Boosting capability: Santa Maria station to join ESTRACK   Santa Maria station joined ESA's ESTRACK network on 17 January 2008. Station profile       Santa Maria station - site support buildings   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   Santa Maria station - 5.5m antenna   Santa Maria station - telemetry control station Release date: 11 January 2008