Status Earth Views I/ESA TV Exchanges on EbS/22-01-2002

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

22-Jan-02 11:45 – 12:00 GMT

Earth Views I — What the Eye Can See

ESA TV Exchanges on EbS

Replay I: 22 Jan-02 19:45 – 20:00 GMT

Replay II: 26 Jan 02 07:30 – 07:45 GMT

Please note the change in transmission time (11:45 instead of 10:15 GMT) and the replays, one on Tuesday and the other on Saturday.

Background information on the transmission:

This programme is the 1st in a series of three ESA TV Exchanges about views of the Earth from Space.

Generations of manned space missions have carried film and photographic cameras, and a series of “optical” satellites have allowed us to build up a complex picture of our planet. We can take a bird’s eye view of hurricanes, we can follow the flow of rivers – we can even sweep down onto city streets. This transmission is a compilation of the most interesting, stunning, or just most beautiful pictures of the Earth as seen by a human eye from Space.

The 5-minute A-roll contains split audio with an English guide track and is complemented by a B-roll with international sound only. The script is on-line as of tomorrow as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS23579.pdf

Transmission details:

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

Horizontal, F”3,476 MHz (MCPC, Europe by Satellite)

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

For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int.