ArianespaceAriane 5 ESAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003)
Launched
March 23, 2012
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - Service Optique
Summary
Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ES from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 23, 2012. It was Arianespace's 202nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,200th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 5 ES flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Edoardo Amaldi, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Replay of the ATV-3 launchEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 5 ES flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 202nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,200th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003)
The Edoardo Amaldi ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 003 (ATV-003), was a European unmanned cargo resupply 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.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 193 days
- Docked March 28, 2012 at Zvezda aft
The ATV spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Edoardo Amaldi · NORAD 38096 · 2012-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-010
- Epoch
- 2012-03-23 06:06:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07875347 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002106
- Inclination
- 51.631°
- Ascending node
- 194.2081°
- Arg. of perigee
- 276.4671°
- Mean anomaly
- 83.3932°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Edoardo Amaldi · NORAD 38096 · docked March 28, 2012
Ariane 5 L553 EPS · deorbited March 23, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ATV-3 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 5 days in orbit it docked to the ISS on 23rd March 2012.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
61st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 217th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
183 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) launch?
Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) launched on March 23, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003)?
Coverage: Replay of the ATV-3 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003)?
Ariane 5 ES, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ES spec sheet
Where did Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) reach?
Edoardo Amaldi, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station