ATV Johannes Kepler seen under the fairing of Ariane 5

ATV Johannes Kepler seen under the fairing of Ariane 5

Latest predicted launch time: 23:13:27 CET

ESA’s Nico Dettmann sent in a note to say that the launch time of ATV Johannes Kepler has been changed by 5 minutes from 22:08 (UTC) to 22:13:27 (UTC) = 19:13:27 Kourou time = 23:13:27 CET.

The reason for the change is a very recent ISS reboost/altitude increase slightly affecting ATV-2 launch time.

He added that the final confirmation of this launch time is expected for tomorrow, however the change will only be in the seconds.