ESA Astronaut Tim Peake Mission to ISS

Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CET

Replay: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 | 17:00 - 17:15 GMT | 18:00 - 18:15 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

Named after Isaac Newton’s text Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Principia mission will be the eighth ESA long-duration mission to the International Space Station.

British astronaut Tim Peake will be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan onboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle next 15 December at 17h03 Baikonur (11h03 GMT).

Tim Peake will be spending five months in orbit carrying out an intensive schedule of European and international experiments, in addition to numerous educational activities from space. 

 

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

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2015/10/Tim_Peake_mission_overview

Script:
EbSI-112271.doc

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