In March 2008, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been launched on an Ariane 5 rocket, and has successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The ATV, which is an ESA program developed by Astrium-ST as prime contractor, is the European resupply and reboost vehicle to the ISS. The docking has been realized thanks to various attitude and orbit instruments, among which the Videometer (VDM) developed by EADS-Sodern. This rendezvous optical sensor is the main instrument for the final approach of the ATV to the ISS. This paper first recalls the VDM principle and characteristics, and then presents the inflight data of the first ATV named Jules Verne, during the final approach to the ISS on April 3rd 2008.
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