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ACES-10 Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: 1300Z Tuesday May 20 (Weather contingency May 21)
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon
Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
BURST TIME: TBD
BURST LOCATION: TBD
BURST ALTITUDE: ~100,000 Ft
TOUCHDOWN TIME: TBD
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: TBD
ACES-10 Frequencies:
- Primary Beacon: APRS, 144.390 MHz, ID =
W5YW-11
- Secondary Beacon: APRS, 144.390 MHz, ID =
KD5ZUP-11
- Simplex Voice Repeater: 445.950 (1W)
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.
Also includes audio beeper. 205g |
| Primary
Beacon: |
Kenwood TH-D7 transceiver transmitting at 144.390
MHz at about 4 W, Sending ARPS packet data on a 43 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: |
Onboard video camcorder looking up at balloon |
| Experiment B: |
TBD |
| Experiment C: |
TBD |
| Experiment D: |
TBD |
| Secondary
Beacon: |
Kenwood TH-D7 transceiver transmitting at 144.390
MHz at about 4 W, Sending ARPS packet data on a 56 second interval, Call sign
KD5ZUP-11, Trimble Lassen
iQ GPS with active patch antenna - 642 grams |
| Antenna: |
Half wave flexible J-Pole - 80 grams |
| Structure: |
Flight train string, spreader bar, payload clips - 100
grams |
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Simplex Repeater: |
Radio Shack HTX-400 and Simplex
Repeater Module. 445.950 MHZ with 100.0 CTSS tone access. On board
video recorder looking up at the balloon. 711 grams. |
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Antenna: |
Half-wave flexible J-Pole antenna.
80 grams |
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Total weight of payload string is < 12 pounds |
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