Launch of the ATV on board Ariane 5ES
Launch of the ATV on board Ariane 5ES
ATV Johannes Kepler was launched on a specially modified launcher, the Ariane 5ES, at 22:50 CET on 16 February 2011 from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The second space cargo carrier in the ATV programme, it is now en route to the International Space Station (ISS).
