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
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
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