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ACES-03 Post-Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: May 24, 2005 8:11 am CDT (13:11 UTC)
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon
Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
BURST TIME: May 24, 2005 10:18 a.m. CDT (15:18 UTC)
BURST LOCATION: 31.5438 deg N, 95.7712 deg W
BURST ALTITUDE: 100,131 feet
TOUCHDOWN TIME: May 24, 2005 10:48 a.m. CDR (15:48 UTC)
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: 31.4722 deg W, 95.7528 deg N
ACES-02 Frequencies:
- Primary Beacon: APRS, 144.340 MHz, ID = KD5ZUP-11
- Secondary Beacon: APRS, 144.390 MHz, ID = W5YW-11
- Direction Finding Beacon: 445.975 MHz
Flight Systems:
| Balloon
Manufacturer |
Kaymount |
| Balloon Type |
latex |
| Balloon Size |
2000 gram |
| Nozzle Lift |
13 lbs |
| Free Lift % |
4 lbs 9 oz |
| Ascent Rate |
900 - 1000 fpm (< 50,000 ft)
700 fpm (> 50,000 ft) |
| Descent Rate |
1600 - 4000 fpm (< 50,000 ft) |
| Peak Altitude |
100,131 feet |
| Launch
Conditions |
High altitude haze to partly cloudy |
Payload Configuration:
| Parachute: |
Skyangle 60" |
| Location
Beacon: |
Modulated FM Morse Code beacon every 45 seconds, Radio
Shack HTX-400 transceiver transmitting at 445.950 MHz at about 300 mW,
Flexible half wave J-pole antenna, PIC 16F84A microcontroller and DTMF
command decoder - 400 grams |
| Primary
Beacon: |
Kenwood TH-D7 transceiver transmitting at 144.340 MHz at
about 4 W, Sending ARPS packet data on a 30 second interval, Call sign
KD5ZUP-11, Garmin GPS-25LVS, Passive conformal patch antenna for GPS -
710 grams |
| Antenna: |
Half wave flexible J-Pole |
| Experiment A: |
HUSP (Team Parro - LaTech) - UV, humidity - 486 gm |
| Experiment B: |
SOE (Team UNO) - UV - 469 gm |
| Experiment C: |
EXSCELLE (Team SU) - Solar Cell Testing
- 595 gm |
| Secondary
Beacon: |
Kenwood TH-D7 transceiver transmitting at 144.340 MHz at
about 4 W, Sending ARPS packet data on a 60 second interval, Call sign
W5YW-11, Garmin GPS-25LVS, Passive conformal patch antenna for GPS - 710
grams |
| Antenna: |
Half wave flexible J-Pole |
| Structure: |
Flight train string, spreader bar, payload clips - 107
grams |
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Total weight of payload string was 8 lbs 7 oz |
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