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=== ''Georges Lemaître'' === {{Main|Georges Lemaître ATV}} Named after the Belgian astronomer [[Georges Lemaître]]. The spacecraft launched during the night of 29 July (23:44 GMT, 20:44 local time, 30 July 01:44 CEST), 2014, on a mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo, and an artwork by artist [[Katie Paterson]]. It docked with the ISS on 12 August at 13:30 GMT.<ref>{{cite web |title=ATV completes final automated docking |url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV_completes_final_automated_docking |publisher= ESA|access-date=1 September 2014}}</ref> ''Georges Lemaître'' had a total mass of almost {{convert|20.3|t}}, a mass that exceeded that of all previously launched ATVs. This also made it the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by an Ariane rocket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airbus Defence and Space prepares launch of ATV-5 "Georges Lemaître" |url=http://airbusdefenceandspace.com/airbus-defence-and-space-prepares-launch-of-atv-5-georges-lemai%CC%82tre/ |publisher=Airbus Defence and Space |access-date=1 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919015040/http://airbusdefenceandspace.com/airbus-defence-and-space-prepares-launch-of-atv-5-georges-lemai%CC%82tre/ |archive-date=19 September 2014 }}</ref>
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