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| On Wednesday 5 June 2013, Ariane 5 VA213 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, en route to the International Space Station. (ESA/S. Corvaja) |
An Ariane-5 rocket launched June 5 from Guiana Space Center near Kourou in French Guiana, sending the ATV-4 to the space station loaded with about 1,049 pounds (476 kilograms) of supplies, including equipment to keep science happening in the orbiting laboratory.
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| ESA's ATV-4 launch images taken by the Sterex experiment. These images provide a stunning vision of the Ariane 5 launch, including liftoff, boosters separation and ATV-4 release. The video system was developed by Kayser-Threde GmbH for ESA and DLR and integrated on Ariane by Astrium GmbH. Usage for ATV-4 was financed by DLR and ESA and supported by Arianespace and CNES. |
Launch Video :
STEREX IMAGES OF ATV-4 LAUNCH
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