Watch the ATV launch - LIVE

Jules Verne, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle is set for lift-off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 05:03 CET (04:03 UT), on Sunday 9 March. A test signal will start one hour before liftoff. The launch transmission starts at 04:43 CET (03:43 UT) on 9 March, and will continue for 86 mins after the launch.

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