Status Report

ESA TV Service resumes operation / ESA TV Footage / 05-09-2001

By SpaceRef Editor
September 4, 2001
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The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

05-Sep-01 11:00 – 12:00 GMT

ESA TV Service resumes operation

ESA TV Footage

Background information on the transmission:

The first transmission of the ESA TV Service after the summer break will be a footage feed. This transmission will comprise of the following 4 items and will be played out over the Eutelsat W1 satellite, please note parameters below.

1) ESA Corporate Video (10 min)

11:00-11:10 GMT

The Planet stories with German Commentary – A replay of the 3 programmes on our solar system exploration but this time with German voiceover (NB mixed audio)

2) Why Explore Other Planets? (5 min)

11:10-11:15 GMT

3) ESA’s Mission to Mars (5 min)

11:15-11:20 GMT

4) Huygens/Cassini en Route to Titan (5 min)

11:20-11:25 GMT

More background information can be found on .

Transmission details: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)

MCR: Tel +31 71 565 6322, Fax +31 71 565 6340

PID-codes (Hex): audio 24, video 21, text 0, PCR 21

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.

SpaceRef staff editor.