ESA TV Service – URGENT update on today’s transmissions

The updated schedule of today’s transmission of press events from the ESA Ministerial Council meeting is as follows:

After 16:00 GMT: Press conference with Romano Prodi (President of the European Commission), Edelgard Bulmahn (chairperson of the Ministerial Council and German Minister for Education and Research), and Antonio Rodota (ESA Director General). This press conference, on ESA-EU relations, will start at the latest at 16:30 GMT.

18:15 GMT: Press briefing with Edelgard Bulmahn (chairperson of the Ministerial Council and German Minister for Education and Research), and Antonio Rodota (ESA Director General). This briefing will outline the results of the deliberations of the first day of the Ministerial Council meeting.

Satellite parameters:

Eutelsat W1 at 10 degrees East

Transponder B5, horizontal, dig ch 2

F=11.144 MHz, SR=5.632 MS/sec, FEC=3/4

The carrier us up without interruption today until at least 19:00 GMT.

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.