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SPACE-BASED MOVING VAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automatic transfer vehicle
1, record 1, English, automatic%20transfer%20vehicle
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ATV 1, record 1, English, ATV
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- space truck 2, record 1, English, space%20truck
correct, officially approved
- automated transfer vehicle 3, record 1, English, automated%20transfer%20vehicle
correct
- ATV 4, record 1, English, ATV
correct
- ATV 4, record 1, English, ATV
- cargo supply vehicle 5, record 1, English, cargo%20supply%20vehicle
correct
- pressurized cargo carrier 6, record 1, English, pressurized%20cargo%20carrier
correct
- orbital moving van 7, record 1, English, orbital%20moving%20van
correct
- space moving van 8, record 1, English, space%20moving%20van
correct
- space-based moving van 9, record 1, English, space%2Dbased%20moving%20van
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is a European cargo supply vehicle to be used for the International Space Station (ISS). It will be launched by an Ariane-5 Rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. The first ATV is scheduled to be launched to the ISS in 2003. The European Space Agency (ESA) is to launch 9 Ariane-5's between 2003 and 2014 carrying ATV's. Each 20 tonne ATV will be placed in 300 km, 51.6 degrees orbit and will then manoeuvre to rendezvous and dock with the ISS. The ATV will provide unpressurized cargo, including propellant and cargo stored in its pressurized compartment including payloads and experiments. The ATV will also provide an orbital reboosting capability for the ISS and will later be filled with trash and waste which will be disposed of during a controlled, destructive re-entry. 5, record 1, English, - automatic%20transfer%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The ATV can carry a total cargo of up to 9 t which can consist of: up to 5.5 t of dry cargo (re-supply goods, scientific payload, etc.) up to 840 kg of water and gas up to 860 kg of propellant for refueling the Station up to 4 t of propellant for the "reboost" manoeuvre. 10, record 1, English, - automatic%20transfer%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] "Jules Verne," the automated transfer vehicle [will serve] as Europe's space truck to the ISS ... 11, record 1, English, - automatic%20transfer%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
automatic transfer vehicle; space truck; ATV: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 12, record 1, English, - automatic%20transfer%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
European, Russian space truck. 12, record 1, English, - automatic%20transfer%20vehicle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- véhicule de transfert automatique
1, record 1, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ATV 2, record 1, French, ATV
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- camion spatial 3, record 1, French, camion%20spatial
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- cargo automatique 4, record 1, French, cargo%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
- ATV 5, record 1, French, ATV
masculine noun
- ATV 5, record 1, French, ATV
- cargo automatique ATV 6, record 1, French, cargo%20automatique%20ATV
correct, masculine noun
- cargo européen de desserte 7, record 1, French, cargo%20europ%C3%A9en%20de%20desserte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ATV [...] est le prolongement de l'étage supérieur d'une Ariane 5. Il se présente donc sous la forme d'un cylindre de 5,45 mètres de diamètre sur 1,5 mètre de longueur. Il est équipé en standard d'un module de propulsion composé de huit petits moteurs à réaction et d'un module d'avionique qui intègre les réservoirs d'ergols, les circuits électroniques ainsi que les systèmes de régularisation thermique, de production d'énergie et de télécommunications. [...] L'ATV, équipé de ses moteurs et d'une capacité d'ergols accrue, sera aussi utilisé pour effectuer les modifications d'orbite de la station [...] c'est-à-dire les rehaussements d'orbite destinés à en compenser l'usure. 8, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] premier cargo automatique vers la Station spatiale internationale [...] s'appellera «Jules Verne» et décollera à bord d'une Ariane 5 en 2004. Le cargo automatique (ATV) a une masse de 20 tonnes. Il aura trois fonctions principales : cargo, propulseur d'appoint, élimination des déchets. L'ATV amènera 7,5 tonnes de nourriture, d'eau, de gaz, de carburant. Il sera arrimé à l'ISS durant six mois [et] servira de poubelle. Puis l'ATV rentrera brutalement dans l'atmosphère pour brûler dans les hautes couches de l'atmosphère, au-dessus de l'océan Pacifique. [...] L'ATV pourrait servir de barge de sauvetage pour l'équipage de l'ISS. C'est un scénario qui est étudié en ce moment par la NASA. 5, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Trois configurations de base sont prévues pour l'ATV. Il peut notamment recevoir un mini-module logistique pressurisé (MPLM), une coque porteuse et deux palettes logistiques non pressurisées (ULC), ou un module pressurisé en plus d'une structure porte-réservoir ouverte. 8, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
L'ATV consiste en deux modules : un module propulseur, et un module cargo. 9, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
véhicule de transfert automatique; camion spatial; ATV : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 10, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La capacité d'emport de l'ATV. 10, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
L'ATV en configuration de poussée, en configuration de transfert de matériaux. 10, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20transfert%20automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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