A naval station for IXV

Date: Mon, Feb 09, 2015 | 12:00 - 12:15 GMT | 13:00 - 13:15 CET

Replay: Tue, Feb 10, 2015 | 15:45 - 16:00 GMT | 16:45 - 17:00 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

IXV, ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, is ready for its launch and reentry flight on 11 February.

The launch is scheduled for 13:00 GMT (14:00 CET) atop a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

In Parallel there is a recovery ship on the other side of the world, in the Pacific Ocean, waiting for the European space plane.

The ship and the team of mission engineers onboard are supporting IXV's crucial descent through the atmosphere and will recover it after its splashdown.  

The objective of this mission is to test new European reentry technologies.

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2015/02/IXV_recovery_ship

Script:
EbS97665.doc

Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.