LIVE: Galileo Press Conference by the European Commission / ESA TV Live / 16-05-2007

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

16-May-07 10:15 – 11:15 GMT

LIVE: Galileo Press Conference by the European Commission

ESA TV Live

Background information on the transmission:

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ESA TV WEBSITE IS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE AND WILL BE ACCESSIBLE AGAIN ON 16 MAY.

Tomorrow, 16 May, European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot will host a press conference on the Galileo satellite navigation programme.

ESA TV provides a live rebroadcast of the event. Please note that the event might begin up to 15 minutes later than indicated above.

Barrot will speak French, with English simultaneous interpretation provided on the second audio channel.

The statements by Barrot will be followed by a Q&A session with the media gathering in the press auditorium of the European Commission Headquarters in Brussels.

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/esaCP/SEMOOD12Z0F_index_0.html.

Transmission details:

Sirius 2 at 4.8 degrees East, Transponder B1, Horizontal (Europe by Satellite)

F=11727.5 MHz, Symbol rate 27500 MS/sec, FEC 3/4

Audio pids: International sound=201 English=202

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.

With kind regards

ESA TV Service