ATV Georges Lemaître ready for launch

Ariane 5 flight VA219, which is set to carry ATV Georges Lemaître into orbit, on the launch pad, on 29 July 2014.

ATV-5 is set to carry almost 6.6 tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station, including a record amount of dry cargo – around 2682 kg. 

Launch of the fifth  Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV-5, from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled for 23:47 UTC on 29 July (01:47 CEST; 30 July).