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ATV-4 (Albert Einstein)
2013-027A
Launch mass 20235 kg (ATV blog; 20060 kg PK page 7, 19887 kg PK page 2 plus 365 kg payload adapter), 9778 kg dry. However, mission report mass in free flight quoted as 20193.7 kg. Size 10.3m long 4.5m dia 22.3m span.
The cargo mass is 4105 kg fluid and 2479 kg dry for a total of 6584 kg. It includes a spare 80 kg Columbus water pump, the FASES emulsion experiment, a 3D printed toolbox, a Biolab microscope, a Columbus cooling servicer. The fluid is 860 kg of Zvezda prop, 564 kg of water, 100 kg of air/O2, and 2580 kg of prop for orbit maintenance.
Launch mass 20194 kg, reduced to 19831 kg after 11 kg of prop use - so really launch mass 19844 kg with 350 kg launch adapter. Prior to docking (report AE013) with 213 kg used, mass was 19630 kg. After undocking 16587 kg. At deorbit, 16309 kg?
As of Jul 5, 909 kg prop was used.
As of Sep 24, trash 1238 kg added; 1246 kg used, 2236 kg prop remained.
| ATV4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Jun 5 | 2152:07 | T-10 seconds | |
| 2152:18 | Launch by Ariane 5ES | ||
| T+2:15 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:26 Fairing sep | |||
| 2200:52 | T+8:45 EPC MECO | -1242 x 141 x 51.2 | |
| 2200:58 | T+8:51 EPC sep | ||
| 2201:05 | T+8:58 EPS burn 1 | 137 x 260 | |
| 2209:16 | T+17:09 EPS MECO 1 | ||
| 2251:26 | T+59:19 EPS MES2 | ||
| 2251:45 | T+59:48 EPS MECO2 | ||
| 2255:53 | T+1:03:46 ATV sep | ||
| 2256:03 | T+1:03:56 ADM burn to sep EPS | ||
| 2013 Jun 6 | 0016:21 | T+2:24:14 EPS MES3 | |
| 0016:36 | T+2:24:29 EPS MECO3 | ||
| T+2:35:54 End of Ariane mission | |||
| 2013 Jun 14 | |||
| 1131:35 | TV1-1 burn 22.4m/s | ||
| 1218:25 | TV1-2 burn 22.3 m/s | ||
| 2013 Jun 15 | |||
| 0938 | Waypoint at 39 km | ||
| 1111s | Arrive S2, 3.5 km | ||
| 1142 | Depart S2 | ||
| One of four thruster units failed | |||
| 1223 | 250m S3 hold | ||
| 1320 | Resume approach | ||
| 1324 | Range 150m | ||
| 1343 | 19m S4 hold | ||
| 1356? | Resume approach | ||
| 1359 | 11m S41 hold | ||
| 1407 | Docking with Zvezda | ||
| 2013 Jun 19 | 1305 | ATV test burn, OCS2/4, 6:47 0.98m/s 1.7 km | |
| 2013 Jun 20 | HO to ATV/ISS | ||
| 2013 Jul 10 | 0545 | ATV reboost OCS2/4 1.4m/s 199 kg | |
| 2013 Aug 14 | ISS refuelling 860 kg | ||
| 2013 Aug 12 | O2 transfers begin 100 kg | ||
| 2013 Aug 14 | Purge refuel lines of ISS complete | ||
| 2013 Aug 27 | Final water transfer 564 kg | ||
| 2013 Aug 31 | 0717 | ATV reboost 204.8s or 185s? , 0.48m/s, 0.8 km 69 kg | |
| 2013 Sep 15 | 1242 | Reboost 0.5m/s, 68 kg 205s | |
| 2013 Oct 2 | 1922 | Reboost 818s 1.95m/s 272 kg | |
| 2013 Oct 24 | 1103 | Reboost 257s 0.62m/s 86 kg | |
| 2013 Oct 28 | 0855 | Undocked from Zvezda | |
| 0859 | Sep burn 4m/s | ||
| 1948:35 | TP1 burn 3:50 11.8m/s | ||
| 1952:25 | TP1 cutoff | ||
| 2031:40 | TP2 burn 3:54 11.8m/s | ||
| 2035:34 | TP2 cutoff | ||
| Drift on Phasing orbit | |||
| 2013 Oct 31 | 0742 | MC1 29s | |
| 0830 | MC2 | ||
| 2013 Nov 1 | 1827s | TV1, transfer to ISS vicinity | |
| 1913s | TV2 | ||
| 2013 Nov 2 | 0835 | DEO1 26m/s 7 min | |
| 0842 | DEO1 cutoff | 220? x 317 x 51.6 | |
| 1128:43 | DEO2 88.4 m/s 23m:06s | ||
| 1151:49 | DEO2 cutoff | -70 x 314 x 51.6 | |
| 1204 | Entry LOS | ||
Tianlian 1
2008-019A
Chinese data relay satellite. Launch by CZ-3C from Xichang. CZ-3C is like the CZ-3B but with two strapons. Based on DFH-3 bus.
Mass 2500-3400 kg? Located at 77E until 2013, when it was moved to 80E.
| Tian Lian 1-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Apr 25 | 1535 | Launch by CZ-3C | Xichang |
| T+2:07? Booster sep | |||
| T+2:27? St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:52? Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:32? St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:32? St 3 MES-1 | |||
| 1545 | T+10:31? MECO-1 | 220? x 450? x 28.5? | |
| 1556? | T+21:21? MES-2 | ||
| 1559? | T+24:20? MECO-2 | 218 x 41817 x 18.1 | |
| 1600 | Perigee | ||
| 1601? | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 2008 Apr 25 | 218 x 41817 x 18.1 | ||
| 2008 May 2 | 1436.22 35768 x 35809 x 0.5 GEO 77.0E | ||
| 2008 Jun 6 | 1436.11 35767 x 35806 x 0.4 GEO 77.0E | ||
| 2013 Jul 2 | 1436.09 35759 x 35813 x 0.2 GEO 77.0E | ||