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Georges Lemaître ATV

European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft. Georges Lemaître ATV was launched on July 29, 2014 aboard a Ariane 5ES/ATV from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Aug 12, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-044ANORAD 40103European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
Georges Lemaitre
Common name
Georges Lemaître ATV
Payload designation
ATV 5
International designator
2014-044A
NORAD catalog number
40103
GCAT identifier
S40103
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/733

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
ATV
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space, Bremen
Platform (bus)
ATV

Launch

Date
July 29, 2014 · 23:47 UTC
Launch record
2014-044Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
329 km
Apogee
335 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
August 12, 2014
Last known active
Feb 15, 2015
End of operations
Feb 15, 2015

Size

Mass
19.9 t
Dry mass
13.3 t
Length
9.8 m
Diameter
4.50 m
Span
22.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1009523 (CC0).