ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 29.07.2014 23:47 UTC

[gabiturat]

SFN пишет:

gabiturat пишет:
Это-то понятно, думал, может что другое строить собираются.

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum10/topic9866/message1026083/#message1026083

Спасибо, про это читал. А, может, России  тоже у европейцев модуль для МКС заказать  на основе ATV?

[PIN]

"модуль для МКС" из ATV не сделать. Вернее, сделать-то можно, но это выйдет дороже, чем с нуля и от ATV мало что останется.
За ваши деньги любой каприз, впрочем. Полмиллиарда не рублей на разработку, еще столько же на производство/испытания, пуск и операции и лет через 8-10 он ваш.

[ааа]

SFN пишет:
Первая информация про грузы. Одна британская художница обеспокоена тем, что когда метеориты падают на Землю, в космосе их становится меньше. Поэтому из метеоритного вещества выплавли 680 граммовый булыжник. Этот рукотворный метеорит будет доставлен на орбиту на борту ATV-5

Надеюсь, он упадет ей на голову.
Это было бы справедливо.

[SFN]

Эта Катя использовала метеорит с определенным возрастом в 4,5 млрд.лет. Переплавка как-бы сбросила в 0 возраст и теперь самое логичное запустить "это" обратно в космос для нового отсчета времени.  Вот такое вот философское обоснование

[ааа]

Ну это тогда надо на ГСО запускать.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1108.asp

Pre-flight checkout continues for the next ATV to be launched by Ariane 5
 

ATV Georges Lemaître's Service Module is readied for checkout and processing in the Spaceport's S5C preparation hall.  This component of the European resupply spacecraft ultimately will be mated with the ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier, which is visible in the background.

 November 5, 2013 – Ariane 5 flight with ATV Georges Lemaître
The preparation campaign for Europe's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now in full swing at the Spaceport, where pre-flight checkout has commenced for the large cargo resupply spacecraft's Service Module.
This major component – which includes propulsion systems, electrical power, computers, communications and avionics – was unloaded from its special shipping container and positioned for processing inside the Spaceport's S5C preparation hall, joining the ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) element that began its own checkout last week.
Four silicon-based solar arrays are outfitted on the Service Module, designed to unfold in orbit and reach a 22.3-meter span to provide electrical power for rechargeable batteries. These arrays – which can produce an average of 4,800 Watts – are totally independent from one another and can get the best orientation to the Sun due to rotating mechanisms.
The Service Module is to be mated with the Integrated Cargo Carrier during upcoming activity at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, forming the complete ATV spacecraft – which will be mounted on Ariane 5 using a cylindrical Separation and Distancing Module (SDM) that forms the interface between this resupply spacecraft and its launcher.
The ATV program, managed by the European Space Agency, is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's creation and operation.  Astrium of the EADS group is the ATV's prime contractor, leading a European industry team.
Named after Belgian physicist Georges Lemaître, this latest Automated Transfer Vehicle is planned by ESA for launch from the Spaceport in 2014 with Arianespace's Ariane 5 ES version, which has been utilized for all ATV missions to date: "Jules Verne" in March 2008, "Johannes Kepler" in February 2011, "Edoardo Amaldi" in March 2012 and this past June's successful flight with "Albert Einstein."
 In Arianespace's current mission activity, the company's next Ariane 5 liftoff – its fifth in 2013 – is scheduled for December 6 from French Guiana, carrying a dual-passenger payload of SES' ASTRA 5B and the Amazonas 4A satellite for HISPASAT.

[Salo]

Пуск ожидается 17 июня.

[Salo]

Astro Samantha & Cosmo Sasha complete ATV-5 training
http://blogs.esa.int/atv/2013/11/29/astro-samantha-cosmo-sasha-complete-atv-5-docking-training/

[George]

Salo пишет:
 http://www.ria.ru/infografika/20130301/923529807.html

Первым возвращаемым грузовиком был ТКС. Его ВА возвращал грузы с "Салюта-7".

[tseytlin genrich]

Первым и единственным грузовым КК доставившим груз массой 350 кг с борта Салют -7 на Землю, был  Космос -1443 ТКС-3.

[Старый]

А возвращаемые баллистические капсулы Прогрессов считаются?

[SFN]

Старый пишет:
А возвращаемые баллистические капсулы Прогрессов считаются?

Чем? Космическим кораблем? Нет, не считаются.
Инфографика РИАН про гурзовики накосячила, естесно, с Дрэгуном. Может продолжить дисскуссию в теме Дрэгун?

[Старый]

SFN пишет:

Старый пишет:
А возвращаемые баллистические капсулы Прогрессов считаются?

Чем? Космическим кораблем? Нет, не считаются.

Почему такая несправедливочть? ВА ТКСа считаются а ВБК Прогресса - нет?

[SFN]

Старый пишет:
Почему такая несправедливочть? ВА ТКСа считаются а ВБК Прогресса - нет?

Потому что ВБК не часть КК, а аксессуар.    
Как и PARES. Туннель ATV так и не понадобился, но пригодился Ориону

[Старый]

SFN пишет:
Потому что ВБК не часть КК, а аксессуар.

ВА ТКСа как оказалось тоже аксесуар. И даже СА Союза.

[anik]

http://blogs.esa.int/atv/2014/03/13/atv-5-target-launch-date-25-july/

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1155.asp

Europe's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle is loaded with cargo for its launch by Arianespace

 


Initial cargo loading operations for Europe's ATV Georges Lemaître were performed at the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility.

April 9, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

Cargo loading has commenced in French Guiana for the fifth – and final – European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which is being prepared for a 2014 launch from the Spaceport on Arianespace's next Ariane 5 servicing mission to the International Space Station.
The ATV – designated Georges Lemaître after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory – is to resupply the crewed space station facility, perform maneuvers to maintain its nominal orbit and test new rendezvous sensors in space.
In addition to the fuel and air it will carry to the International Space Station, ATV Georges Lemaître will hold over 2,600 kg. of dry cargo. Some 1,500 kg. of this total amount was loaded during recent activity in the S5C large preparation hall of the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility, with transfer of the remaining cargo anticipated for late June or early July.
The dry cargo is contained in special bags that are positioned on racks inside the ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier, with the locations calculated based on their contents and considerations for the resupply spacecraft's center-of-mass determination. Cargo loading is performed in clean-room conditions that meet standards for manned spaceflight, as the ATV becomes an integral part of the International Space Station while docked to the platform in Earth orbit.
Prior to the ATV's launch as part of Arianespace's fast-paced manifest in 2014, its Integrated Cargo Carrier will be mated with the Service Module in French Guiana to form the complete vehicle.  The ATV's unpressurized Service Module contains propulsion systems, electrical power, computers, communications and a majority of the vessel's avionics.
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 Airbus Defence and Space, which leads a European industry team.
All ATVs have been orbited by Ariane 5 launchers, beginning with "Jules Verne" in March 2008, which was followed by "Johannes Kepler" in February 2011, "Edoardo Amaldi" in March 2012, and last June's flight with "Albert Einstein."

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1159.asp

Launcher build-up begins for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 mission to orbit an Automated Transfer Vehicle
 
April 23, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's fifth flight to service the International Space Station is now being assembled in French Guiana, preparing the launcher for its 2014 mission with another European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) cargo resupply vessel.
Build-up procedures commenced this week in the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building with positioning of the core cryogenic stage over its mobile launch table, then the subsequent rollout of Ariane 5's two large solid rocket boosters for mating with the core stage.
This activity is to be followed by integration of the EPS storable propellant upper stage and vehicle equipment bay, which will complete the basic assembly for the Ariane 5 ES version used on all missions with ATVs.
The ATV program – managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) – is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's operation.  Prime contractor is Airbus Defence and Space, which also is the industrial architect for Ariane 5.
All ATVs have been orbited by Ariane 5 launchers, beginning with "Jules Verne" in March 2008, which was followed by "Johannes Kepler" in February 2011, "Edoardo Amaldi" in March 2012, and last June's flight with "Albert Einstein."
The fifth ATV, and final in the series, is designated "Georges Lemaître" after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory, and it will resupply the International Space Station, in addition to performing maneuvers that maintain this manned facility's nominal orbit and testing new rendezvous sensors in space.
ATV Georges Lemaître currently is located at the Spaceport, where its cargo loading began earlier this month.


     
Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage is raised for its positioning over the mobile launch table inside the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building



which was followed by rollout of the heavy-lift vehicle's two large solid rocket boosters.

[che wi]

Loading ATV-5 cargo

ESA, 02 мая 2014 г.

This timelapse video shows the cargo loading process for ESA's fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, Georges Lemaître.

ATV-5 will deliver more than 2600 kg of dry cargo to the International Space Station and packing the cargo requires careful planning and execution because it has to endure the rigours of its launch that is set for this summer on an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

All items are placed in standard bags and strapped tightly to the racks. The complete module is rotated to allow technicians to access the roof and floor compartments that become the walls after rotation. Astronauts in the Space Station can unload the bags in space from all sides as they float in weightlessness.

The technicians are wearing cleanroom suits to prevent contaminating the cargo and spaceship. Living in space weakens human immune systems and every precaution is taken to avoid taking harmful bacteria and viruses to the orbital complex.

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[Salo]

May 1, 2014

Another major milestone achieved during this week's activity involved the vehicle for Flight VA219 – an Ariane 5 ES variant, tailored for missions to low-Earth orbit – which completed basic assembly at the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building with installation of its vehicle equipment bay and EPS storable propellant upper stage.
Flight VA219 is to loft the fifth, and final, European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for servicing of the International Space Station. Ariane 5's EPS upper stage is designed to be reignited during flight, a capability required in the mission profile to deliver this ATV resupply craft – named Georges Lemaître after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory – for its space station rendezvous.
Once this Ariane 5 has been processed in the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building, it will be delivered to Arianespace for installation of ATV Georges Lemaître and the final operations leading to launch.



The ring-shaped vehicle equipment bay and EPS upper stage for Flight VA219 are hoisted inside the Launcher Integration Building for installation atop the heavy-lift Ariane 5.


The vehicle equipment bay nears its launcher,


followed by the EPS upper stage being lowered for integration.