Transport of Mars Express to Baikonur / ESA TV Exchanges / 11-04-2003
The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
11-Apr-03 09:15 – 09:30 GMT
Transport of Mars Express to Baikonur
ESA TV Exchanges
Background information on the transmission:
Replay 1: 11 April, 18:45-19:00 GMT
Replay 2: 12 April, 09:00-09:15 GMT
In June, ESA’s Mars Express space probe will be launched to the Red Planet and search for water and traces of life. This Exchange is the first in a series of six transmisisons covering all aspects of this ambitious project.
The Mars Express spacecraft was built in Toulouse and recently transported by an Antonov freighter plane to the Baikonur Cosmodrome where it will now be integrated onto the upper stage of a Soyuz launcher. This Exchange covers all stages of this complex transport, from packing of the satellite until start of final pre-launch checks of the satellite in Baikonur.
The programme comprises of a 5 minute A-roll with split audio (English commentary/international sound) and is complimented by a B-Roll with clean international sound including soundbites with project manager Rudi Schmidt.
The script is available as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS29280.pdf.
A preview of the programme can be viewed under the following URL: http://esa.capcave.com/wmp/mxpdrft_09042003_wmpd.wmv
This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) Service. You can find the complete transmission shcedule and download scripts and shot lists, also for ESA TV items, from the EbS Website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/ebs/index
More background information can be found on http://sci.esa.int/home/marsexpress/.
Transmission details:EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13 degrees 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.
