ATV-5 Georges Lemaître
Georges Lemaître was the fifth and final ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle. Launched on 29 July 2014 with about 6.6 tonnes of supplies and experiments, it tested laser and infrared rendezvous sensing during an International Space Station fly-under and ended the five-flight ATV programme with controlled destructive reentry on 15 February 2015.
Identity
- Aliases
- Georges Lemaître ATVGeorges Lemaitre ATVGeorges LemaîtreATV-5
- Name
- ATV-5 Georges Lemaître
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Georges Lemaître was the fifth and final ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle. Launched on 29 July 2014 with about 6.6 tonnes of supplies and experiments, it tested laser and infrared rendezvous sensing during an International Space Station fly-under and ended the five-flight ATV programme with controlled destructive reentry on 15 February 2015.
- First Flight Date
- 2014-07-29
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:47:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:47:52 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2015-02-15
- Search Name
- ATV-5 Georges Lemaître Georges Lemaître ATV Georges Lemaitre ATV Georges Lemaître ATV-5
- Serial Number
- ATV-5
- Vehicle Code
- Georges Lemaître