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G4ROA > HELP 01.04.08 16:13l 46 Lines 1316 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Shuttle ISS ???
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From: G4ROA@GB7COV.#29.GBR.EU
To : HELP@WW
Ian wrote...
It's proberly Jules Verne the ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle that is
currently carrying out test before docking.
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That is right Ian, it has been on a parking orbit during the last shuttle
mission (STS123) as it was launched just before the STS123 went off.
-- note from ESA today 1st said:
On 3 April the "Jules Verne" Automated Tranfer Vehicle (ATV) makes its
first ever docking attempt with the International Space Station. Before
the live video transmission on 3 April (between 14:00 and 15:00).
More background information can be found on http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV
/index.html
Current Keps are:
ISS (ZARYA)
1 25544U 98067A 08092.47953824 .00033270 00000-0 20513-3 0 2241
2 25544 051.6428 051.8280 0000752 356.5189 106.5638 15.76839566536428
ATV-1
1 32686U 08008A 08092.23073817 .00017778 00000-0 10000-3 0 1043
2 32686 051.6451 053.1022 0009766 212.4376 281.9950 15.79278837 3649
73's - Adrian, G4ROA @ GB7COV
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