Marco Polo VNR / ESA TV Exchanges / 23-04-2002

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

23-Apr-02 13:00 – 13:15 GMT

Marco Polo VNR

ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

Replay I: 23 Apr 02 18:45 – 19:00 GMT

Replay II: 27 Apr 02 07:15 – 07:30 GMT

Please note the time change for the original transmission of this programme.

This transmission provides an introduction to the Marco Polo mission which will see ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori travel to the International Space Station. It outlines the function of the mission and highlights the important experiments that Roberto Vittori will be carrying out whilst on board the ISS. The launch is scheduled for 06:26 on Thursday 25 April, please visit the ESA TV website for the ESA TV Services coverage of the mission.

The 5-minute A-roll contains split audio with an English guide track and is complemented by a B-roll with international sound only, including sound bites with ESA scientists. The script is on-line as of the end of today, as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS24546.pdf

This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) service. You can find the complete transmission schedule and download scripts and shot lists, also for ESA TV items, from the EbS Web site at http://europa.eu.int/comm/ebs/index.html

More background information can be found on http://spaceflight.esa.int.

Transmission details:EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13° East (DVB/MPEG-2)

Horizontal, F=12,476 MHz (MCPC, Europe by Satellite)

SR=27,500 MS/sec, FEC=3/4

For further information, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For other enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int.