ESA TV News–Ariane V141 Launch

The next ESA TV News item will be transmitted on:

08 June 2001

08:00-08:15 GMT

Please note the satellite parameters below.

Ariane Launch Highlights

Ariane Flight 141 will orbit the Intelsat 901 satellite. Kicking off the family of series 9 satellites, this is the 18th Intelsat satellite launched to daye by Arianespace. Europe’s space transport company will also launch six out of seven Intelsat 9 spacecraft.

For flight 141, Arianespace will an Ariane 44L, the most powerful version fitted with four liquid propellant strap-on boosters.

The 60-minute launch window opens on 8 June at 06:44 GMT. The ESA TV Service transmits five minutes of launch highlights, just after the end of the mission.

Satellite Parameters:

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)

For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail chabfast@hq.esa.fr.