ACES-03 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
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-03 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
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 | 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" - 331 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 - 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 (weight included in beacon) |
| 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 |
| Total weight of payload string is 8 lbs, 7 oz |
