ESA - ATV - Mission concept and the role of ATV

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

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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)

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Mission concept and the role of ATV

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ATV Johannes Kepler was launched to orbit on 16 February 2011 and it docked with the International Space Station eight days later.

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L'ATV Johannes Kepler

Credits: ESA - D. Ducros, 2010

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The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft of its kind.

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Artist's view of ESA's ATV Johannes Kepler

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Artist's impression of the Automated Transfer Vehicle Johannes Kepler adjusting the orbit of the International Space Station.
For more info: www.esa.int/atv

Credits: ESA - D. Ducros, 2010

Last update: 2 March 2011