Sputnik 60th anniversary
Date: Tue, Sep 26, 2017 | 06:30 - 06:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CEST
Replay: Tue, Sep 26, 2017 | 15:00 - 15:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CEST
Type: ESA TV Exchange
Format: 16:9
The 4th October 2017 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the launch of the first satellite: Sputnik. The Soviet spacecraft was only equipped with a simple transmitter, but its incessant beeping sent shockwaves around the world and its flight marked the beginning of the space race.
Today’s sophisticated satellites can trace their origins back to Sputnik and astronauts still begin their journey from the same launch site in Baikonur.
This report contains footage of the Sputnik launch, an interview (and set-up shots) in the private museum of RSC Energia – the company that built Sputnik – as well as interior and drone shots of the Cosmonautics museum in Moscow.
B-roll contains additional soundbites, including from Alexei Leonov – the first man to walk in space (in Russian). Interviews in French or Russian.
More information at: http://www.esa.int/ESA
Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2017/09/Sputnik_60th_anniversary
Script:
Sputnik celebrating 60 years.docx
Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.