What was the purpose of the Georges Lemaître ATV?

The Georges Lemaître ATV was designed to deliver supplies, fuel, and scientific equipment to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle program. It also performed reboost maneuvers to maintain the ISS's orbit.

Who operated the Georges Lemaître ATV?

The spacecraft was operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), which oversees its development, launch, and mission operations.

How did the Georges Lemaître ATV differ from its predecessors?

The Georges Lemaître ATV was the fifth and final mission in the ATV series, marking the conclusion of ESA's resupply program to the ISS. It carried a slightly different payload configuration and was named after Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître, who proposed the Big Bang theory.

What was the launch vehicle for the Georges Lemaître ATV?

The spacecraft was launched aboard an Ariane 5ES rocket from the ELA-3 launch site at the European Spaceport in French Guiana.

How long did the Georges Lemaître ATV remain docked to the ISS?

The spacecraft was docked to the ISS for approximately 192 days, from August 12, 2014, to February 14, 2015.

Georges Lemaître ATV

European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft

Vehicle automated_transfer_vehicle Q1009523

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: Automated Transfer Vehicle
Follows: Albert Einstein ATV^[4]
Launch date: 2014-07-29
Apoapsis: 422 km
Launch contractor: Arianespace^[13]
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5ES
Manufacturer: Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space^[5]^[6]
Mass: 20,293 kg, 6,555 kg, 2,622 kg, 2,978 kg, 100 kg, 855 kg^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Named after: Georges Lemaître^[3]
Operator: European Space Agency^[2]
Orbital inclination: 51.65 degree^[15]
Orbital period: 92.77 minute
Periapsis: 412 km
Satellite of: low Earth orbit
Significant event: rocket launch, atmospheric entry, docking and berthing of spacecraft (2014–2015), epoch^[10]^[11]^[12]
Space launch vehicle: Ariane 5ES^[7]
Start point: ELA-3^[14]
Type of orbit: low Earth orbit^[8]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: July 29, 2014^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Georges Lemaître ATV final approach for docking.jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 2014-044A
Freebase ID: /m/0j3dsxv
NSSDCA ID: 2014-044A
SCN: 40103

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Significant event 4

epoch, atmospheric entry, docking and berthing of spacecraft, rocket launch

Manufacturer 2

Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space

Follows 1

Albert Einstein ATV

Instance of 1

Automated Transfer Vehicle

Launch contractor 1

Arianespace

Operator 1

European Space Agency

Preceded by (successor) 1

Albert Einstein ATV

Space launch vehicle 1

Ariane 5ES

Start point 1

ELA-3

Type of orbit 1

low Earth orbit

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Summary

Georges Lemaître ATV is an Automated Transfer Vehicle^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — operator (P137): European Space Agency. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — named after (P138): Georges Lemaître. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — follows (P155): Albert Einstein ATV. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — manufacturer (P176): Airbus Defence and Space. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — manufacturer (P176): Thales Alenia Space. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — space launch vehicle (P375): Ariane 5ES. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — type of orbit (P522): low Earth orbit. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): July 29, 2014. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — significant event (P793): epoch. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — launch contractor (P1079): Arianespace. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — start point (P1427): ELA-3. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — orbital inclination (P2045): 51.65 degree. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — mass (P2067): 20293 kg. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — mass (P2067): 6555 kg. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — mass (P2067): 2622 kg. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — mass (P2067): 2978 kg. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV — mass (P2067): 100 kg. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Georges Lemaître ATV is an instance of Automated Transfer Vehicle (Q153257) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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