done with ATV still in S5C. Actual fuel loading takes place in S5B.

25 March 2013

The teams continued with He loading into ATV. Final propulsion coordination meeting with CSG. In parallel other teams set up for the first part of the Russian fuel loading. The component UDMH needs to be prepared (stripped of Nitrogen) and this will be done in S5B tomorrow.

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Team discussing the setup. The tank behind them is filled with UDMH
 
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Procedure check

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As you can see, S5B is empty and ready to receive ATV...

ЦитироватьATV-4 moving to S5B
Posted on 28 Mar 2013 by Daniel   

One of our favourite views of any ATV launch campaign: moving the assembled and fuelled vessel on a giant skid to the S5B preparation zone in Kourou. From there, it will undergo final launch preparations and be hoisted to the top of the giant Ariane booster.

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ЦитироватьEurope's next ATV resupply spacecraft enters final preparations for its Ariane 5 launch

March 29, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to service the International Space Station is entering its final preparation phase for a planned Ariane 5 launch this spring fr om French Guiana on Arianespace's Flight VA213.

Named after Albert Einstein, the ATV is being processed in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation building, where it was transferred yesterday from the facility's S5C large preparation hall into its S5B high-bay area. Riding on an air cushion pallet, the ATV was efficiently moved within the S5 building using internal transfer corridors that are maintained to clean-room conditions.

Following its final preparations, ATV Albert Einstein will be moved to the Spaceport's launcher integration building, wh ere the large spacecraft is to be integrated atop Ariane 5.

Weighing approximately 20 metric tons at launch, the series of Automated Transfer Vehicles are developed in a European program for resupply and servicing of the International Space Station, and they rendezvous with the orbital facility after being deployed by Ariane 5.

Produced by an Astrium-led industry team for the European Space Agency, this latest ATV will carry some 6,270 kg. of fuel, water, air, oxygen and dry cargo to the space station. Additionally, ATVs are commonly used to adjust the International Space Station's orbital altitude and make maneuvers to avoid collisions with space debris.

Flight VA213 signifies the 213th flight of an Ariane with this workhorse family of launchers since 1979. Arianespace is responsible for launching all ATVs, and has orbited three of them to date: ATV Edoardo Amaldi in 2012, ATV Johannes Kepler in 2011 and ATV Jules Verne in 2008.

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At the Spaceport in French Guiana, the ATV Albert Einstein payload for Arianespace Flight VA213 is moved into the S5B high-bay area on an air cushion pallet for its final pre-launch preparations.

ЦитироватьATV-4 before fuelling
Posted on 5 Apr 2013 by julien   

Some excellent new pictures in collaboration with our friends at CNES, Arianespace and Optique Video du CSG of ATV Albert Einstein before it went for fuelling. See more ATV pictures on ESA week in images.

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ЦитироватьGalactic Penguin SST пишет:

As of yesterday the launch date for ATV-4 is June 5 @ 21:32 UTC, according to a member at http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t14431p45-lancement-ariane-5-es-va213-atv-4-albert-einstein-5-juin-2013 (http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t14431p45-lancement-ariane-5-es-va213-atv-4-albert-einstein-5-juin-2013).

Maybe the O3b sats will go first if ATV-4 slips again? (still 2 months out from launch after all)

ЦитироватьATV-4: Things are moving forward
Posted on 11 Apr 2013 by Daniel   

Quick overview: ATV-4 cargo for the International Space Station

    Fuel for the Russian engines: 860 kg (loading 2 & 11 April)
    (Russian) Water for the Crew: 570 kg loaded
    Air and O2: 66kg & 33kg, respectively (loading 13 & 15 April)
    Fuel for boosting ISS orbit: 2235kg (loading 19/20 & 25/26 April)
    Dry cargo: 2501kg (partly complete; late load cargo loaded in May)

ЦитироватьATV-4: Ten days launch to docking
Posted on 12 Apr 2013 by Daniel   

We received a query yesterday from Ian Benecken who asked, "Why does it take 10 days for ATV to reach the ISS? Has that something to do with the mass of that ATV?" We sent this query to ESA's lead mission director, Jean-Michel Bois, at ATV-CC, who provided this reply. Thanks, Ian, for your query!
Jean Michel Bois in ATV-CC just prior to launch 16 Feb 2011

Jean Michel Bois in ATV-CC just prior to launch 16 Feb 2011

The nominal duration from launch to docking is five days to 'phase' or synchronise the orbits of ATV and ISS. This '5-day' strategy allows a standard set of manoeuvres from the orbital injection point (by Ariane at 260km altitude) and the ISS orbit, which is at between 390-410 km, independently of the launch date and of the ISS position on its orbit.

Note that the ATV launch time is set to match when the ISS vertical plane is just passing by Kourou (so phasing concerns only ATV 'up/down' manoeuvres, not 'left/right' – which are very costly in propellant).


These five days are a compromise between various constraints, mainly to minimise the propellant consumption. This duration also allows the ATV Control Centre to perform all the verifications before starting the final rendezvous phase, which is a progressive and safe approach to the Station of several hours; keep in mind also that we have no specific urgency to arrive at the Station, which is not the case for the Soyuz vehicle with crew on board.

But on top of this nominal 5-day strategy, we have two other constraints:

    At the beginning (launch) we need to free the Kourou preparation rooms and launch pad as soon as possible to allow Arianespace, which is a commercial company, to launch numerous other satellites in the year. With now three launchers (Ariane, the Soyuz launcher and Vega), the Kourou logistic situation is complex!
    At the end (docking), we need to have a free docking port on the Station and must respect several ATV/ISS constraints, e.g. minimise solar dazzling of our video sensors, or be in visibility of the Russian ground tracking stations during the critical phase of the mechanical docking and electrical ATV-ISS merging.

These two constraints (at start and end) determine the duration of the ATV in free flight phasing.

To complete the description, a too-long period could put the ATV on a 'parking orbit' for a while (a stable position, not too far from the ISS, roughly 1000/3000 km behind or ahead of the Station), awaiting the right time slot to start the final rendezvous and docking manoeuvres.

So, for this mission number 4, ATV and Ariane teams are conducting a preparation campaign allowing launch from 5 June. The vehicle traffic around ISS and the ATV rendezvous constraints allow a docking not before 15 June. This is the explanation of the 10 days. Note that the parking option has not been chosen for this mission, as we have preferred a slower phasing approach.

ЦитироватьActivity for the next two Ariane 5 missions is underway at the Spaceport

April 11, 2013 – Ariane Flights VA213 and VA214

Launcher components for the third Arianespace Ariane 5 mission of 2013 have been delivered to French Guiana, while payload preparations for this year's second heavy-lift flight have marked a new milestone at the Spaceport.
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In parallel, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Flight VA213 is undergoing fueling in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility. Flight VA213's Ariane 5 is set for launch on June 5, and will carry the fourth ATV to be orbited by Arianespace for the European Space Agency.

This latest ATV is named after Albert Einstein, and will weigh approximately 20 metric tons at launch. It is to carry some 6,270 kg. of fuel, water, air, oxygen and dry cargo to the International Space Station, wh ere the ATV also will serve to adjust the orbital facility's altitude and make maneuvers to avoid collisions with space debris.

The series of ATVs is built by an industry team led by Astrium, which also is the industrial prime contractor for Ariane 5.

Arianespace is responsible for launching all ATVs, and has orbited three of them to date: ATV Edoardo Amaldi in 2012, ATV Johannes Kepler in 2011 and ATV Jules Verne in 2008.

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ATV Albert Einstein is "topped off" in the S5A fueling and integration hall of the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation building for its upcoming launch on Ariane Flight VA213.

ЦитироватьATV-4 fuelling underway at CSG

A fuelling operator at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana inspects progress as ATV Albert Einstein is filled with propellant to take to the International Space Station.

Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) can deliver up to 7 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station, including supplies and equipment, water, air, nitrogen, oxygen and fuel.

As the Space Station circles Earth, it slowly loses altitude so ATVs reboost the orbit to keep it aloft. Part of ATV's cargo includes propellants for the Station's own thrusters to keep the orbital outpost at the right height even when no spacecraft are there to offer a helping hand.

Loading the fuel is a complex and hazardous process that takes place over many days during continuous sessions of up to 30 hours. Should there be a leak, the operators are protected by 'scape suits' that deliver fresh air and are sealed off from the working environment, much like diving suits.

The operators must remain vigilant at all times, constantly checking progress and signs of leaks. To make matters more complicated, ATV own propellants are different to those used by the International Space Station itself, requiring different equipment each time.

Both fuels need separate oxidisers for combustion outside of Earth's atmosphere. The oxidisers are also loaded separately, meaning that four different liquids are being pumped into Albert Einstein's tanks in total.

For the operator in the picture, this could have been a start of a very long day.

Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG

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ЦитироватьAlbert Einstein mission fact sheet
Posted on 18 Apr 2013 by Daniel   

Fact sheet for the ATV Albert Einstein mission to the ISS. Lift off is planned for 5 June 2013.

ATV-4 will carry the most dry cargo ever launched in any European spacecraft (2501 kg) and the most diverse cargo mix of any ATV mission (1400 different items).

It will be the heaviest spacecraft ever lifted by any Ariane rocket (20 235 kg).

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ЦитироватьArianespace's launcher cadence continues with four missions being prepared for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega

April 26, 2013 – Arianespace Flights VA214, VA213, VS05 and VV02

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In parallel, another Ariane 5 is in the Spaceport's launcher Final Assembly Building, where it is awaiting the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Albert Einstein payload for a liftoff scheduled on June 5.  The ATV to be orbited on this mission – designated Arianespace Flight VA213 – is set to have a liftoff mass of 20,235 kg., becoming the heaviest spacecraft ever lofted by an Ariane 5.

ЦитироватьThe fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle is ready to meet up with its Ariane 5

May 8, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

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ATV Albert Einstein is readied inside the S5 payload preparation facility at Europe's Spaceport for its transfer to the Ariane 5 Final Assembly building.

Fueling has been completed at the Spaceport in French Guiana for Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), readying it for a planned June launch with Arianespace's workhorse Ariane 5 on an International Space Station servicing mission.

The loading of propellant, along with a supply of gas, was performed in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility, where the vessel also was integrated and received its cargo. With this step finalized, the ATV is ready for transfer to the Ariane 5 Final Assembly Building – where it will be installed atop the launcher.

This ATV payload is named after Albert Einstein, and will have a liftoff mass of 20,235 kg. – becoming the heaviest spacecraft ever lofted by Ariane 5. It carries the most diverse cargo mix of any ATV mission so far, consisting of fuel, water, air, oxygen and dry cargo for delivery to the International Space Station. In addition, the ATV will serve to adjust the orbital facility's altitude and make maneuvers to avoid collisions with space debris.

Liftoff of ATV Albert Einstein is scheduled for June 5 from the Spaceport. Arianespace is responsible for launching all ATVs, and has orbited three of them to date: ATV Edoardo Amaldi in 2012, ATV Johannes Kepler in 2011 and ATV Jules Verne in 2008. The Automated Transfer Vehicles are built by an industry team led by Astrium, which also is the industrial prime contractor for Ariane 5.

This upcoming Ariane 5 fight is the second scheduled in 2013, following Arianespace's February 7 success that orbited the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a telecommunications platforms from French Guiana.  

In other activity this year, the lightweight Vega member of Arianespace's launcher family conducted its second flight from the Spaceport on a nighttime May 6-7 mission, orbiting three satellites (Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1); while the company's Starsem affiliate launched a medium-lift Soyuz from Baikonur Cosmodrome on February 6 with six Globalstar second-generation satellites.

ЦитироватьATV Albert Einstein is installed on its Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's next heavy-lift mission

May 14, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

Arianespace marked one of the final steps in preparations for the next Ariane 5 launch as Europe's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was integrated atop the heavy-lift workhorse at the Spaceport.

This latest ATV – named after German-born physicist Albert Einstein – was lowered by an overhead crane onto its Ariane 5 inside the 90-meter-tall Final Assembly Building in French Guiana.

The payload fairing – which will complete the launcher build up – will be mounted closer to the launch date, allowing for loading of late cargo for the ATV's International Space Station servicing mission. This second Ariane 5 flight of 2013 is scheduled for a June 5 liftoff.

Integration of the ATV Albert Einstein for Ariane Flight VA213 is part of this month's activities on four parallel missions involving Arianespace's complete launcher family at the Spaceport – including the successful orbiting of three passengers by the lightweight Vega vehicle on May 7. Rounding out this month's action in French Guiana are ongoing preparations for the medium-lift Soyuz Flight VS05, scheduled for June to loft four O3b Networks satellites; and Flight VA214, set in the second half of July with an Ariane 5 to carry the Alphasat and Insat-3D satellites.

Flight VA213's ATV Albert Einstein will have a liftoff mass of 20,235 kg. – the heaviest payload ever lofted by any Ariane vehicle. In addition to resupply, the ATV will be used for maneuvering the International Space Station.

Built by an Astrium-led industry team, ATV Albert Einstein will be the fourth such servicing vehicle launched by Arianespace for the European Space Agency.

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ATV Albert Einstein is lowered into position for integration with its Ariane 5 launcher inside the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building as preparations near completion for next month's mission.

ЦитироватьEncapsulation of ATV-4 on 24 May 2013 in Kourou.

ЦитироватьArianespace's second Ariane 5 for launch in 2013 completes its final assembly with ATV Albert Einstein

May 28, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

The Ariane 5 that will carry Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now complete at the Spaceport – marking a key milestone as final preparations continue for Arianespace's planned June 5 mission from French Guiana.

Integration for the second Ariane 5 launcher in 2013 was finished as the latest ATV – named after German-born physicist Albert Einstein – was encapsulated inside the 17-meter tall payload fairing at the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building. This component is designed to protect spacecraft passengers during the heavy-lift launcher's initial ascent through the atmosphere.

Utilizing the Ariane 5 ES version, this mission has a precise scheduled liftoff time June 5 at 6:52:13 p.m. local time in French Guiana from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch complex. The heavy-lift workhorse will inject its ATV payload into a circular orbit at an altitude of 260 km., inclined 51.6 degrees for the spacecraft's International Space Station (ISS) servicing mission.

Following the release from its Ariane 5 vehicle at 1 hour, 3 minutes and 53 seconds after liftoff, ATV Albert Einstein will rendezvous with the International Space Station for up to six months docked at the orbital facility for its resupply duties, as well as re-boosting the ISS to its nominal orbit when necessary.

Designated Flight VA213 in Arianespace's numbering system, this mission represents the 213th launch of an Ariane family vehicle and will be the 69th flight of the heavy-lift Ariane 5. With a mass of more than 20 tons, ATV Albert Einstein will be the heaviest payload ever lofted by an Ariane 5.

Arianespace launched three other ATVs with flights performed in March 2008, February 2011 and March 2012. The European Space Agency oversees the ATV program, with an Astrium-led industry consortium responsible for producing the resupply spacecraft.

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In this series of photos, final assembly is completed for Flight VA213 as logos are applied to the Ariane 5's payload fairing in the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building,

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followed by the fairing's lowering over ATV Albert Einstein.

ЦитироватьAriane 5 is "GO" for its milestone heavy-lift flight to service the International Space Station

June 3, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA213

Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission with its heaviest payload ever has been given the "GO" for liftoff from French Guiana on a June 5 flight to service the International Space Station with Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV).

The green light was provided today following the Launch Readiness Review, which verified the status of Ariane 5 and its ATV payload – named after Albert Einstein, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and the downrange tracking network.

All is now set for Ariane 5's rollout to the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone tomorrow, followed by the final countdown for an evening liftoff on Wednesday.

For its phasing to rendezvous with the International Space Station, the ATV's launch is set at a precise moment on June 5 – which will be at 6:52:11 p.m. local time in French Guiana, based on the latest orbital calculations from the European Space Agency's flight dynamics team.

ATV Albert Einstein is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station program, and its liftoff mass of 20,235 kg. marks the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe – carrying the largest dry cargo load to be ferried by any of the Automated Transfer Vehicles.  

Installed aboard the ATV are scientific experiments, water, gases, propellant, spare parts, food and clothing.  Certain elements of its cargo are being delivered on behalf of other international partners involved in the orbital station, and include items for the U.S. NASA and Japanese JAXA space agencies.

Arianespace has launched all three of the ATVs orbited to date, with the previous resupply craft lofted by Ariane 5s in March 2008, February 2011 and March 2012.

The European Space Agency manages the ATV program, with an Astrium-led industry consortium responsible for producing the resupply spacecraft.

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
Батарея в ATV 40 А*ч.

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
Напряжение в корабле 28,5 Вольта.

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
ассчитан ли разъем стыковочного узла на передачу сотни ампер в случае аварии?)

ЦитироватьРакета с европейским грузовиком ATV-4 установлена на старте

11:5305.06.2013 (обновлено: 12:51 05.06.2013)20010
Как ожидается, ATV-4 доставит на МКС более 6,5 тонн груза - в том числе 2,23 тонны топлива, 0,57 тонны воды для российского сегмента станции, кислород, продукты, одежду и другие грузы.

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МОСКВА, 5 июн — РИА Новости. Ракета-носитель Ariane-5 с европейским космическим грузовым кораблем ATV-4 "Альберт Эйнштейн" установлена на стартовой площадке космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане, запуск его к МКС назначен на 23.52 по центрально-европейскому времени (01.52 мск четверга), говорится в сообщении на сайте Европейского космического агентства (ЕКА).
"Отделение космического грузового корабля от ракеты-носителя запланировано на 2.56 мск. Стыковка ATV-4 с МКС намечена на 15 июня", — сказал РИА Новости представитель ЕКА.

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Грузовые космические корабли (http://ria.ru/infografika/20130301/923529807.html)

ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) — автоматический грузовой космический корабль, предназначенный для доставки топлива, научного оборудования, продуктов, воздуха и воды на Международную космическую станцию. Кроме того, с помощью двигателей ATV осуществляется коррекция орбиты МКС. Как ожидается, ATV-4 доставит на МКС более 6,5 тонн груза — в том числе 2,23 тонны топлива, 0,57 тонны воды для российского сегмента станции, кислород, продукты, одежду и другие грузы. Европейский грузовик пробудет в составе МКС до осени текущего года, после чего будет отстыкован и затоплен в несудоходном районе Тихого океана. На МКС "Альберта Эйнштейна" встретит астронавт ЕКА Лука Пармитано, на которого возложены основные функции контроля операций сближения и стыковки.
Руководитель ЕКА Жан-Жак Дорден ранее сообщал, что последний космический европейский грузовой корабль серии ATV будет запущен к МКС в июне 2014 года. Это будет корабль ATV-5, который будет называться Georges Lemaitre ("Жорж Леметр"  ) в честь бельгийского ученого, одного из основоположников теории "большого взрыва". Глава ЕКА сообщил, что производство грузовых кораблей ATV уже остановлено, и ATV-5 станет последним грузовиком этой серии.

ЦитироватьSunset on Ariane 5

 One day before its fiery blastoff en route to the International Space Station, a European Ariane 5 rocket was towed to its launch pad in the Amazon jungle Tuesday.

The 1.7-mile journey from the final assembly building to the Ariane 5's ELA-3 launch zone took about an hour, and workers connected the rocket and its mobile launch table to the pad's electrical and fluid systems later Tuesday.

Liftoff of the 173-foot-tall Ariane 5 rocket and ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle is set for 2152:11 GMT (5:52:11 p.m. EDT; 6:52:11 p.m. local time) Wednesday, hauling more than 14,500 pounds of propellant, food, experiments, water and oxygen to the space station.

These photos from Tuesday evening show dusk falling at the Guiana Space Center.

See our Mission Status Center (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va213/status.html) for the latest news on the launch.

Photo credit: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
 

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ЦитироватьSOE пишет:

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
Батарея в ATV 40 А*ч.

4 по 40. И это помимо незаряжаемых батарей (4 по 86А).

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
Напряжение в корабле 28,5 Вольта.

Напряжения на борту ATV разные на разных шинах питания. 28.5 вольт - это лишь питание через стыковочный узел от от СМ.

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
ассчитан ли разъем стыковочного узла на передачу сотни ампер в случае аварии?)

Зачем? 50А достаточно для всех возможных потребителей на ATV в пристыкованном состоянии. С запасом.

ЦитироватьDed пишет:
А какое напряжение первичной шины?

ЦитироватьAnother record-breaking Ariane 5 success for Arianespace: ATV Albert Einstein is on its way to the International Space Station
 
June 5, 2013 – Flights VA213, VA214, VA215, VS05 & VS06Ariane 5 "flexed its muscle" today with another record-setting Arianespace heavy-lift mission that orbited Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for servicing of the International Space Station.
Arianespace's workhorse launch vehicle lifted off from the Spaceport precisely at 6:52 p.m. local time in French Guiana, which was the necessary timing for its ATV passenger's orbital phasing to dock with the crewed space station facility.
Ariane 5 delivered a total lift performance of 20,252 kg., which included 19,887 kg. for ATV – making this resupply spacecraft the largest payload ever to be orbited by an Ariane launcher.

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 Ariane 5 lifts off with its heaviest payload ever – ATV Albert Einstein – at the start of the workhorse vehicle's 69th launch from French Guiana.
 
"Bravo Europe!  Bravo Ariane 5! Bravo ESA! Arianespace Flight VA213 orbits ATV Albert Einstein as a record-setting heavyweight payload," tweeted Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël immediately following confirmation of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's successful deployment.
Today's mission – designated Flight VA213 in Arianespace's numbering system – was one of five parallel launch campaigns at the Spaceport. The others consist of the VS05 medium-lift Soyuz launch with four connectivity satellites for O3b Networks, scheduled for liftoff on June 24; Ariane 5 Flight VA214 set in July with the Alphasat and INSAT-3D satellites; and one additional flight each of an Ariane 5 and Soyuz (VA215 and VS06, respectively), both of which are in their early preparation stages.
Flight VA213 used an Ariane 5 ES version equipped with a storable propellant upper stage, with a flight time of just over one hour.  During the mission, the upper stage performed two burns that were separated by a ballistic coast phase, after which the ATV was injected into a circular orbit.
"I am delighted with this success, the 69th launch of an Ariane 5 and – as importantly – the 55th consecutive success for this launcher, which continues to set records not only for reliability, but also for its availability – as demonstrated once again with a perfect countdown this evening," added the Arianespace Chairman and CEO Israël in comments from the Spaceport's control room.
Ariane 5's accuracy was once again demonstrated by Flight VA213, with the following parameters measured just prior to the ATV's orbital injection:
 - Apogee: 259.5 km. for a nominal target of 260.0 km.
 - Inclination: 51.59 deg. for a nominal target of 51.61 deg.
The ATV orbited by Ariane 5 is named after German-born physicist Albert Einstein, and is loaded with cargo that includes scientific experiments, water, gases, propellant, spare parts, food and supplies. Certain elements of its cargo are being delivered on behalf of other international partners involved in the orbital station, and include items for the U.S. NASA and Japanese JAXA space agencies. Following its in-orbit checkout, the ATV spacecraft is scheduled to make an automatic docking at the International Space Station on June 15.
The European Space Agency manages the ATV program, with an Astrium-led industry consortium responsible for producing the resupply spacecraft. Arianespace has launched all four of the ATVs orbited to date, with the previous three resupply craft lofted by Ariane 5s in March 2008, February 2011 and March 2012.
Today's success is the third Arianespace mission in 2013 from the Spaceport in French Guiana. It follows the Ariane 5 launch that orbited the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a telecommunications platforms on February 7 and the first lightweight Vega mission performed under Arianespace's operational responsibility, which took place May 7 with the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 passengers.  In addition, the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace conducted a medium-lift Soyuz flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on February 6, lofting six Globalstar second-generation satellites.

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
Зачем не заряжаемые батарейки – питают что-то высокоточное?

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
На HTV вообще только литиевые батарейки как основные

Цитироватьbavv пишет:
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ЦитироватьБлудный пишет:

Такой размер картинки действительно необходим?

ЦитироватьLL пишет:
И на каком основании русские передают и передали космические технологии неким европейцам?

ЦитироватьLL пишет:
Интересно, кто будет платить за парковку ESAвских авто внутри Бульварного кольца Москвы?

ЦитироватьАртём Жаров пишет:
Видео с камер, установленных на РКН

ЦитироватьSpectacular rocketcam footage of Ariane 5 launch

Engineers mounted four cameras aboard the Ariane 5 rocket launching the European Space Agency's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle on Wednesday, recording remarkable views of the launcher's fiery ascent into orbit.

The footage shows the 17-story launcher rocketing away from Kourou, French Guiana, speeding through cloud layers and jettisoning its twin solid rocket boosters a little over 2 minutes into the flight.

Then you can follow the Ariane 5's trek downrange over the Atlantic Ocean and see separation of the rocket's cryogenic core stage. Finally, the video shows deployment of the 22-ton ATV cargo craft about an hour after liftoff.

The cameras were part of the STEREX experiment jointly funded by DLR - the German space agency - and ESA. The STEREX cameras recorded 3D video on-board the Ariane 5, but this clip shows the video presented in a two-dimensional format. The 3D version will be released by DLR in a few days.

"These images give us a new perspective on the dynamic processes taking place during the separation of the ATV from the Ariane, which will help us to better understand and analyse these processes," said Thomas Ruwwe, STEREX project manager at DLR.

The rocket stored the video on-board before downlinking the data to a DLR ground station in Weilheim, Germany.

The cameras aboard Wednesday's launch were the first Ariane 5 "rocketcams" to fly since 2006, according to a statement by DLR. The system was built by Kayser-Threde GmbH of Munich.

Liftoff occurred at 2152:18 GMT (5:52:18 p.m. EDT; 6:52:18 p.m. local time).

ЦитироватьАлександр Ч. пишет:
Если я правильно понял текст, то это первые рокеткамы на А5. Да еще их четыре и пишут они стерео, которое должно помочь в понимании динамических процессов при разделении. Видео пишется "на винт", а потом сбрасывается на наземную станцию в Вайлхайме. 3D обещают выложит через несколько дней.

Цитироватьdmdimon пишет:
ламерский вопрос - а что это на горизонте на 6-й минуте? неужто МКСнастолько близко к траектории выведения?

Цитироватьanik пишет:
в 13:46:10 UTC.

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Мне всегда вот эта хня с секундами нравилась

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
а куда от нее деться - reference timeline нужна всем, от пиарщиков до связистов и баллистиков. Для планирования собственных работ и инпутов друг другу.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
А у них там кроме кнопок Escape и Abort на панели управления для ATV и нет особо ничего  :)

ЦитироватьАлександр Р. пишет:
Наблюдал только что

ЦитироватьAlbert пишет:
что за линейки космонавты прикладывают к монитору при стыковке ATV?

ЦитироватьSOE пишет: А у них там кроме кнопок Escape и Abort на панели управления для ATV и нет особо ничего  :)  

ЦитироватьSOE пишет: Это не линейки, это дальномеры!

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ЦитироватьAlbert пишет:
что за линейки космонавты прикладывают к монитору при стыковке ATV?

Это не линейки, это дальномеры!

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
Прогресс кажет как в ТОРУ

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
Где с камер посмотреть?  :)

ЦитироватьСтартовавший 6 июня корабль ATV-4 Альберт Эйнштейн в субботу, 15 июня, причалит к российскому сегменту Международной космической станции. Предварительно, стыковка корабля намечена на 16:46 по Киеву. Во время сближения со станцией корабль сделает четыре остановки на расстоянии от нее в три с половиной километра, 250 метров, 20 метров и 12 метров. Во всех этих точках, в случае, если что-то пойдет не по программе, корабль может прервать процедуру стыковки. В ЦУПе сообщают, что для стыковки корабль будет использовать несколько систем: на дальнем расстоянии корабль будет идти к МКС по данным навигационной системы GPS, а на близкой дистанции использовать визиометр.
Установленная на ATV российская система Курс будет использоваться как дополнительная система только для визуального контроля параметров сближения корабля со станцией. На бору МКС вахту несет интернациональный экипаж в составе американских астронавтов Кристофера Кэссиди и Карен Найберг, европейского астронавта Луки Пермитано и российских космонавтов Павла Виноградова, Александра Мисуркина, Федора Юрчихина.

ЦитироватьАлександр Р. пишет:
Известно ли, когда планируется первая коррекция орбиты МКС при помощи ATV-4?

ЦитироватьАлександр Р. пишет:
Известно ли, когда планируется первая коррекция орбиты МКС при помощи ATV-4?

Цитироватьmax_schmurz пишет:
Что за музыка в эфире?

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ЦитироватьАлександр Р. пишет:
Известно ли, когда планируется первая коррекция орбиты МКС при помощи ATV-4?

azeast пишет:
June 19 - ISS orbit's test reboost by ATV-4 "Albert Einstein" engines - писал Salo в "Плане операций на МКС"

ЦитироватьАлександр Р. пишет:
На 15 октября запланирован сход с орбиты ATV-4

Цитироватьanik пишет:
Расстыковка планируется на 28 октября.

ЦитироватьАлександр Р. пишет:
А сход с орбиты планируется в этот же день или нет?

ЦитироватьЕвропейский автоматический грузовой корабль ATV-4 (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Альберт Эйнштейн" (Albert Einstein), запущенный 6 июня с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане, пристыковался к Международной космической станции (МКС).

РИА Новости http://www.ria.ru/science/20130615/943587781.html#ixzz2WIJbbRgj (http://www.ria.ru/science/20130615/943587781.html#ixzz2WIJbbRgj)

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Цитироватьronatu пишет:
1. Его еще отстыковать надо
2. И проверить стыковочный узел на повреждения от такой успешной стыковки

Salo пишет:
Мечты, мечты...

ronatu пишет:
Что, расстыковку отменили???????????

Salo пишет:
Роман, спорим на Хеннеси, что всё пройдёт без проблем?

ronatu пишет:
Как же я его отдам???  :)

Salo пишет:
Деньги на выпивку по платёжной системе.    ;)

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
ЗЫ: Сивухе большой привет! Он оказывается воробей, а не ворона

ЦитироватьАртём Жаров пишет:
Prox navigation data has been verified. All videometers and telegoniometers are providing correct data. Good news - RNDZ can proceed.

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
 ISS Updates @ ISS101
 Videometer data is being received and assessed. # ATV4 now firing its lasers at Zvezda's Retroreflectors. # 

ЦитироватьА.Коваленко пишет:
4-я стыковка ATV прошла еще будничнее, чем три предыдущие. Все постепенно входит в привычку. К последней, может быть, даже документацию изменять не придётся

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
считаю, что Курс более совершенен

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
На Курсе мы стыкуемся гораздо быстрее.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
ATV RVD Timeline с используемыми датчиками для измерения относительного положения и углов связана крайне слабо. Профиль сближения, кстати, был определен очень давно, до того. как видеометр вообще был создан и даже требования к нему написаны..

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ЦитироватьА.Коваленко пишет:
4-я стыковка ATV прошла еще будничнее, чем три предыдущие. Все постепенно входит в привычку. К последней, может быть, даже документацию изменять не придётся

Согались, что это тягло кота за хвост. На Курсе мы стыкуемся гораздо быстрее. Сегодня, глядя на всё это действо, я готов был повеситься. Я понимаю и вес не такой как у Прогресса, и все прибабахи, но считаю, что Курс более совершенен, чем эти их лазерные прибабахи с реперными точками.


P.S. Ты видел как машина плавала на стяжке? Шляпы надо снять перед теми кто наш стыковочный узел делал.

ЦитироватьА.Коваленко пишет:
А скорость процесса определяется исключительно алгоритмами системы управления. Какой алгоритм заложишь, такую скорость и получишь.

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
то наши алгоритмы прошлого века

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Что значит "по программе"? В любом КА есть и загружаемые циклограммы, и, естественно, ПО. Что это может "объяснить", не представляю.
Как работает GNC на этапе сближения и стыковки можно почитать, например, здесь http://www.control.aau.dk/~jakob/phdStudents/finnAnkersenThesis.pdf
Финн Анкерсен (автор этой работы) в ранние 90е с Вигбертом Физе были у истоков технических решений по этой части, которые и были приняты в ATV. Имел честь с ними работать во второй половине 90х.

ЦитироватьAlbert пишет:
я думал там всё в простых категориях изложено

ЦитироватьА.Коваленко пишет:
Что только не узнаешь от пресс-службы Роскосмоса: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=20153 (http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=20153)

ЦитироватьУстановленная на ATV российская система «Курс» использовалась как дополнительная только для визуального контроля параметров сближения корабля со станцией.

ЦитироватьОАЯ пишет:
Старик «Прогресс» бил, бил, да не разбил. Позвал дед...
Так вот она какая война машин – старая система стыковки против новой.

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
Похоже у АТВ открыть люк не могут (или не хотят?)
15 мин назад
 # ATV4 Hatch opening is delayed until TBD.  :(

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
anik сообщает что "GO" не дает ЦУП-М. и неисправностей на стороне ATV-4 нет

ЦитироватьESA Operations ‏@esaoperations  (https://twitter.com/esaoperations)  Houston is GO for #ATV4 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ATV4&src=hash) hatch opening. Waiting for GO from Moscow to start #ATV4 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ATV4&src=hash) pressure equilisation. One more hatch to go...

ЦитироватьESA Operations ‏@esaoperations  (https://twitter.com/esaoperations)   (https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/346584758983221250)   MT @lionelferra (https://twitter.com/lionelferra): #ISS (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ISS&src=hash) Hatch open, now @astro_luca (https://twitter.com/astro_luca) & astro Pavel to open #ATV4 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ATV4&src=hash) hatch... Small picture explanation... pic.twitter.com/q5nKMltwyu (http://t.co/q5nKMltwyu)

ЦитироватьESA Operations ‏@esaoperations  (https://twitter.com/esaoperations) 5 мин (https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/346622241896796161)
 A treat for @astro_luca (https://twitter.com/astro_luca) and #astronauts (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23astronauts&src=hash) on #ISS (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ISS&src=hash) once #ATV4 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ATV4&src=hash) #hatchopening (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hatchopening&src=hash) is complete #chocolate (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23chocolate&src=hash) #volare (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23volare&src=hash) #chocosphere (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23chocosphere&src=hash) http://bit.ly/11jlSIu  (http://t.co/bsFkcTE7et)
 
 
  Развернуть  (https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/346622241896796161)
 

  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/86985.png) ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations  (https://twitter.com/esaoperations) 6 мин (https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/346622059767529472)
 RT @astro_luca (https://twitter.com/astro_luca): ATV Albert Einstein: welcome aboard! http://ar.gy/4X3N (http://t.co/N964dASbKX)

ЦитироватьАлександр Ч. пишет:
Ох уж эти русские не дают астронавтам до шоколада дорваться  ;)

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Не припомню в ATV "наших алгоритмов".

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Я имел ввиду наши алгоритмы на наших кораблях. На ATV свои алгоритмы.

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Европейчы учат уроки. ATV-3 тоже шёл с грибком и плесенью.

Цитироватьcross-track пишет:
Если ATV-4 тоже с грибком и плесенью

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:

Цитироватьcross-track пишет:
Если ATV-4 тоже с грибком и плесенью

Это уже факт?

ЦитироватьКактус пишет:
и шо наши всполошились то? французы просто сыр привезли... с плесенью  8)

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
На ATV алгоритмы адекватные требованиям, которые ставились при создании этого аппарата. И сравнивать этот аппарат с "Прогрессом" по части AOCS совершенно некорректно.

Цитироватьcross-track пишет:
Если ATV-4 тоже с грибком и плесенью, то разве урок выучен?

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Это уже факт?

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Европейцы разрабатывали новую системи стыковки.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
"Хуже или лучше" зависит и от критериев, которые выбираются. Так как для ATV и Прогресса и они во многом разные, говорить о "хуже или лучше" некорректно.

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
кнопки "аборт" нет.

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Но мне больше нравится КУРС с ТОРУ.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Вы имеете в виду ESCAPE? ABORT используется лишь в случае полного фейла

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Объясните мне это.

ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Это не шаг назад?

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
"Порулить", что же еще может быть приятнее  ;)  

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
"Порулить", что же еще может быть приятнее  ;)  

Я "рулил" ATV на стенде. Ничего приятного, поверьте.

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:
МЛМ и АТВ примерно в одной весовой категории.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Я прекрасно помню тот день, когда ТОРУ исчез, как опция (весьма маловероятная с самого начала) из дизайна ATV. По множеству причин исчез. Как технических, так и политических.

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ЦитироватьСивуха пишет:
Это не шаг назад?

Не думаю, что подобные категории применимы в данном случае.

ЦитироватьСпециалисты российского Центра управления полетами (ЦУП) ЦНИИмаш осуществили маневр по увеличению высоты орбиты полета Международной космической станции (МКС), операция проводилась с помощью двигателей европейского грузового корабля ATV-4 "Альберт Эйнштейн", пристыкованного к МКС, сообщил РИА Новости представитель Роскосмоса. "Двигатели грузового ATV-4 были включены в 17:05 мск и отработали штатно. По данным телеметрии, продолжительность работы двигателей составила 407,5 секунды (около семи минут), МКС получила приращение скорости в один метр в секунду. В результате маневра высота орбиты полета станции была увеличена на 1,75 километра", — сказал собеседник агентства. Он уточнил, что после выполнения маневра параметры орбиты МКС должны были стать следующими: минимальная высота орбиты МКС над поверхностью Земли после маневра может составить 412,2 километра, максимальная — 439,4 километра. "Точные параметры будут известны через несколько часов, после окончательных подсчетов специалистов", — добавил представитель Роскосмоса. Целью коррекции орбиты МКС являлось тестирование двигателей ATV-4 и создание оптимальных условий для стыковки со станцией российского грузового корабля "Прогресс М-20М". Источник в ракетно-космической отрасли сообщил РИА Новости, что запуск "Прогресса М-20М" запланирован на 27 июля с космодрома Байконур. Космический грузовик ATV-4 пристыковался к МКС 15 июня, он доставил на МКС более 6,5 тонны грузов, в частности, топливо, воду, кислород, продукты, экспериментальное оборудование, средства обслуживания. Корабль пробудет в составе станции до 28 октября текущего года, после чего будет отстыкован и затоплен в несудоходном районе Тихого океана.

РИА Новости http://ria.ru/science/20130619/944430254.html#ixzz2WgKF5ZUo

ЦитироватьНа 28 октября намечена отстыковка ATV-4 от МКС, расчетное время расстыковки — 12.33 мск

ЦитироватьПрямая ТВ-трансляция из ЦУП:
Расстыковка ATV-4 и МКС
нач. 28.10.2013 в 12.50

ЦитироватьМОСКВА, 28 окт — РИА Новости. Европейский космический грузовик ATV-4 (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Альберт Эйнштейн" (Albert Einstein), находившийся в составе Международной космической станции (МКС) с июня этого года, в понедельник был отстыкован от станции, сообщил РИА Новости представитель российского Центра управления полетами (ЦУП).

"Транспортный космический корабль отстыковался от агрегатного отсека российского служебного модуля "Звезда" в 12.54 мск", — сказал собеседник агентства.

Ранее глава представительства Европейского космического агентства (ЕКА) в РФ Рене Пишель сообщал РИА Новости, что грузовой корабль будет сведен с орбиты и затоплен в несудоходном районе Тихого океана 2 или 3 ноября.

ЦитироватьSFN пишет:

ЦитироватьESA Operations ‏@esaoperations
Last #ATV4 deorbit burn started, thrusters will fire for around 23 minutes - longest ever for ATV

ЦитироватьFourth ATV mission ends in fireball over Pacific Ocean
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: November 2, 2013[/SIZE]

  Five days after ending its mission at the International Space Station, a European logistics carrier plummeted back to Earth over the remote South Pacific Ocean on Saturday, disposing of nearly 2.4 tons of trash and liquid waste in a stream of glowing plasma visible from the orbiting complex.

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Artist's concept of an Automated Transfer Vehicle during re-entry. Credit: ESA
 

 Video cameras aboard the space station captured footage of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's demise, showing the 32-foot-long freighter disintegrating over the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and Chile. Astronauts on the station also took still images of the re-entry, which were expected to be downlinked later Saturday.
Engineers at the ATV control center in Toulouse, France, received the last radio signals from the spacecraft at 1204 GMT (8:04 a.m. EDT) after the vehicle lost control and began tumbling.
Officials expected most of the massive spacecraft to burn up during re-entry, but the trajectory aimed for a desolate stretch of sea to ensure surviving fragments fell safely away from populated areas.
Like most of the space station's international fleet of supply vehicles, the ATV is designed to end its mission with a destructive re-entry, eliminating the outpost's garbage in a fiery finale.
Launched June 5 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the ATV spent 134 days attached to the space station, delivering tons of supplies including food, experiments, electronics, spare parts, rocket fuel, water and oxygen.
The ATV was also responsible for maintaining the space station's orbit since its arrival at the complex June 15, steering it clear of space debris and boosting its altitude to counteract atmospheric drag.
The spacecraft was named for Albert Einstein, the German-born physicist and father of the theory of general relativity. It was the fourth of five ATVs financed by the European Space Agency to pay for Europe's share of the space station's operating costs.
ESA says each ATV mission costs about 450 million euros, or about $620 million. Including its cargo load, ATV 4 was the heaviest spacecraft ever built in Europe.

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Controllers monitor the ATV's final moments in Toulouse, France. Credit: ESA
 
 "The mission went perfectly, which for me and the ATV team or any space mission is a great thing," said Alberto Novelli, ATV 4 mission manager. "The smooth running of this fourth mission shows the maturity of the ATV program and puts ESA's successful track record on the map for future projects." Since the ATV undocked from the space station Monday, mission controllers in Toulouse guided the spaceship through engine burns to put the resupply craft directly below the outpost Saturday.
In a demonstration of complicated orbital choreography, the maneuvers lowered the ATV's orbit and allowed the cargo craft to fly under the space station at the time of its final braking burn a few minutes before it plunged into the atmosphere.
Objects in lower orbits travel at faster speeds than satellites above them, so timing was essential to put the re-entry in view of the space station.
The maneuvers replicated a similar feat accomplished by Japan's H-2 Transfer Vehicle in early September, which aligned its orbit with the space station's to permit re-entry photography from above.
Europe's last Automated Transfer Vehicle arrived at its French Guiana launch site Tuesday to begin flight preparations. Over the next few months, technicians will mate the ATV's pressurized cargo carrier and service module, load the spacecraft with supplies and propellant, and attach the ship to its Ariane 5 launcher.
Liftoff of ATV 5, named for Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre, is scheduled for late June 2014.

ЦитироватьАртём Жаров пишет:
Красиво, но, к сожалению, этим кораблем был "Жюль Верн", а не "Эйнштейн" . Да и топить вроде будут завтра...

ЦитироватьReader пишет:
А наблюдали за процессом более пристально, наверное