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Follow the launch of ATV 'Jules Verne' live from ESA sites across Europe

29 February 2008

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Jules Verne is the maiden voyage of ESA's Automated Transfer Veh

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Preview of the maiden launch and docking of ESA's Jules Verne ATV. Jules Verne will be lifted into space on board an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.

Credits: ESA - D. Ducros 2007

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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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Members of the launch integration team stand in front of Jules Verne following the operation to mate the spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier with the Propulsion Module. Jules Verne is the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Jules Verne is being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (15 December 2007)

Credits: 2007 - ESA /CNES/Arianespace/Photo optique video du CSG

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