ACES-02 Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: May 24, 2005 7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC)
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
BURST TIME: May 24, 2005 9:12 CDT (14:12 UTC)
BURST LOCATION: 31.6023 deg N, 95.7330 deg W
BURST ALTITUDE: 108,681 feet
TOUCHDOWN TIME: May 24, 2005 9:41 CDT (14:41 UTC)
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: 31.5145 deg N, 95.7243 deg W
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
BURST TIME: May 24, 2005 9:12 CDT (14:12 UTC)
BURST LOCATION: 31.6023 deg N, 95.7330 deg W
BURST ALTITUDE: 108,681 feet
TOUCHDOWN TIME: May 24, 2005 9:41 CDT (14:41 UTC)
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: 31.5145 deg N, 95.7243 deg W
ACES-02 Frequencies:
- Primary Beacon: APRS, 144.340 MHz, ID = K5LSU-11
- Secondary Beacon: APRS, 144.390 MHz, ID = W5GIX-11
- Direction Finding Beacon: 445.975 MHz
Live online tracking of the flight was available
- Altitude profile data (Excel Workbook)
- Altitude profile program (zipped file)
Flight Systems:
| Balloon Manufacturer | Kaymount |
| Balloon Type | latex |
| Balloon Size | 3000 gram |
| Nozzle Lift | 13 lbs 2 oz |
| Free Lift % | 5 lbs |
| Ascent Rate | 1100 - 1500 fpm (< 50,000 ft) ~1000 fpm (> 50,000 ft) |
| Descent Rate | 2400 - 3000 fpm (< 50,000 feet) |
| Peak Altitude | 108,681 ft. |
| Launch Conditions | High altitude haze to partly cloudy |
Payload Configuration:
| Parachute: | Skyangle 60" - 331 grams |
| Location Beacon: | Modulated FM Morse Code beacon every 45 seconds, Radio Shack HTX-400 transceiver transmitting at 445.975 MHz at about 300 mW, Flexible half wave J-pole antenna, PIC 16F84A microcontroller and DTMF command decoder, Blink-2 digital camera (640 x 480 pixels) - 480 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 - 710 grams |
| Antenna: | Half wave flexible J-Pole (weight included in beacon) |
| Experiment A: | CRE (Team CajunSat - ULL) - Cosmic Rays - 461 gm |
| Experiment B: | MAGGEX (Team LSU) - Magnetic field - 432 gm |
| Experiment C: | ATTIDET (Team A-ACES) - Accelerometer - 455 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 W5GIX-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 |
| Total weight of payload string is 8 lbs, 2 oz |
