Galileo / Ariane 5: Latest from Kourou

Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2016 | 15:00 - 15:30 GMT | 16:00 - 16:30 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

Next 17 November at 10:06 local time, 13h06 GMT, Ariane 5 will launch four Galileo satellites from Europe’ Spaceport in Kourou, French Guyane.

This mission will mark the first use of Ariane 5 to loft spacecraft for Europe’s Galileo global navigation system with a new variant able to send four Galileo satellites at the altitude of 23 222 km.

This launch is a major step up for Galileo. The 14 Galileo satellites already in orbit have been launched two at a time, by seven previous Soyuz missions from French Guiana.

Galileo is funded and owned by the European Union, with overall responsibility for management and implementation held by the European Commission. Design and development of the new generation of systems and infrastructure has been assigned to the European Space Agency.

This feed will propose latest images from Ariane and Galileo satellites launch campaign in Kourou and will include interviews in different languages with ESA and Arianespace managers in charge of this mission.

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation

Satellite Parameters:

Eutelsat 7B @ 7deg East
Transponder: B5 Channel: 5A (12MHz)
D/link Fr: 11128.33 MHz Polarisation: X/horizontal
Signal: 1080/50 MPEG4 4:2:0 (H264) clear
SR: 9.875 FEC: 3/4 Mod: DVBS2/8PSK
Pilot: On Roll-off: 0.2 DR: 21.503
Audio 1: English mono
Audio 2: French mono

For any inquiries regarding satellite or ftp reception please contact the ESA TV production team:
Dominique Detain at dominique.detain@esa.int  / tel + 33 685 114 681
Chris Courtenay Taylor at chrisct@worldwidepictures.tv / tel + 44 7774 275 951