ESA - ATV - Jules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to 9 March

Flight plan

ATV mission concept ATV flight phases ATV cargo capacity

Spacecraft

ATV configuration ATV Integrated Cargo Carrier ATV Service Module ATV evolution

ATV Missions

ATV-1: Jules VerneATV-2: Johannes KeplerATV-3: Edoardo AmaldiATV-4: Albert Einstein

Operations

Flight operations ATV Control Centre Crew role

Industry

ESA's role European industry

Downloads

ATV Edoardo Amaldi factsheet (pdf)ATV Edoardo Amaldi info kit English (pdf)ATV Edoardo Amaldi info kit German (pdf)ATV Edoardo Amaldi info kit French (pdf)ATV Edoardo Amaldi info kit Italian (pdf)ATV: Servicing the International Space Station (pdf)

Multimedia gallery

ATV image gallery ATV video gallery

Services

Article Images

Jules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to 9 March

3 March 2008

Back to article

ATV moved to the Final Assembly Building

Download:

HI-RES JPEG (Size: 186 kb)

Jules Verne ATV is moved inside a special container (the CCU) to the Final Assembly Building (BAF) at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where the spacecraft will be finally integrated with the launcher. The Ariane 5 ES will lift ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into orbit. ATV will bring new supplies to the International Space Station. It will also be used to reboost the Station's orbit. (14 February 2008)

Credits: 2008 - ESA /CNES/Arianespace/Photo optique video du CSG

Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)

ATV Blog

Jules Verne ATV declared ready for launch Music heading 'out of this world'Cool animation of ATV mission scenario Jules Verne ATV atop launcher Unique three-way partnership for ATV ground control