ESA-TV coverage Soyuz landing

A busy September onboard the International Space Station will come to a close this week, as a Soyuz Capsule will undock to bring the resident Expedition 13 Crew and “space tourist” Anousheh Ansari back to Earth. The ESA-TV coverage of events is as follows:

28 September 18:30 – 19:00 GMT

ISS Farewell and Soyuz Hatch Closure

A short ceremony will precede the entering of astronauts Vinogradov, Williams and Ansari into the Soyuz capsule. At 18:45 GMT, the hatch between the Station and the Capsule will be closed.

29 September 09:30 – 10:00 GMT

Expedition 13/Ansari Landing B-Roll

The landing of the Soyuz capsule is scheduled for 29 Septmeber at 01:10 GMT in Kazachstan but live images will not be available because the landing site is in a remote, sparsely populated area. Transmitted some hours after landing, this B-roll will include images of the landing, of the astronauts at the landing site and their first reactions, and of a welcome ceremony in nearby Kustanai.

Please note that NASA-TV programming is subject to last-minute schedule changes.

Please note that the line-up time for this SCPC feed is 5 minutes.

More backgroud information can be found on: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html

Both transmissions will be on:

Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West, Transponder F5, channel D horizontal, F=12.652 MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4

For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int.