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The Mission

		Rocket: Ariane 5 ES Payload: ATV 3 Date: March 23, 2012 Time: 0434 GMT (12:34 a.m. EDT) Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana Docking: March 28, 2012 @ 2233 GMT (6:33 p.m. EDT) Mission Status Center Docking timeline Launch story Photos: Toucan view Photos: Prelaunch views Photos: Ariane 5 rollout Launch timeline Ground track map Launch delay ATV moved to launcher ATV 3 fact sheet Ariane archive

ATV 3 docking timeline
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Posted: March 28, 2012

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

Docking March 28, 2012

1826 GMT....S-1/2 hold point. Distance: 24.2 miles (39 km) behind and 3.1 miles (5 km) below space station.
1912 GMT....S1 hold point. Distance: 9.6 miles (15.5 km) behind and 3.1 miles (5 km) below space station.
1959 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.
1959 - 2030 GMT....Turn on external lights; KURS activation; begin using relative GPS.
2030 GMT....S2 hold point departure.
2110 GMT....S3 hold point arrival. Distance: 817 feet (249 m) behind space station.
2110 - 2146 GMT....Activate videometer and telegoniometer instruments; ATV-CC GO/NO-GO.
2146 GMT....S3 hold point departure.
2210 GMT....S4 hold point arrival. Distance: 62 feet (19 m) behind space station.
2210 - 2223 GMT....Pointing maneuver; ATV-CC GO/NO-GO.
2223....S4 hold point departure.
2225 GMT....S41 hold point arrival. Distance: 36 feet (11 m) behind space station.
2225 - 2230 GMT....ATV-CC GO/NO-GO.
2230 GMT....S41 hold point departure.
2233 GMT....CAPTURE. Edoardo Amaldi's forward docking cone is captured by the aft port of the station's Zvezda service module.

Data source: ESA

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