Smart-1 Story IV: Travelling with Solar Energy through Deep Space / ESA TV Exchanges / 04-07-2003
The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
04-Jul-03 12:00 – 12:15 GMT
Smart-1 Story IV: Travelling with Solar Energy through Deep Space
ESA TV Exchanges
Background information on the transmission:
Replay 1 – 4 July 18:45-19:00 GMT
Replay 2 – 5 July 09:00-09:15 GMT
This transmission is the last of four programmes on ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft which will fly to the moon following a launch on Ariane 5 on 28 August. The programme investigates the ion propulsion technology that the mission will test in view of its use for Europe’s future large deep space mission. Thank to ion propulsion, light, i.e. energy from the sun can be used to accelerate a spacecraft
This Exchange comprises of a 5 minute A-roll with split audio (English commentary/international sound) and is complimented by a 8-minute B-Roll with clean international sound.
The script will be available as of 4 July as a PDF document, on the ESA TV Website http://television.esa.int
A preview clip can be downloaded in Media Player format from
http://esa.capcave.com/wmp/smrt4fi_31032003_wmplow.wmv
This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) Service. You can find the complete transmission shcedule and download scripts and shot lists, also for ESA TV items, from the EbS Website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/ebs/index
More background information can be found on http://sci.esa.int/smart-1/.
Transmission details:EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13 degrees 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.
