ESA TV: ATV / ARIANE 5 Roll Out to launch pad

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

07-Mar-08 17:30 – 17:45 GMT

ATV / ARIANE 5 Roll Out to launch pad

ESA TV News

Background information on the transmission:

This Friday, 7 March, at Europe’s space port in Kourou; Ariane 5 with a huge payload under its fairing (equivalent to a London Bus!), is transferred from the preparatory area to the launch zone.

ATV “Jules Verne”, the European Automated Transfer Vehicle, at nearly 20 tonnes, is the largest payload ever launched by Ariane and also represents an historical mission: it is the first European cargo supplier for the ISS.

Launch is scheduled for a night-time launch on 9 March at 04:04 UTC. Todays video includes the final encapsulation of ATV and closure of the fairing – followed by roll-out to the launch pad.

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The line-up time for ESA SCPC feeds is – 5 minutes.

More background information can be found on http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/index.html.

Transmission details:

Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 1 (AB1) at 12.5degW, Transponder F5, Channel E, F = 12660.75MHz, Pol = horizontal,SR = 6.1113 Ms/s, FEC = 3/4, signal MPEG2 4:2:0 in the clear. Intl audio on track 1.

For further information on these feeds, please contact the ESA TV producer Chris Courtenay Taylor: tel + 44 7774 275 951 or mail chrisct@worldwidegroup.ltd.uk