Johannes Kepler ATV
Success
FEB 16201121:50:00 UTCESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed cargo ship for the International Space Station, weighed just over 20 tonnes at launch, the heaviest payload an Ariane rocket had carried. It docked with the station on 24 February 2011, undocked on 20 June loaded with waste, and was destroyed the next day on re-entry over the South Pacific.
LIFTOFF
FEB 16 201121:50:00 UTC
Success
launched from ELA-3 Kourou
aboard Ariane 5 ES into LEO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payload
Johannes Kepler ATV
Space station resupply

