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Boosting capability: Santa Maria station to join ESTRACK

10 January 2008

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Santa Maria station joined ESA's ESTRACK network on 17 January 2008.

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Santa Maria station - site support buildings

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ATV's Ariane 5 flight, lasting about 160 minutes, consists of five consecutive phases:

First propulsion phase, over the North Atlantic, from Kourou to the Azores
First ballistic phase, over Europe, Central and Eastern Asia, and then Indonesia
Second propulsion phase, over Australia and New Zealand to achieve a circular orbit before the ATV separates
Second ballistic phase, accounting for one complete orbit around the Earth
Third propulsion phase, to the North of Australia, for de-orbiting the launch vehicle upper stage

Credits: CNES