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Edoardo Amaldi ATV

2012 European resupply spaceflight to the ISS

Edoardo Amaldi ATV

2012 European resupply spaceflight to the ISS

FieldValue
name*Edoardo Amaldi* ATV
imageATV-3 approaches the International Space Station 3.jpg
image_caption*Edoardo Amaldi* during its approach to the ISS on 28 March 2012
insigniaATV-EdoardoAmaldi.jpg
mission_typeISS resupply
operatorEuropean Space Agency
COSPAR_ID2012-010A
SATCAT38096
mission_duration
spacecraft_typeATV
manufacturerEADS Astrium
Thales Alenia Space
launch_mass20050 kg
launch_dateUTC
launch_rocketAriane 5ES
launch_siteKourou ELA-3
launch_contractorArianespace
disposal_typeDeorbited
decay_dateUTC
orbit_epoch2 October 2012, 19:36:14 UTC
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeLow Earth
orbit_periapsis410 km
orbit_apoapsis420 km
orbit_inclination51.64 degrees
orbit_period92.73 minutes
apsisgee
docking_targetISS
docking_typedock
docking_portZvezda Aft
docking_date28 March 2012, 22:51 UTC
undocking_date28 September 2012, 21:44 UTC
previous_missionATV-2
next_missionATV-4

Thales Alenia Space

The Edoardo Amaldi ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 003 (ATV-003), was a European uncrewed cargo spacecraft, named after the 20th-century Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi. The spacecraft was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on 23 March 2012, on a mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, oxygen, and dry cargo.

Edoardo Amaldi was the third ATV to be built, following Jules Verne (2008) and Johannes Kepler (2011). At the time of its launch, it was the world's largest single operational spacecraft, with a total launch mass of over 20 t. The ATV completed its mission successfully, and was deorbited on 3 October 2012, burning up in the Earth's atmosphere as planned.

Mission payload

CargoMass
ISS
reboost/attitude
control propellant3150 kg
ISS
refuel propellant860 kg
Oxygen gas100 kg
Water285 kg
Dry cargo
(food, clothes, equipment)2200 kg
Total6595 kg

: Source: ESA

Amaldi letter

In addition to its primary cargo, the ATV carried a reproduction of a letter written by its namesake, Edoardo Amaldi, in 1958. This document, whose original is of significant historical value, reflects Amaldi's vision of a peaceful and non-military European space organisation – a blueprint for the real-life ESA.

Mission summary

''Edoardo Amaldi'' departs from the ISS on 28 September 2012.

Launch

Edoardo Amaldi arrived at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, in August 2011 to undergo pre-launch preparations. The spacecraft was mounted on an Ariane 5ES rocket, and was launched on 23 March 2012 by Arianespace on behalf of the European Space Agency.

Docking

The ATV docked with the ISS on 28 March 2012, five days after its launch. In addition to resupplying the Expedition 30 astronauts, Edoardo Amaldi used its thrusters to boost the station's altitude.

Deorbit

The ATV was initially planned to undock from the ISS on 25 September 2012. However, a command program error during the undocking procedure delayed the release, and Edoardo Amaldi did not actually undock until 21:44 GMT on 28 September. The spacecraft finally deorbited and performed a destructive re-entry over the Pacific Ocean on 3 October 2012, taking with it a payload of station waste.

ATV missions

References

References

  1. Peat, Chris. (2 October 2012). "ATV-3 - Orbit". Heavens Above.
  2. (16 March 2010). "Third ATV named after Edoardo Amaldi". [[ESA]].
  3. (2 March 2012). "Space station cargo delivery delayed about two weeks". Spaceflight Now.
  4. (26 May 2011). "ATV-4 to carry name Albert Einstein". ESA.
  5. (3 March 2012). "Edoardo Amaldi Blog". ESA.
  6. [http://multimedia.esa.int/Videos/2012/03/ATV-3-CARGO-the-World-s-largest-spacecraft "ATV-3 Cargo: the world's largest spacecraft"]. ESA Online Videos. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  7. [http://download.esa.int/docs/ATV/Information_kit_ATV-3_FINAL.pdf "Information Kit: ATV Edoardo Amaldi" (PDF)]. ESA. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  8. [http://blogs.esa.int/promisse/2012/04/02/iss-orbit-boost-atv-31march/ "ISS orbit boosted by ATV Edoardo Amaldi"]. ESA. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. (22 May 2012). "NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 May 2012". [[NASA]].
  10. [http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMUASGY50H_0.html "Europe's third cargo vehicle docks with the Space Station"]. ESA – ATV. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  11. [http://blogs.esa.int/atv/category/fun-stuff/ "Fun stuff – Edoardo Amaldi"]. ESA – ATV. August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  12. [http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMT2QDRI7H_0.html "ATV undocking postponed"]. ESA – ATV. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  13. [http://blogs.esa.int/atv/2012/09/28/atv-3-undocks-from-iss/ "ATV-3 undocks from ISS"]. ESA – ATV. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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