ISS Update / ESA TV Exchanges / 12-10-2001

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

12-Oct-01 09:15 – 09:30 GMT

ISS Update

ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

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://euroa..eu.int/comm/ebs/index.html

Nine days before the launch of Claudie Haigneré, European second astronaut to visit the International Space Station, this programme provides an updated short overview of the ISS, its assembly status and the reasons for Europe’s participation in this largest scientific/technical co-operative project ever.

The 5-minute A-roll contains split audio with an English guide track and is complemented by a longer B-roll with clean international sound. The is on-line as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS21725.pdf

A preview-Real stream of the A-roll is on-line as of 12 October under http://esa.capcave.com:8080/ramgen/issupdate2_11102001_low.rm

More background information can be found on htpp://spaceflight.esa.int.

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.