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

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Europe's final Automated Transfer Vehicle is assembled for its Arianespace Ariane 5 launch in 2014
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1169.asp

"May 9, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219"
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Arianespace's next resupply mission to the International Space Station is standing tall at the Spaceport as preparations continue for its heavy-lift Ariane 5 launch on Flight VA219.

This week's activity in French Guiana included stacking of the ATV's two primary components – its Integrated Cargo Carrier and the Service Module – completing the build-up process and readying the resupply spacecraft for final checkout ahead of its subsequent integration on Ariane 5.

With these two elements now mated, the Automated Transfer Vehicle is at its full overall height of 10.7 meters. The ATV's mating followed completion of the first phase of cargo loading into the Integrated Cargo Carrier, which took place in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility.

This fifth and final European ATV – designated Georges Lemaître after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory – is to resupply the International Space Station, as well as perform maneuvers to maintain the facility's nominal orbit and test new rendezvous sensors in space. In addition to the fuel and air it will carry to the crewed space station, ATV Georges Lemaître will deliver more than 2,600 kg. of dry cargo.

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.  Airbus Defence and Space also is industrial architect for the Ariane 5.

Arianespace will loft ATV Georges Lemaître as part of its record manifest planned in 2014. This mission is designated Flight VA219 in the company's numbering system, signifying what will be the 219th launch of an Ariane 5 family vehicle.

All ATVs have been orbited by Ariane 5 launchers, beginning with "Jules Verne" in March 2008, and followed by "Johannes Kepler" in February 2011, the "Edoardo Amaldi" in March 2012, and last June's flight with "Albert Einstein."
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#61
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1173.asp
ЦитироватьThe Ariane 5 for ATV Georges Lemaître is transferred to Arianespace in the Final Assembly Building

June 5, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

Arianespace has taken delivery of the Ariane 5 for its launch of Europe's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) following the heavy-lift workhorse's roll-out today from the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building to its Final Assembly Building in French Guiana.

This transfer from industrial prime contractor Airbus Defence and Space to Arianespace followed completion of the Ariane 5's initial build-up in the Launcher Integration Building. The Ariane 5 ES version – tailored for low-Earth orbit missions, including the ATV – was moved atop its mobile launch table via the Spaceport's dual track rail line during the transfer process.

Ariane 5's Flight VA219 will loft Europe's final ATV spacecraft – named Georges Lemaître after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory – to resupply the International Space Station. ATV Georges Lemaître is to deliver fuel, air and more than 2,600 kg. of dry cargo to the manned orbital facility, as well as perform maneuvers to maintain the station's nominal orbit and test new rendezvous sensors in space.
Managed by the European Space Agency, the ATV program is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's operation. Leading a European industry team, Airbus Defence and Space – which also has the role as Ariane 5's industrial architect – is prime contractor for the Automated Transfer Vehicle.
 

In this photo, taken from the roof of Arianespace's Galilee operations building at the Spaceport, Flight VA219's Ariane 5 is transferred from the Launcher Integration Building (in foreground) to the Final Assembly Building, following a U-shaped rail link from one facility to the other.
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Ariane 5 launcher integration is on the horizon for ATV Georges Lemaître
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1176.asp

ЦитироватьJune 25, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

Europe's fifth, and final, Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for servicing of the International Space Station is ready for integration on its Ariane 5 launcher as preparations continue for this Arianespace mission fr om the Spaceport in French Guiana during the second half of July.

The ATV – named Georges Lemaître after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory – currently is located in the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building, wh ere it will be mated with Ariane 5. The spacecraft was delivered to the state-of-the-art facility earlier this week after completing its fueling process in the separate S5 payload preparation building.

In addition to resupplying the International Space Station with air, fuel and dry cargo, ATV Georges Lemaître will perform maneuvers to maintain the crewed facility's nominal orbit and test new rendezvous sensors in space.

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. Airbus Defence and Space also is industrial architect for the Ariane 5.

Arianespace's latest ATV mission in support of International Space Station operations is designated Flight VA219 in the company's numbering system, and will utilize an Ariane 5 ES version of the heavy-lift workhorse – underscoring its flexibility in meeting a full range of mission requirements.

All ATVs have been orbited by Ariane 5 launchers, beginning with "Jules Verne" in March 2008, and followed by "Johannes Kepler" in February 2011, the "Edoardo Amaldi" in March 2012, and last June's flight with "Albert Einstein."


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Salo

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1178.asp
ЦитироватьATV Georges Lemaître receives its final cargo after integration on Ariane 5

July 3, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

Europe's fifth, and final, Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now integrated with its Ariane 5 launcher, enabling final cargo loading in preparation for Arianespace's July 24 mission from French Guiana.

The Automated Transfer Vehicle is named after Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory, Georges Lemaître, and it will deliver fuel, air and more than 2,600 kg. of dry cargo to the International Space Station. In addition, this ATV resupply spacecraft will perform maneuvers to maintain the facility's nominal orbit, as well as test new rendezvous sensors in space.

Using a hoist system set-up in Ariane 5's Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport, the remaining cargo is being loaded through the ATV's top hatch, carefully securing these bags supplied by the European, U.S. and Japanese space agencies.

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."

Arianespace's latest ATV mission in support of International Space Station operations is designated Flight VA219 in the company's numbering system, and will utilize an Ariane 5 ES version of the heavy-lift workhorse.

Launch window for Ariane 5 Flight VA219

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At 01:41:04 a.m. on July 25, 2014


The latest preparations for Arianespace Flight VA219 are captured in the photos above, beginning with ATV Georges Lemaître's integration on its heavy-lift Ariane 5 launcher inside the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building.


The ATV's final cargo is loaded this week by a team member, using a hoist system through the spacecraft's top hatch.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Salo

#68
http://blogs.esa.int/atv/2014/07/16/big-cargo-post-5-0/#more-9571
ЦитироватьBig Cargo Post 5.0                
Posted on 16 Jul 2014 by julien               
                       

All OK! Credits: ESA
 
It is time for the Big Cargo Post 5.0 detailling what ATV-5 will be carrying to the International Space Station. Sadly this will be our last Big Cargo Post as this is the last ATV!
From 30 June to 3 July, teams in Kourou conducted 'Late Cargo Loading,' a complex operation to load almost 1234 Kg of 'late-load' cargo into ATV Georges Lemaître vertically through the vessel's hatch.
The late load is so called as it comes after the main loading has already taken in Kourou, after the two sections of ATV arrived. 
 

Late cargo loading. Credits: ESA
 
About Late Cargo Access
On 27 June, ATV-5 was lifted 52m to the top of its massive Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou, and integrated onto the upper stage in its vertical launch orientation. With the vessel's hatch open, technicians installed the Late cargo Access Means (LCAM) on a bridge spanning the ATV hatch. The LCAM is a sophisticated hoist system that allows technicians to access the interior of the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), hoisting on board additional cargo comprising 57 Cargo Transfer Bags (CTB) varying from Half-size to Triple CTBs as well as 5 extra-long "Compressed M-02 bags".
ATV-5 is set to carry almost 6.6 tonnes of supplies to the Station, including a record amount of dry cargo – around 2682 kg.
We spoke with ESA's lead ATV cargo engineer Kirsten MacDonell, who is in Kourou to oversee the delicate process.
Can you give us an overview of what ATV is hauling into space?
 

Food! Credits: ESA
 
As with previous ATVs, ATV-5 carries food, water, oxygen and research equipment, as well as fuel – to replenish the Station's tanks, conduct ISS reboost burns and to propel itself during free-flight. Note that ATV-5 is carrying more water and dry cargo in its hold than any previous ATV.
For liquids, the cargo breakdown is:
 
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  • Fuel:
    • For propulsive support: 2118 kg
    • For refuelling: 860 kg
    [/li][li]Water: 843 kg[/li][li]Gases: 100 kg (1 tank of Air (33.33 kg) and 2 tanks of pure Oxygen (66.67 kg)
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    Note that for the first time, ATV's three water tanks are fully loaded.
     

    Cargo ready to load. Credits: ESA
     
    A lot of dry cargo was loaded in Italy and in March, 1448 kg of dry cargo was loaded in Kourou via the Aft Access Closure before the Pressurized Module was mated to the Spacecraft. In addition, the fuel, water and gases were loaded in Kourou. What's left to go into Georges Lemaître now during late loading?
    There's a lot; we are stowing 57 CTBs carrying miscellaneous dry cargo as well as last-minute spare parts, scientific equipment, experiments and supplies for use on board Station. These include:
     

    Haptics. Credits: ESA

     
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    • ESA-HAPTICS The kit is a single launch container that contains a force-reflecting mechatronic joystick, a touch-screen tablet PC and some periphery equipment required to execute the HAPTICS-1 and follow-up experiments on the ISS.
    • ESA – SPACETEX A space textile experiment that will see astronauts wearing new fabrics during daily sports activities in-flight on the ISS. Garment samples will be returned to ground later for chemical spectrometric analysis; Garment 1 is made of PES, PET and PBT, while Garment 2 is made of cotton.
    • PPFS A converter unit to distribute 28VDC to one or more payloads running on120VDC power provided by the Columbus Module
    For ESA, there are more, including experiments and experimental supplies for BLB, EPM, ESA ENERGY, ESA AIRWAY MONITORING, MagVector and WISENET.
    We'e also installing a number of special cargo items, which for me, are terrifically interesting.
     
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    • Captain Cargo. Credits: ESA
       
      MSL-EML – the Material Science Laboratory - Electro Magnetic Levitator for ESA's Columbus module.
      EML is major! EML is an experiment that uses electromagnetic levitation in a melting facility for container-less processing of metallic samples under an ultraclean, ultrahigh vacuum of high purity, noble-gas atmosphere, which allows studies in material thermodynamics, determination of the physical properties of liquid melt samples.
      The device itself is a beast, weighing in at about 400 kg and including a power supply/water pump, hi-speed camera, gas supply module and sample chamber. This unit alone outweighs any previous ATV load of ESA scientific cargo, which typically reached only about 300 kg.
    • BUC – Break Up Camera. The BUC experiment aims to collect data during the re-entry and destructive demise of ATV-5 in order to further our understanding of the break-up process and provide validation for the models we use to predict break-up. The experiment includes two pieces of hardware: the Infra-Red Camera (IRC) and the Re-entry Satellite communicator (SATCOM). The IRC is switched on by the crew at most 72 hours before undocking whilst the SATCOM does not power up until ATV is breaking up during re-entry.This is one of the three 'Shallow re-entry experiments' (REBR-W, I-Ball, BUC) on board ATV, one from the US (REBR-W http://www.aerospace.org/2012/08/21/rebr-probes-the-mystery-of-reentry-forces/), one from JAXA (I-Ball http://www.nasa-usa.de/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/812.html) and one from Europe (BUC).

    Artists impression of ATV-5 breakup and reentry. Credits: ESA-D. Ducros
     
    Editor's note: The last spaccraft in ESA's family of Automated Transfer Vehicles will contribute to the Space Station's final moments. Due to the size of the orbital outpost, there is a risk of fragments bouncing back into space off Earth's atmosphere, much like a flat stone skimming across a pond. Until now, ATVs reentered at a steep angle to reduce the area of collision with Earth's atmosphere. ATV Georges Lemaître will perform a shallow reentry. Three different experiments (designated REBR-W, I-Ball and BUC) will generate precious information about the break-up for future reentries. Look for an article describing BUC in the main ESA website in the coming days.
    What about LIRIS?
    The LIRIS demonstrator (Laser InfraRed Imaging Sensors) will help us develop the ability to conduct an uncooperative rendezvous in space (details via http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV-5_set_to_test_new_rendezvous_sensors -- Ed).
    What about cargo for other ISS Partners?
     

    Credits: ESA
     
    For JAXA, we're carrying Biological Rhythms, JAXA Zebrafish Muscle and ExHAM. The last one comprises equipment to provide a means of exposing a variety of experiments to the space environment; it will be attached to the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Exposed Facility or other portion JEM exterior.
    For NASA, there are some 15 experiments or sets of experimental supplies; these include
     
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    • Elite-S2 Marker Kit – Body markers and adhesive tape to be used with the ASI instrument Elite S2 on board the ISS. This facility is a body motion analyser, to carry out experiments in the field of human physiology and adaptations to weightlessness.
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    • Wetlab – a stowage kit for WETLAB experiment consumables and tools used in sample processing and handling.
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    • Human Research Facility (HRF) supplies – Includes resupply hardware for the HRF Nutrition experiment (gloves, wipes, urine containment bags, urine sample kits, saliva sample kits, blood tubes and pouches) and for the HRF Integrated Cardiovascular and SPRINT experiments (Echo gel, electrodes, surface wires, batteries, etc.)
    What is the oddest item ATV is carrying?
    That's easy – the meteorite sample from European artist Katie Paterson
    What was the schedule for late load cargo?
    All the CTBs and items were disinfected here in Kourou in the weeks of 16 June for NASA cargo and 23 June for ESA cargo. After ATV was lifted to the top of Ariane on 27 June, crews installed the LCAM bridge. The hatch was opened and cargo loading started on 30 June and continued until 3 July.
    On Thursday, 3 July, we did a final check and then prepared for close-out and hatch closure, which is a detailed process that includes a leak check, air sampling and other procedures.
    After that, Arianespace can proceed with integrating the aerodynamic fairing, fuelling the rocket and final preps for roll-out to the launch pad.
     

    Hatch closed and protective cover in place. Job done! Credits: ESA
    "Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

    Salo

    http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1183.asp
    ЦитироватьAriane 5 is fully-assembled for next week's Arianespace mission with ATV Georges Lemaître

    July 16, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

    The Ariane 5 that will carry Europe's fifth, and final, Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now complete at the Spaceport following installation of its payload fairing – marking a key milestone as preparations continue for Arianespace's July 24 mission from French Guiana.

    Integration of this launch vehicle component – which is designed to protect the ATV payload during its initial ascent through the atmosphere – was performed at the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building.

    After its launch by Ariane 5, the Automated Transfer Vehicle – designated "Georges Lemaître" after the Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory – will resupply the International Space Station, perform maneuvers to maintain this manned facility's nominal orbit and test new rendezvous sensors in space.

    Ariane 5 launchers have orbited all of Europe's ATVs, beginning with "Jules Verne" in March 2008, which was followed by "Johannes Kepler" in February 2011, "Edoardo Amaldi" in March 2012 and "Albert Einstein" in June 2013.

    Arianespace's latest ATV mission in support of International Space Station operations is designated Flight VA219 in the company's numbering system, and will utilize an Ariane 5 ES version of the heavy-lift workhorse.

    Managed by the European Space Agency, the ATV program is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's operation. The Automated Transfer Vehicle's prime contractor is Airbus Defence and Space, which also has the role as Ariane 5 industrial architect.

    Launch window for Ariane 5 Flight VA219
    Moscow, Russia At 05:41:04 a.m. on July 25, 2014




    In the photo series above, Ariane 5's large payload fairing is positioned and lowered into place over Europe's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle – which is integrated on the launcher at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
    "Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"


    Salo

    "Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

    anik

    http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va219/140719postponed/

    Sources familiar with the problem said technicians encountered trouble filling the Ariane 5's second stage attitude control system with hydrazine fuel. Thrusters on the upper stage of the launcher control the pitch and roll of the rocket after separation of the Ariane 5's twin solid rocket boosters. The thrusters will also re-orient the upper stage before deployment of the ATV spacecraft. The second stage engine will fire twice during the launch to put the Automated Transfer Vehicle into an orbit on the way to the space station.

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    Ariane 5 is fully-assembled for next week's Arianespace mission with ATV Georges Lemaître
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_8gM0ygEoE

    "Arianespace | 21 июля 2014 г."
    The Ariane 5 that will carry Europe's fifth, and final, Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now complete at the Spaceport following installation of its payload fairing -- marking a key milestone as preparations continue for Arianespace's July 29 mission from French Guiana.
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_8gM0ygEoE

    Salo

    http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1185.asp
    ЦитироватьThe Ariane 5 launch with ATV Georges Lemaître is set for July 29

    July 22, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

    Arianespace's next heavy-lift flight from the Spaceport is now scheduled for July 29 following the completion of complementary verifications and control measures associated with the mission's Ariane 5 ES launcher.
    Under this planning, the liftoff will be precisely at 8:44:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana – initiating Arianespace's flight to loft Europe's fifth, and final, Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for servicing of the International Space Station, which is named after Belgian physicist Georges Lemaître.
    The ATV program – managed by the European Space Agency – is part of Europe's contribution to the crewed orbital facility's operation. The Automated Transfer Vehicle's prime contractor is Airbus Defence and Space, which also has the role as Ariane 5 industrial architect.
     
    Launch window for Ariane 5 Flight VA219
    Moscow, Russia
    At 03:44:03 on July 30, 2014
    "Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"


    Salo

    http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1186.asp
    ЦитироватьAriane 5 is cleared for its fifth and final ATV mission to service the International Space Station


    July 26, 2014 – Ariane Flight VA219

    Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 workhorse has been given the go-ahead for Flight VA219 – a record mission carrying Europe's last Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV).

    Following the comprehensive launch readiness review – which verified the status of Ariane 5, its ATV payload, downrange tracking systems and the Spaceport's infrastructure – today's approval sets the stage for a July 29 liftoff at precisely 8:47:38 p.m. in French Guiana.

    On this flight, Ariane 5 will deploy its ATV payload – designated Georges Lemaître – into a circular orbit at an altitude of 260 kilometers, inclined 51.6 degrees, nearly one hour and four minutes after liftoff from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone.

    Weighing more than 20 metric tons, Automated Transfer Vehicle Georges Lemaître is the heaviest payload ever launched by an Ariane 5. When added to Arianespace's previous four ATV flights since 2008, the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ES version used for ATV resupply missions will have lofted more than 100 metric tons into orbit for the International Space Station (ISS).

    Managed by the European Space Agency, the ATV program is part of Europe's contribution to the International Space Station's operation, playing a vital role in bringing supplies to this crewed orbital facility, as well as reboosting the ISS into its nominal orbit. The Automated Transfer Vehicle's prime contractor is Airbus Defence and Space, which is also Ariane 5's industrial architect.

    Launch window for Ariane 5 Flight VA219

    Moscow, Russia
    At 03:47:38 on July 30, 2014
    "Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"