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ACES-07 Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: May 23, 2007 8:00am CDT (estimate)
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon
Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
BURST TIME: TBD
BURST LOCATION: TBD
BURST ALTITUDE: TBD
TOUCHDOWN TIME: TBD
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: TBD
ACES-07 Frequencies:
- Primary Beacon: APRS, 144.390 MHz, ID = K5YW-11
- Secondary Beacon: APRS, 144.340 MHz, ID =
KD5ZUP-11
- Simplex Voice Repeater: 445.950MHz
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" - 340 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 |
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Lagnape: LSU pennant and
Clovis the Crawfish (20 grams) |
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
W5YW-11, Garmin GPS-25LVS, Passive conformal patch antenna for GPS -
777 grams |
| Antenna: |
Half wave flexible J-Pole - 80 grams |
| Experiment A: |
LSU-ME Pressure, Temperature, Density
(330 grams) |
| Experiment B: |
LSU-ME THE, Temperature, Heater
experiment (237 grams) |
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Voice Repeater: |
Radio, repaeater controller and audio
location beeper (287 grams) |
| Experiment C: |
LaTech, VUCIRO3, UV-C and ozone
measurement (319 grams) |
| Experiment D: |
UNO, RASD, UV-B measurements (295
grams) |
| 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
KD5ZUP-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 - 125
grams |
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Total weight of payload string is < 12 pounds |
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