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ACES-05 Post-Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: May 24, 2006 9:03 am Central Time
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon
Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
BURST TIME: May 24, 2006 10:56 am CST
BURST LOCATION: 31.712 deg N, 95.7672 deg W
BURST ALTITUDE: 96,978 feet
TOUCHDOWN TIME: May 24, 2006 11:36 am CST
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: 31.6907 deg N, 95.7556 deg W
ACES-05 Frequencies:
- Primary Beacon: APRS, 144.390 MHz, ID = W5GIX-11
- Secondary Beacon: APRS, 144.340 MHz, ID = K5LSU-11
- Direction Finding Beacon: 445.975 MHz
Altitude profile data (Excel Workbook)
Altitude profile program (zipped file)
Flight Systems:
| Balloon
Manufacturer |
Kaymount |
| Balloon Type |
latex |
| Balloon Size |
3000 gram |
| Nozzle Lift |
~17.6 pounds (estimate) |
| Free Lift % |
~5.6 pounds (estimate) |
| Ascent Rate |
1000 fpm (target) |
| Descent Rate |
1200 fpm (estimate) |
| Peak Altitude |
105,000 ft. (target) |
| Launch
Conditions |
TBD |
Payload Configuration:
| Parachute: |
Skyangle 60" - 372 grams |
| Cutdown
Apparatus: |
Nichrome heating element to melt nylon cord attaching top
of parachute to balloon. Controlled by ground command through location
beacon transceiver. Contains own batteries and battery heater - 142
grams |
| 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 - 385 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
K5LSU-11, Garmin GPS-25LVS, Passive conformal patch antenna for GPS -
777 grams |
| Antenna: |
Half wave flexible J-Pole - 80 grams |
| Experiment A: |
MRE (McNeese) - Thermal Study |
| Experiment B: |
HUSP (LaTech) - UV, Humidity |
| Experiment C: |
GR2 (LSU) - Cosmic Rays |
| Experiment D: |
ATTIDET (LSU) - Accelerometer |
| 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
W5GIX-11, Garmin GPS-25LVS, Passive conformal patch antenna for GPS -
670 grams |
| Antenna: |
Half wave flexible J-Pole - 80 grams |
| Structure: |
Flight train string, spreader bar, payload clips - 100
grams |
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Total weight of payload string is < 12 pounds |
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