ArianespaceAriane 5 ESAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre)
Launched
July 29, 2014
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - Service Optique
Summary
ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ES from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 29, 2014. It was Arianespace's 223rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,395th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 5 ES flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 259 × 274 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Georges Lemaître ATV (ATV-005). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 5 ES flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 223rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,395th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Georges Lemaître ATV (ATV-005)
The Georges Lemaître ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 5 (ATV-5), was a European unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft, named after the Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître. The spacecraft was launched during the night of 29 July 2014 (23:44 GMT, 20:44 local time, 30 July 01:44 CEST), on a mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo. It was the fifth and final ATV to be built and launched. Georges Lemaître was constructed in Turin, Italy, and Bremen, Germany. Cargo loading was completed in Guiana Space Center on 23 July 2014.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 200 days
- Docked August 12, 2014 at Zvezda aft
The ATV spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Georges Lemaitre · NORAD 40103 · 2014-044 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-044A
- Epoch
- 2014-07-30 01:20:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05327346 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011265
- Inclination
- 51.6338°
- Ascending node
- 249.0704°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.9232°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.0493°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Georges Lemaitre · NORAD 40103 · docked August 12, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ATV-5 is the Automated Transfer Vehicle operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) to resupply the international space station (ISS) with propellant, water, air and dry cargo. After 15 days in orbit it docked to the ISS on 12th August 2014.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
74th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 238th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
129 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre) launch?
ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre) launched on July 29, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre)?
Coverage: Flight VA219 – ATV Georges Lemaître | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre)?
Ariane 5 ES, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ES spec sheet
Where did ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre) reach?
It reached a 259 × 274 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station