Automated Transfer Vehicle
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Europe |
| Operator | European Space Agency |
| Applications | ISS logistics |
| Specifications | |
| Launch mass | 20,750 kg (45,750 lb) |
| Dry mass | 10,470 kg (23,080 lb) (including 5,150 kg (11,350 lb) Cargo Carrier module) |
| Crew capacity | 0, but human-rated |
| Volume | Pressurized: 48 m3 (1,700 cu ft) |
| 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) |
| Solar array span | 22.3 m (73 ft) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to ISS | |
| Mass | 7,667 kg (16,903 lb) |
| 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) |
| Powered by | 4 × R-4D-11 |
| Maximum thrust | 4 x 490 N (110 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 270 s (2.6 km/s) |
| Propellant | MON3 / MMH |
The Automated Transfer Vehicle, originally Ariane Transfer Vehicle or ATV, was an expendable cargo spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), 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.