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Go to topicEight days after launch, ESAs latest Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, completed a flawless rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station at 17:08 CET to deliver essential supplies. The ATV-2, was launched on 16 February at 22:50 CET by an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
This B-Roll includes shots of the launch, the ATV Control Center, approach and docking of the ATV-2 and success statements from ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain in English and French.