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Edoardo Amaldi ATV

March 10, 2023

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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Edoardo Amaldi ATV
Edoardo Amaldi during its approach to the ISS on 28 March 2012
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorEuropean Space Agency
COSPAR ID2012-010A
SATCAT no.38096
Mission duration−251 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeATV
ManufacturerEADS Astrium
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass20,050 kilograms (44,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date23 March 2012, 04:34:12 (2012-03-23UTC04:34:12Z) UTC
RocketAriane 5ES
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date3 October 2012, 01:23 (2012-10-03UTC01:24Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude410 kilometres (250 mi)
Apogee altitude420 kilometres (260 mi)
Inclination51.64 degrees
Period92.73 minutes
Epoch2 October 2012, 19:36:14 UTC[1]
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda Aft
Docking date28 March 2012, 22:51 UTC
Undocking date28 September 2012, 21:44 UTC
← ATV-2
ATV-4 →
 

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 tonnes (44,000 lb).[6] The ATV completed its mission successfully, and was deorbited on 3 October 2012, burning up in the Earth's atmosphere as planned.

Mission payload

Cargo Mass
ISS
reboost/attitude
control propellant 		3,150 kilograms (6,940 lb)
ISS
refuel propellant 		860 kilograms (1,900 lb)
Oxygen gas 100 kilograms (220 lb)
Water 285 kilograms (628 lb)
Dry cargo
(food, clothes, equipment) 		2,200 kilograms (4,900 lb)
Total 6,595 kilograms (14,539 lb)
Source: ESA[7]

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.
 
ESA astronaut André Kuipers floats into the ATV.

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.[8][9]

Deorbit

The ATV was initially planned to undock from the ISS on 25 September 2012.[10][11] However, a command program error during the undocking procedure delayed the release,[12] and Edoardo Amaldi did not actually undock until 21:44 GMT on 28 September.[13] 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.[14]

ATV missions

Designation Name Launch date ISS docking date Deorbit date Sources
ATV-1 Jules Verne 9 March 2008 3 April 2008 29 September 2008

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ATV-2 Johannes Kepler 16 February 2011 24 February 2011 21 July 2011

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ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi 23 March 2012 28 March 2012 3 October 2012[14]

[17]

ATV-4 Albert Einstein 5 June 2013 15 June 2013 2 November 2013

[18][19]

ATV-5 Georges Lemaître 29 July 2014[20][21] 12 August 2014[20] 15 February 2015[21]

[22][23]

See also

Similar cargo spacecraft

References

  1. ^ Peat, Chris (2 October 2012). "ATV-3 - Orbit". Heavens Above. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Third ATV named after Edoardo Amaldi". ESA. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Space station cargo delivery delayed about two weeks". Spaceflight Now. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  4. ^ "ATV-4 to carry name Albert Einstein". ESA. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. ^ . ESA. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  6. ^ "ATV-3 Cargo: the world's largest spacecraft". ESA Online Videos. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Information Kit: ATV Edoardo Amaldi" (PDF). ESA. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  8. ^ "ISS orbit boosted by ATV Edoardo Amaldi". ESA. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. ^ "NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 May 2012". NASA. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012 – via SpaceRef.com.
  10. ^ "Europe's third cargo vehicle docks with the Space Station". ESA – ATV. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Fun stuff – Edoardo Amaldi". ESA – ATV. August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  12. ^ "ATV undocking postponed". ESA – ATV. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  13. ^ "ATV-3 undocks from ISS". ESA – ATV. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  14. ^ a b "Mission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi" (Press release). ESA. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  15. ^ "ATV-1: Jules Verne". ESA – ATV. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  16. ^ "ATV-2: Johannes Kepler". ESA – ATV. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  17. ^ "ATV-3: Edoardo Amaldi". ESA – ATV. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  18. ^ "ATV Albert Einstein" (AdobeFlash). ESA. April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  19. ^ "ATV-4: Albert Einstein". ESA – ATV. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  20. ^ a b "ATV completes final automated docking". ESA – ATV. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Last ATV reentry leaves legacy for future space exploration". ESA – ATV. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Fifth ATV named after Georges Lemaitre". ESA – ATV. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Europe's Space Freighter" (AdobeFlash). ESA. 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edoardo Amaldi (spacecraft).
  • ESA – ATV
  • ESA – Edoardo Amaldi Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • "ATV-3 docks to the ISS" 2014-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. BIS-Space.com. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

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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 2 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 3 4 5 Edoardo Amaldi ATVEdoardo Amaldi during its approach to the ISS on 28 March 2012Mission typeISS resupplyOperatorEuropean Space AgencyCOSPAR ID2012 010ASATCAT no 38096Mission duration 251 monthsSpacecraft propertiesSpacecraft typeATVManufacturerEADS AstriumThales Alenia SpaceLaunch mass20 050 kilograms 44 200 lb Start of missionLaunch date23 March 2012 04 34 12 2012 03 23UTC04 34 12Z UTCRocketAriane 5ESLaunch siteKourou ELA 3ContractorArianespaceEnd of missionDisposalDeorbitedDecay date3 October 2012 01 23 2012 10 03UTC01 24Z UTCOrbital parametersReference systemGeocentricRegimeLow EarthPerigee altitude410 kilometres 250 mi Apogee altitude420 kilometres 260 mi Inclination51 64 degreesPeriod92 73 minutesEpoch2 October 2012 19 36 14 UTC 1 Docking with ISSDocking portZvezda AftDocking date28 March 2012 22 51 UTCUndocking date28 September 2012 21 44 UTC ATV 2ATV 4 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 tonnes 44 000 lb 6 The ATV completed its mission successfully and was deorbited on 3 October 2012 burning up in the Earth s atmosphere as planned Contents 1 Mission payload 1 1 Amaldi letter 2 Mission summary 2 1 Launch 2 2 Docking 2 3 Deorbit 3 ATV missions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMission payload EditCargo MassISSreboost attitudecontrol propellant 3 150 kilograms 6 940 lb ISSrefuel propellant 860 kilograms 1 900 lb Oxygen gas 100 kilograms 220 lb Water 285 kilograms 628 lb Dry cargo food clothes equipment 2 200 kilograms 4 900 lb Total 6 595 kilograms 14 539 lb Source ESA 7 Amaldi letter Edit 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 Edit Edoardo Amaldi departs from the ISS on 28 September 2012 ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers floats into the ATV Launch Edit 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 Edit 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 8 9 Deorbit Edit The ATV was initially planned to undock from the ISS on 25 September 2012 10 11 However a command program error during the undocking procedure delayed the release 12 and Edoardo Amaldi did not actually undock until 21 44 GMT on 28 September 13 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 14 ATV missions EditDesignation Name Launch date ISS docking date Deorbit date SourcesATV 1 Jules Verne 9 March 2008 3 April 2008 29 September 2008 15 ATV 2 Johannes Kepler 16 February 2011 24 February 2011 21 July 2011 16 ATV 3 Edoardo Amaldi 23 March 2012 28 March 2012 3 October 2012 14 17 ATV 4 Albert Einstein 5 June 2013 15 June 2013 2 November 2013 18 19 ATV 5 Georges Lemaitre 29 July 2014 20 21 12 August 2014 20 15 February 2015 21 22 23 viewtalkeditSee also Edit Spaceflight portalCommercial Orbital Transportation Services a NASA program to develop uncrewed commercial resupply spacecraft Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space StationSimilar cargo spacecraftH II Transfer Vehicle Progress spacecraft SpaceX DragonReferences Edit Peat Chris 2 October 2012 ATV 3 Orbit Heavens Above Retrieved 20 December 2013 Third ATV named after Edoardo Amaldi ESA 16 March 2010 Retrieved 16 July 2010 Space station cargo delivery delayed about two weeks Spaceflight Now 2 March 2012 Retrieved 2 March 2012 ATV 4 to carry name Albert Einstein ESA 26 May 2011 Retrieved 26 May 2011 Edoardo Amaldi Blog ESA 3 March 2012 Archived from the original on 20 February 2012 Retrieved 3 March 2012 ATV 3 Cargo the world s largest spacecraft ESA Online Videos 2 March 2012 Retrieved 31 March 2012 Information Kit ATV Edoardo Amaldi PDF ESA 2012 Retrieved 11 February 2012 ISS orbit boosted by ATV Edoardo Amaldi ESA 2 April 2012 Retrieved 12 April 2012 NASA ISS On Orbit Status 22 May 2012 NASA 22 May 2012 Retrieved 23 May 2012 via SpaceRef com Europe s third cargo vehicle docks with the Space Station ESA ATV 29 March 2012 Retrieved 31 March 2012 Fun stuff Edoardo Amaldi ESA ATV August 2012 Retrieved 31 August 2012 ATV undocking postponed ESA ATV 26 September 2012 Retrieved 26 September 2012 ATV 3 undocks from ISS ESA ATV 28 September 2012 Retrieved 8 October 2012 a b Mission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi Press release ESA 3 October 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2018 ATV 1 Jules Verne ESA ATV Retrieved 1 January 2018 ATV 2 Johannes Kepler ESA ATV Retrieved 1 January 2018 ATV 3 Edoardo Amaldi ESA ATV Retrieved 1 January 2018 ATV Albert Einstein AdobeFlash ESA April 2013 Retrieved 1 January 2018 ATV 4 Albert Einstein ESA ATV Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b ATV completes final automated docking ESA ATV 12 August 2014 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Last ATV reentry leaves legacy for future space exploration ESA ATV 15 February 2015 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Fifth ATV named after Georges Lemaitre ESA ATV 16 February 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Europe s Space Freighter AdobeFlash ESA 2014 Retrieved 1 January 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edoardo Amaldi spacecraft ESA ATV ESA Edoardo Amaldi Fact Sheet PDF ATV 3 docks to the ISS Archived 2014 04 08 at the Wayback Machine BIS Space com 29 March 2012 Retrieved 20 May 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edoardo Amaldi ATV amp oldid 1141893273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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