So that everyone knows what is happening as ATV-3, 'Eduardo Amaldi', approaches and docks with the International Space Station, here is the nominal timeline for this evening's activities:
| Event | Burn
duration | Velocity
change
(Δv) | Time
(CEST / UTC+2)
(hh:mm:ss) |
| S-2 Waypoint | | | 15:50:06 |
| S-1 Waypoint | | | 18:38:57 |
| Phasing Manoeuvre IF1 | | 0.00 m/s | 18:46:38 |
| Phasing Manoeuvre IF2 | | 0.00 m/s | 19:32:46 |
| Phasing Manoeuvre IF3 | | 1.20 m/s | 20:17:28 |
| S-1/2 Waypoint | | | 20:26:27 |
| S1 Waypoint / Homing Manoeuvre HM1 | 600 s | 1.69 m/s | 21:12:36 |
| Homing Manoeuvre HM2 | 150 s | 0.04 m/s | 21:28:05 |
| Homing Manoeuvre HM3 | 150 s | 0.16 m/s | 21:43:35 |
| Homing Manoeuvre HM4 | 600 s | 2.10 m/s | 21:49:05 |
| Arrive at S2 Holdpoint | | | 21:59:05 |
| Depart S2 / Closing Manoeuvre CM1 | 270 s | 1.49 m/s | 22:30:27 |
| Closing Manoeuvre CM2 | 180 s | 0.40 m/s | 22:43:27 |
| Closing Manoeuvre CM3 | 150 s | 0.41 m/s | 22:56:27 |
| Closing Manoeuvre CM4 | 400 s | 1.55 m/s | 23:03:47 |
| Arrive at S3 Holdpoint | | | 23:10:27 |
| Depart S3 Holdpoint | | | 23:46:57 |
| Arrive at S4 Holdpoint | | | 00:10:27 |
| Depart S4 Holdpoint | | | 00:23:27 |
| Arrive at S41 Holdpoint | | | 00:25:57 |
| Depart S41 Holdpoint | | | 00:30:57 |
| Nominal Docking | | | 00:33:00 |