Today on the ESA TV Service Schedule 9 Feb 2001
Today’s transmission of the ESA TV Service includes:
09-Feb-01 19:00 – 19:30 GMT
Docking of Shuttle with the Space Station
Live rebroadcast of NASA-TV
Background information on the transmission:
The docking of Shuttle mission STS-98 with the Intrbational Space Station is scheduled for today, 16:56 GMT but will not be televised live. The hatch opening and ISS crew welcome is scheduled for 18:41 GMT.
The video tape of the Shuttle/ISS docking images will be replayed starting 19:11 GMT, and the ESA TV Service rebroadcasts these images live. In addition to this during the hour long transmission there will be live images of the STS-98 crew inside the ISS meeting and greeting the Expedition One crew. The ESA TV Service transmits these images live in time for prime time broadcasting.
More background information can be found on http://spaceflight.nasa.gov.
Transmission details:NSS-K at 21.5 degrees West
Transponder H07, dig ch 1 (MCPC), vertical
F=11.591 MHz, SR=20.150 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 chabfast@estec.esa.nl.
