A quick update this morning with highlights of ATV-5’s current status, as reported on Friday by ESA’s Jean-Michel Bois at ATV-CC. And this post gives us an excellent opportunity to wish everyone at SpaceUp Toulouse a fabulous weekend and we hope you learn, share and enjoy!

SpaceUp Toulouse 20-21 Sep 2014 Credit: SpaceUP/Fabrice D

SpaceUp Toulouse 20-21 Sep 2014 Credit: SpaceUP/Fabrice D

GENERAL STATUS

  • Successful O2 transfers (12 & 18 Sep), ISS reboost (14 Sep) and first checks for fuel transfer (to follow)
  •  ATV and ATV-CC all nominal

CARGO and FUEL STATUS

  • Dry cargo : initial 2695kg, transferred 1120kg (42%)
  • Water : 843kg (no transfer yet)
  • Oxygen (2 tanks) & Air (1 tank): initial 100kg, around 40 kg of O2 transferred
  •  Propellant : initial 4357kg, 1243kg used, 1682kg available for attached phase services
  •  Refuelling propellant : 860kg fuel transfer planned 24 Sep
  • Accepted trash : 73kg

 

EXECUTED OPERATIONS

  • 12 September : O2 transfer
  • 13-14 September: ISS Reboost
  • 16 September : Fuel/RECS checkout
  • 18 September : Fuel/RFS hydraulic connectors and lines leak check
  • 18 September : O2 transfer

NEXT OPERATIONS. MAIN ACTIVITIES

  • 22 September : SPX-4 berthing
  •  23 September : Fuel tank pressurisation
  •  24 September : Fuel transfer
  • 25 September : O2 transfer (date to be reassessed)
  • 26 September : 40S docking