ESA TV Service — info on feeds of 20 April
Tomorrow, the ESA TV Service will transmit two feeds, as follows:
20 April 2001
05:00-05:20 GMT
STS-100 Countdown and Launch Highlights
ESA TV News
Attention: this programme item is transmitted on NSS-K.
The Flight Day Highlights of the launch of STS-100 include some 15 minutes of B-roll material on launch preparations (crew suit-up, breakfast, walk-out, entry of crew into Shuttle), final countdown and lift-off/flight of the Shuttle. The ESA TV Service transmits these images in time for breakfast news programmes. The transmission is cancelled in case the Shuttle is not launched tonight.
The transmission parameters are:
NSS-K at 21.5 degrees West
Transponder H07, vertical, dig channel 1
F=11.591 MHz, SR=20.150 MS/sec, FEC=3/4
20 April 2001
09:00-09:30 GMT
Advanced satellite navigation and automobiles
ESA TV Exchanges on Europe by Satellite
This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) service. EbS has started to carry ESA TV Service programme items inside a special ESA TV Exchanges slot on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
ESA, the European Commission and Eurocontrol are working together to develop EGNOS, a system to make the US-American GPS navigation system even better. Originally developed for commercial aircraft navigation, EGNOS is also of potential benefit for car navigation. This programme shows the first tests of Egnos in Fiat’s test centre near Torino, Italy, and outlines the benefits of EGNOS. The 4-minute A-roll with split audio and English voice-over is complemented by a 10-minute B-roll.
The transmission parameters are:
EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13 degrees East
F=12,47550 GHz, horizontal (MCPC)
27,500 MS/sec, FEC=3/4
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.
