ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle
The Automated Transfer Vehicle was an ESA uncrewed cargo-spacecraft family for the International Space Station. ATVs autonomously docked with the Russian segment, delivered pressurized cargo, water, gases, and propellant, reboosted the station, and carried waste into destructive reentry.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Automated Transfer VehicleATVEuropean cargo spacecraft
- Family Name
- ATV
- Full Name
- ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle
- Roles
- cargo
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Automated Transfer Vehicle was an ESA uncrewed cargo-spacecraft family for the International Space Station. ATVs autonomously docked with the Russian segment, delivered pressurized cargo, water, gases, and propellant, reboosted the station, and carried waste into destructive reentry.
- Dimensions
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- First Flight Year
- 2,008
- Last Flight Year
- 2,014
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- spacecraft
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Four 490-N main engines; ESA identifies these as Aerojet model R-4D engines with an extended nozzle for ATV use. The source supports the R-4D family designation, not an exact R-4D-11 production variant.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
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- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 09:50:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 20, 2026 at 23:02:00 UTC
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