Galileo Soyuz Launch Live from Kourou / Amended Timings

Date: Fri, Mar 27, 2015 | 21:20 - 04:00 GMT | 22:20 - 05:00 CET

Type: ESA TV Live

Format: 16:9

Follow the launch of the 7th and 8th Galileo satellites aboard Soyuz from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Galileo Sat 7 & 8 on top a Soyuz rocket are scheduled for lift off at 21:46 GMT (22:46 CET, 18:46 local time) this Friday from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Video transmission will be in two parts :

- Soyuz on its pad/ Lift Off / Ascent and first Fregat burn : 21h20 - 22h20 GMT

- 2nd Fregat burn / Satellites separation / Declarations: 01h30 - 04h00 GMT

Launch highlights will be posted on ESA TV FTP server within one hour after end of video transmission. 

Server: tvdownload.esa.int
Login: esa
Password: ftp4esa

For more information please contact ESA TV 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

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/The_future_-_Galileo/What_is_Galileo

Satellite Parameters:

EUTELSAT 7B @ 7 deg East TXP B1 SLOT 1K (6MHz) 
 DOWNLINK FR: 11006.5 MHz POL X/horizontal
 SR: 4.9373Ms/s FEC: 3/4 Mod: DVBS2/8PSK Pilot: on Roll-off: 0.20
 SIGNAL: HD 16:9 1080i/50 MPEG4(H264) 4:2:0 DR:10.7514 Mbps
 AUDIO:1 mono Eng
AUDIO:2 mono Fr

For any queries regarding satellite or ftp please contact the ESA TV producers: Dominique Detain at Dominique.detain@esa.int or +33 685 114 681 or Chris Courtenay Taylor at chrisct@worldwidepictures.tv or +44 7774 275 951.