Sentinel-2A Vega Launch Live

Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2015 | 01:30 - 03:30 GMT | 03:30 - 05:30 CEST

Type: ESA TV Live

Format: 16:9

Follow the launch of Sentinel-2A!

On 23 June at 01:52 GMT (03:52 CEST 23 June; 22:52 local time 22 June) Sentinel-2A will be launched from Europe's Space port in French Guiana on top of a Vega.  This satellite will be the second Sentinel for the  Copernicus Programme.

Video transmission will be in two parts :

- Vega on its pad/ Lift Off / Ascent and flight with first Avum burn

- Sentinel-2A Separation / Declarations

Launch highlights will be posted on ESA TV FTP server within one hour after end of video transmission. 

Server: tvdownload.esa.int
 Login: esa
Password: ftp4esa

For more information please contact ESA TV Team:

- Dominique Detain at dominique.detain@esa.int  / tel + 33 685 114 681

- Stephen Gibson at Stephen@thecryingsky.com / tel + 44 7960 032 138

 

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2

Satellite Parameters:

EUTELSAT 7B @ 7 deg East TXP B1 SLOT 1E (6MHz)
DOWNLINK FR: 10982.5 MHz POL X/horizontal
SR: 4.9373 Ms/s FEC: 3/4 MOD: DVBS2/8PSK PILOT: On ROLL-OFF: 0.20
SIGNAL: HD 16:9 1080i/50 MPEG4 (H264) 4:2:0 DR: 10.7514 Mbps
Audio 1: mono English
Audio 2: mono French

For any queries concerning satellite or ftp please contact the ESA TV producers Dominique Detain: dominique.detain@esa.int or +33 685 114 681 or Stephen Gibson: Stephen@thecryingsky.com or +44 7960 032 138