ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet Launch Coverage and LIVE

Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2016 | 19:30 - 21:00 GMT | 20:30 - 22:00 CET

Type: ESA TV Live

Format: 16:9

On 17 November, ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet with Roscosmos Commander Oleg Novitsky and NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson will be launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a long duration mission on the International Space Station.

Launch is scheduled at 20:20 GMT on Nov. 17, 02:20 Baikonur time on Nov. 18. 

Docking and ingress will occur after 34 orbits, at 22:00 GMT on Nov. 19. GMT.

Live Transmission times (GMT) as follows:

17 November

Launch : 1930-2045 GMT

The launch transmission will carry English commentary on track 1 and French on track 2.

It will include B-roll feeds of crew arrival and preparation in Baikonur and of the launch-day activities with crew suit-up, walk-out and last wave as they board the launcher.

 

19 November

Docking: 2130-2210 GMT

Hatch-opening/welcome ceremony: 2345-0110 GMT

The docking and hatch-opening transmissions will carry joint English/French commentary on both tracks.

 

All transmissions will be carried on ESA web and highlights will be posted to the ESA TV ftp server as soon as possible at:

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

 The following footage has been/will be posted on the above server:
- Final qualification at Star City/Kremlin visit/departure for Baikonur
- Arrival at Baikonur/flag raising/first fit-check - 10 Nov
- 2nd fit check/ crew preparation - 11 Nov
- Roll-out to pad/interviews with mission management - 14 Nov
- State Commission/last press conf - 16 Nov

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Proxima

Satellite Parameters:

Eutelsat 7B @ 7deg East  Transponder: B6
17 Nov launch: Channel: F (9MHz) D/link Fr: 11171.83MHz Polarisation: Y/vertical
19 Nov dock/hatch open: Channel E (9MHz) D/link Fr: 11162.83MHz Polarisation: Y/vertical
Signal: 1080/50 MPEG4 4:2:0 (H264) clear
SR: 7200 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