Copernicus Atmosphere

Date: Tue, Oct 03, 2017 | 06:30 - 06:46 GMT | 08:30 - 08:46 CEST

Replay: Tue, Oct 03, 2017 | 15:00 - 15:16 GMT | 17:00 - 17:16 CEST

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

Next 13 October Sentinel-5P will be in orbit joining the other Sentinel satellites of the Copernicus programme.

Copernicus is the world’s largest environmental monitoring programme which is operated by  ESA and the European Commission.

With Sentinel-5P Copernicus has its first satellite dedicated to the monitoring of atmospheric chemistry. These measurements are important to observe air pollution and climate change.

This video contains interviews of :

Josef Aschbacher, Director of Earth Observation programmes, ESA (in English and German)

Claus Zehner, Sentinel-5P mission Manager, ESA  (in English)

Pepijn Veefkind Senior Scientist, KNMI (in English and Dutch)

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

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2017/09/Copernicus_atmosphere

Script:
Copernicus Atmosphere_finalscript-Shotlist_TC.docx

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