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Payload Flight Number:
2008-05
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Institution:
University of Maryland
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Payload Title:
University
of Maryland Advanced Balloon Communications Experiment
(UMD/ABC)
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Student Leader:
Dru
Ellsberry
Aerospace Engineering
University
of Maryland
Aerospace Engineering
1100C
NBRF (Building 382)
College Park, MD
20742-2911
dru@umd.edu
Cell:
610-730-0944
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Faculty Advisor:
Dr.
Mary L. Bowden
Aerospace Engineering
University
of Maryland
Room
3181 Martin Hall
College Park, MD 20742
bowden@umd.edu
Cell:
301-275-7723
Fax:
301-314-9001
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Payload class:
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Small
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Payload ID Number:
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05
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Mass:
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2.5 kg
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Current:
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0.4 A
@ 30V
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Serial Downlink:
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4800
baud
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Analog Downlink:
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No
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Serial Commands:
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Yes
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Discrete Commands:
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No
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Payload Specification & Integration Plan
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Due: 6/1/2008
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Delivered:
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Payload Integration Certification
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Scheduled:
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Actual:
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Flight Operation Plan
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Due:
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Delivered:
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Final Flight / Science Report
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Due: 12/15/2008
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Delivered:
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Abstract:
Reliable communications are a key requirement for successful
sounding balloon flights being operated by an ever increasing number
of universities and Space Grants. GPS tracking beacons are now very
common, but there are many projects and experiments that could
benefit from telemetry similar to that provided by HASP’s mini-SIP.
The University of Maryland
and Maryland Space Grant have been developing a next generation
system that provides a total downlink of 9.6-128 kbps. This system
has been flown numerous times with great success. The same team that
designed the new system is also responsible for launching balloon
flights in Maryland and it has proven difficult to
properly characterize the communications link and to analyze antenna
performance while trying to track and recover the payloads.
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Payload Application:
UMD_HASP_2008 (PDF) |
Payload Integration Plan:
UMD_HASP_08 (PDF) |
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Summary Status:
Original
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Summary Date:
February 8, 2008
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