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Traffic jam in space: ATV docking under tight schedule

6 March 2008

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Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been integrated and encapsulated under its huge fairing on top of its Ariane 5 launcher. With a total mass of about 19 360 kg, Jules Verne is the largest payload ever launched by Ariane 5. The historical mission with the first European space supplier for the ISS is scheduled for a night time launch on 8 March at 01:23 local time in French Guiana (04.23 UT).

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

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Comparison of ATV with Progress and Apollo spacecraft. Only two of the spacecraft use solar arrays, the Apollo spacecraft makes use of fuel cells.

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With Endeavour docked to the ISS from 13 March until 24 March for the docked phase of its planned 16-day mission, the ATV cannot dock and must patiently wait in a holding orbit, travelling below the ISS. During this 'phasing' period, the ATV will undergo a series of transfer and phasing manoeuvres to bring it to the right point to begin its docking approach.

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