ATV-CC
ATV Control Centre (ATV-CC) in Toulouse, France are standing by for the launch tonight. ATV teams nearer the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, are monitoring the spacecraft while it is still on Earth, before ATV-CC takes over.
This does not mean ATV-CC is waiting idly, they are performing last checks of data connections. Communication with all players of the International Space Station is extremely important, so Houston Control Centre, Moscow Control Centre, Redu in Belgium, and relay satellites in space such as Artemis, are regularly polled for status updates.
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