Galileo Taking Shape / ESA TV Exchanges / 10-02-2005

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

10-Feb-05 10:15 – 10:30 GMT

Galileo Taking Shape

ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

Replay I: 10 February 16:00-16:15 GMT

Replay II: 12 February 11:00-11:15 GMT

Europe’s satellite navigation system Galileo is taking shape as two satellites are being readied for launch towards the end of the year. Today’s Programme provides a status report on the first large cooperative space programme of ESA with the European Union.

The script will be on-line as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS38043.pdf

This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) service. You can find the complete transmission schedule and download scripts and shot lists, also for ESA TV items, from the EbS Web site at http://europa.eu.int/comm/ebs/schedule.cfm

More background information can be found on http://www.esa.int/esaNA/.

Transmission details:EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13° East (DVB/MPEG-2)

Horizontal, F=12,476 MHz (MCPC, Europe by Satellite)

SR=27,500 MS/sec, FEC=3/4

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.