PROBA VEGETATION
Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 06:30 - 06:50 GMT | 08:30 - 08:50 CEST
Replay: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 15:00 - 15:20 GMT | 17:00 - 17:20 CEST
Type: ESA TV Exchange
Format: 16:9
Soon to be launched aboard the second VEGA flight from Kourou, PROBA V, V for Vegetation, is part of a series of small satellites made by ESA to demonstrate new technologies on orbit.
But this satellite - of only one cubic meter - will be an operational tool to monitor vegetation on Earth.
This video explains the mission of this innovative satellite mostly made in Belgium.
It includes interviews of PROBA V managers in English, French and Dutch.
More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering and http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology
Script:
EbSI-077362.doc
Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.