Flight of the first Vega / ESA TV Exchanges / 11-04-2012

10 April 2012 European Space Agency (ESA)

Broadcast content type: Broadcast
Broadcast starts: 11 April 2012 @ 06:30 GMT
Broadcast duration: 00:15:00

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
ESA TV Exchanges
11-Apr-12 06:30 - 06:45 GMT
REPLAY: 11-Apr-12 15:00 - 15:15 GMT
Flight of the first Vega
ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

Vega, ESA's new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after the successful qualification flight on 13 February from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

With Vega extending the family of launchers available at the spaceport, Europe now covers the full range of launch needs, from small science and Earth observation satellites to the largest missions like ESA's supply freighters to the International Space Station.

This A & B Roll looks back at Vega launch in Kourou and the technology behind it. It includes interviews with Antonio Fabrizi, ESA Director of Launchers and Stefano Bianchi, ESA Vega Programme Manager.

For more info on this subject please check the script that is online as a DOC file under :
http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS84463.doc

A WMV preview clip is online under :
http://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mplo/VEGA_1st_FLIGHT_web_03-22-12_wmplow.wmv

More background information can be found on http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Vega/index.html.

The MPEG-2 files are on the ESA ftp server in the folder entitled :
ftp://esa.contentcoders.com/mpeg2/Vega-1stflight-23032012/

Transmission details:
Eutelsat 9A at 9E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.