ATV THERMAL CONTROL: Architecture and Jules Verne First Flight Result

Document Number: 2009-01-2474

Date Published: July 2009

Author(s):
Patrick Oger - Astrium Space Transportation
Pascal Vincent - Astrium Space Transportation
Jean-Christophe Guyot - Astrium Space Transportation
Frank Bouckaert - European Space Agency

Abstract:
After several years of development the first European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) developed by ESA called Jules Verne completed successfully its seven-month ISS logistics mission. Launched 9 March 2008 on an Ariane 5 launcher, the ATV performed the 3 April 2008 rendezvous and docking to the International Space Station to which it remained attached for five months.

This paper presents in a first part the ATV thermal control architecture based on a innovative active thermal control design built around 40 Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHP) controlling the heat rejection and in a second part the in-flight thermal control behavior of the ATV Jules Verne observed during the seven months mission in both free flight and attached to ISS phases.

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See other papers presented at International Conference On Environmental Systems, July 2009, Savannah, GA, USA, Session: Space Station and Manned Orbiting Infrastructures Thermal Control (Part 2 of 2)

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