Thomas Pesquet 3rd Spacewalk - POSTPONED!

Date: Thu, Apr 06, 2017 | 12:00 - 18:30 GMT | 14:00 - 20:30 CEST

Type: ESA TV Live

Format: 16:9

IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE DELAYED ORBITAL ATK LAUNCH/DOCKING, EVA#42 IS POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE TBC. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED ONCE THAT DATE IS KNOWN.

 

This thursday 6 April, follow live Thomas Pesquet performing his 3rd Spacewalk.

It will be U.S. EVA #42 to replace an EXPRESS Carrier Avionics box, install an HD camera assembly and also an external wireless antenna.

During some 6 hours 1/2, the ESA Astronaut will be working outside the International Space Station along with NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson.

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

Satellite Parameters:

Eutelsat 12WestB at 12.5degW
 Transponder B2 Channel B (9 MHz)
 DL: 10969.17 Y/vertical
 Signal: HD 1080i/50 MPEG4 (H264) 4:2:0 clear, SR = 7200 Ms/s, FEC = 3/4
Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK audio PIDs open/mono

For further details contact: Dominique Detain + 33 685 11 46 81 or mail Dominique.detain@esa.int or Chris Courtenay Taylor + 44 7774 275 951 or mail chrisct@worldwidepictures.tv