Andromede landing summary / ESA/CNES news footage / 31-10-2001

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

31-Oct-01 15:00 – 15:20 GMT

Andromede landing summary

ESA/CNES news footage

Background information on the transmission:

Please note the unusual frequency and polarisation for this transmission, ex Moscow.

The Andromede mission is scheduled to conclude on 31 October, in the early morning hours, with the landing of the Soyuz capsule in the Kazach desert. This transmission will include images of the landing, and a B-roll of in-flight images recorded by Claudie Haigneré during her eight-day stay on the ISS. These images will be made for the first time available to broadcasters with this transmission.

More background information can be found on .

Transmission details:Eutelsat W1 at 10 degrees East

Transponder B2, vertical, channel 2 (MPEG-2, 4:2:0)

F=10.969 MHz, 5.632 MS/s, FEC=3/4

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