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ATV 5 docking timeline
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: August 11, 2014

NOTE: GMT is +4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.

Docking August 12, 2014
0907 GMT....ISS maneuvers to docking attitude.

0921 GMT....S-1/2 hold point. Distance: 24.2 miles (39 km) behind and 3.1 miles (5 km) below space station.

1008 GMT....S1 hold point. Distance: 9.6 miles (15.5 km) behind and 3.1 miles (5 km) below space station.

1054 GMT....S2 hold point arrival. Distance: 2.2 miles (3.5 km) behind space station. The ATV also reaches the same altitude as the space station.

1054 - 1125 GMT....Turn on external lights; KURS activation; begin using relative GPS.

1125 GMT....S2 hold point departure.

1205 GMT....S3 hold point arrival. Distance: 817 feet (249 m) behind space station.

1205 - 1242 GMT....Activate videometer and telegoniometer instruments; ATV-CC GO/NO-GO.

1242 GMT....S3 hold point departure.

1305 GMT....S4 hold point arrival. Distance: 62 feet (19 m) behind space station.

1305 - 1318 GMT....Pointing maneuver; ATV-CC GO/NO-GO.

1318 GMT....S4 hold point departure.

1321 GMT....S41 hold point arrival. Distance: 36 feet (11 m) behind space station.

1321 - 1326 GMT....ATV-CC GO/NO-GO.

1326 GMT....S41 hold point departure.

1330 GMT....CAPTURE. Georges Lemaitre's forward docking cone is captured by the aft port of the station's Zvezda service module.


Data source: ESA

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