STS-109 Mission Coverage on ESA TV

At 11:22 GMT on Friday 01 March, the Space Shuttle Columbia successfully launched from Kennedy Space Centre on mission STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

The ESA TV service will transmit the following coverage of the STS-109 mission as follows:

03 March

11:35-11:50 GMT

HST Rendevous and Grapple

(The time of this transmission may be subject to change please check the website prior to transmission)

04 March

18:00-18:20 GMT

Flight Day 4 Highlights

06 March

18:00-18:20 GMT

Flight Day 6 Highlights

09 March

13:20-13:35

HST Deployment

(The time of this transmission may be subject to change please check the website prior to transmission)

For further information regarding the above transmission please visit the ESA TV website.

Satellite Parameters:

NSS-K at 21.5 degrees West

Transponder H07, vertical, Channel tbd (please check website prior to transmission)

F=11.591 MHz, SR=20.150 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.