A typical mission sees ATV bringing water, fuel, food and scientific equipment to the ISS. At the end of its mission, ATV is loaded with waste and undocked from the ISS before burning up during a controlled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. ATV is also used for regularly re-boosting the ISS to its operational orbit at around 400 km and for carrying out manoeuvres to avoid collisions with space debris.
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