ESA Astronaut launch to ISS: Live coverage

Date: Wed, Sep 02, 2015 | 03:35 - 05:20 GMT | 05:35 - 07:20 CEST

Type: ESA TV Live

Format: 16:9

Follow the launch to the International Space Station of ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen this 2 September.

The first Danish astronaut will fly onboard the Soyuz TMA-18M capsule with his crewmates Soyuz spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov and Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov from Baikonur Cosmosdrome in Kazakhstan. 

Lift off is currently scheduled at 04:37:43 GMT, 06:37:43 Central European Time, 10:37:43 Baikonur time.

Docking to the ISS and ingress will take place on the morning of Friday 4 September.

Overseen by a team at the Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Mogensen will conduct an intensive series of experiments during his short duration mission.

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

Satellite Parameters:

Eutelsat 10A @ 10degEast Transponder B5 Channel D (9MHz)
D/link freq: 11153.83 MHz Polarisation X/horizontal
Signal: HD 1080i/50 MPEG4 420 clear Symb rate: 7.200 FEC: ¾
Modulation: DVBS2/8PSK audio PIDs open/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 68
Chris Courtenay Taylor at chrisct@worldwidepictures.tv / tel + 44 7774 275 951