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| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
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| Country of origin |  Europe |
| Operator | European Space Agency |
| Applications | ISS logistics |
| Specifications | |
| Launch mass | 20,750 kg (45,750 lb)[1] |
| Dry mass | 10,470 kg (23,080 lb) (including 5,150 kg (11,350 lb) Cargo Carrier module)[citation needed] |
| Crew capacity | 0, but human-rated[2] |
| Volume | Pressurized: 48 m3 (1,700 cu ft)[3] |
| Power | 3.8 kW |
| Batteries | 40 Ah |
| Equipment | Propellant, water, gases and payloads |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
| Diameter | 4.5 m (15 ft)[1] |
| Solar array span | 22.3 m (73 ft) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to ISS | |
| Mass | 7,667 kg (16,903 lb)[4] |
| Production | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launched | 5 |
| Maiden launch | 9 March 2008 (ATV-1) |
| Last launch | 29 July 2014 (ATV-5) |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derivatives | European Service Module |
| Engine details | |
| Propellant mass | 6,500 kg (14,300 lb)[a] |
| Powered by | 4 × R-4D-11 |
| Maximum thrust | 490 N (110 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 270 s (2.6 km/s) |
| Propellant | MON3 / MMH[6] |
The Automated Transfer Vehicle, originally Ariane Transfer Vehicle or ATV, was an expendable cargo spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA),[7] used for space cargo transport in 2008–2015. The ATV design was launched to orbit five times, exclusively by the Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle. It effectively was a larger European counterpart to the Russian Progress cargo spacecraft for carrying upmass to a single destination—the International Space Station (ISS)—but with three times the capacity.
- ^ a b "ATV configuration". Esa.int. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Final preparations for first human-rated spacecraft to be launched from Europe's Spaceport – ESA". Esa.int. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "ESA – ATV Integrated Cargo Carrier". Esa.int. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Utilisation Relevant Data Rev. 1.2" (PDF). ESA ERASMUS User Centre.
- ^ "ATV cargo capacity". ESA.int. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Satellite Thruster Propulsion- H2O2 Bipropellant Comparison with Existing Alternatives". April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Automated Transfer Vehicle, ESA document EUC-ESA-FSH-003 Rev 1.2 (specification)" (PDF). ESA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
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