ATV 5 launch: Latest from kourou

Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2014 | 12:00 - 12:30 GMT | 14:00 - 14:30 CEST

Type: ESA TV News

Format: 16:9

The fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle is currently planned for launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guyane on 29 July at 23:47:38GMT.

ATV-5 is the last in the series to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. It has been named Georges Lemaitre as a tribute to the Belgian physicist, father of the Big Bang theory.

After launch on an Ariane 5 from Kourou, ATV will automatically navigate to a precision docking with the ISS where it will remain attached for up to six months.

This feed provides the latest images of the preparation of ATV 5 and Ariane 5 in Kourou.

It will include interviews with Nico Dettmann, Head of the ATV-programme, ESA, in English, French and German and with Massimo Cislaghi, ATV-5 Mission Manager, ESA, in English, French and Italian.

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

Satellite Parameters:

EUTELSAT 7A @ 7 deg East TXP B2 SLOT 2G 12MHz
 DOWNLINK Fr: 10997.5 MHz POL Y/vertical
 SR: 9.875Ms/s FEC: 3/4 Mod: DVBS2 8PSK
 SIGNAL: HD 16:9 1080i/50 MPEG4(H264) 4:2:0  21.503 Mbps
 AUDIO:1 mono Fr
 AUDIO:2 mono Eng
 

Video will also be available within 1 hour on the ESA TV ftp server:

Server: tvdownload.esa.int
Login: esa
Password: ftp4esa
Please remember to use a ftp client as direct download access is not possible.

 

For any inquiries please contact the ESA TV production team:
Dominique Detain at dominique.detain@esa.int or + 33 685 114 681

Chris Courtenay Taylor at chrisct@worldwidepictures.tv or + 44 7774 275 951.