ArianespaceAriane 5 ESAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002)
Launched
February 16, 2011 · 21:51 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - Service Optique
Summary
Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ES from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 16, 2011 at 21:51 UTC. It was Arianespace's 195th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 5 ES flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Johannes Kepler, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 263 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Launch of ATV Johannes KeplerEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 5 ES flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 195th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,113th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002)
The Johannes Kepler ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 (ATV-002), was an unmanned cargo spacecraft built to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched on 16 February 2011 by the European Space Agency (ESA). Johannes Kepler carried propellant, air and dry cargo weighing over 7,000 kilograms, and had a total mass of over 20,000 kilograms, making it, at the time, the heaviest payload launched by the ESA. The spacecraft was named after the 17th-century German astronomer Johannes Kepler.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 154 days
- Docked February 24, 2011 at Zvezda aft
The ATV spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Johannes Kepler · NORAD 37368 · 2011-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-007A
- Epoch
- 2011-02-16 21:54:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27482117 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086696
- Inclination
- 51.6136°
- Ascending node
- 59.2074°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.7402°
- Mean anomaly
- 313.0891°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Johannes Kepler · NORAD 37368 · docked February 24, 2011
Ariane 5 L544 EPS · deorbited February 17, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ATV-2 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 8 days in orbit it docked to the ISS on 24th February 2011.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 209th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 16, 6:51 PM GMT-3, in twilight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002) launch?
Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002) launched on February 16, 2011 at 21:51 UTC.
Where can I watch Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002)?
Coverage: Launch of ATV Johannes Kepler. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002)?
Ariane 5 ES, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ES spec sheet
Where did Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Feb 16, 6:51 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002) reach?
Johannes Kepler, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 263 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station