Marco Polo Docking/Ingress VNR / ESA TV News / 27-04-2002
The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
27-Apr-02 12:00 – 12:15 GMT
Marco Polo Docking/Ingress VNR
ESA TV News
Background information on the transmission:
Italian ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori, a former Italian Air Force test pilot, and his fellow crew members Yuri Gidzenko, the mission commander, and flight participant Mark Shuttleworth, South Africa’s first person in space, successfully launched on board a Soyuz launcher to the International Space Station on Thursday 25 April at 08:26 (cest); 06:26 GMT. They are due to dock with the Space Station in two days’ time on Saturday, 27 April at 09:52 (CEST); 07:52(GMT). The hatch between the two craft will be opened at 11:25 (CEST); 09:25 (GMT).
This transmission is an edited highlights of the docking of the Soyuz capsule with the ISS and the Ingress of the crew into the space station.
Live coverage of the docking and ingress is also available, please consult the ESA TV website for transmission times and satellite parameters.
More background information can be found on http://television.esa.int.
Transmission details:Eutelsat W1, 10 degrees East
Transponder B5, channel 2 (digital, horizontal)
F=11.14375 MHz, SR=5.632 MS/sec, FEC=3/4
MPEG-2 (4:2:0)
MCR: Tel +31 71 565 6322, Fax +31 71 565 6340
PID-codes (Hex): audio 24, video 21, text 0, PCR 21
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.
