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Ariane 5 ES: Albert Einstein ATV (ATV-004)

ATV-4 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 10 days in orbit it docked to the ISS on 15th June 2013.

Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Ariane 5 ES: Albert Einstein ATV (ATV-004)

Mission Data

Arianespace
🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980
Launch VehicleAriane 5 ES
Vehicle FamilyAriane
Vehicle Record8 of 8 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)
Success Streak16 consecutive
ProgramInternational Space Station · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeResupply
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadAriane Launch Area 3
LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF
Orbital Launches This Year#28
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad118
Launches From This Site336
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Ariane 5 ES

The Ariane 5 ES (Evolution Storable) has an estimated LEO launch capacity of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). It includes all the performance improvements of Ariane 5 ECA core and boosters but replaces the ESC-A second stage with the restartable EPS used on Ariane 5 GS variants. It was used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into a 260 km circular low Earth orbit inclined at 51.6° and has been used 3 times to launch 4 Galileo navigation satellites at a time directly into their operational orbit. The Ariane 5 ES flew 8 times from 2008 to 2018 with no failures.

Launch Site

Ariane Launch Area 3 · 5.2390°N 52.7680°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.