ACES-13 Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME:1300Z Tuesday May 19 (Weather contingency May 20)
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
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LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas (31.78317 deg N, 95.72333 deg W)
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ACES-13 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)
Live online tracking of ACES-13
| W5YW-11 | W5YW-11 Tracker (Single Window) | W5YW-11 (Dual Window) | W5YW-11 (3D) | W5YW-11 Range/Bearing to nearest VOR | KD5ZUP-11 | KD5ZUP-11 Tracker (Single Window) | KD5ZUP-11 (Dual Window) | KD5ZUP-11 (3D) | KD5ZUP-11 Range/Bearing to nearest VOR |
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Example GPS Position Data - $GPGGA sentence.
W5YW-11>APRS,KD5QZD-2*,WIDE1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K5LSU-5:$GPGGA,223322.00,3023.5869,N,09106.0887,W,1,04,2.57,00006,M,-025,M,,*5F |
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| Telemetry Infomation:
example telemetry format:
W5YW-11>APRS,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,KB5LS-1:T#nnn,aa.aa,pppp,ccc,ddd,tttt
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Example GPS Position Data - MIC-E encoding
KD5ZUP-11>3P2S5X,KD5QZD-2*,WIDE1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K5LSU-5:`w^$l O/>"4$}
No Secondary Beacon Telemetry Included.
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ACES-13 Flight Profile
Flight Systems:
| Balloon Manufacturer | Kaymount |
| Balloon Type | latex |
| Balloon Size | 3000 gram |
| Nozzle Lift | ~17.6 pounds (estimate) |
| Free Lift % | ~5.6 pounds (estimate)z |
| Ascent Rate | 1000 fpm (target) |
| Descent Rate | 1200 fpm (estimate) |
| Peak Altitude | 105,000 ft. (target) |
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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 50 second interval, Call sign W5YW-11, Trimble Lassen iQ GPS with active patch antenna - 642 grams |
| Antenna: | Coaxial Half Wave Dipole - 80 grams |
| Experiment A: | Radio Shack HTX-400 and Simplex
Repeater Module. 445.950 MHz with 100.0 Hz CTSS access. Transmitter power 1 W to flexiable J-Pole antenna. QSL via K5LSU-11. Onboard video camcorder looking down. |
| 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 70 second interval, Call sign KD5ZUP-11, Garmin GPS-25LVS, Passive conformal patch antenna for GPS - 777 grams |
| Antenna: | Half wave flexible J-Pole - 80 grams |
| Additional Payloads: | Canon A570IS 7.1 Megapixel Digital Camera running automated script recording images on a set timeframe. |
| MORSE BEACON: | CW beacon (A-1 mode) on 445.925 MHz 15 mW QSL via K5LSU, Report Beacon text copied. |
| Structure: | Flight train string, spreader bar, payload clips - 100 grams |
| Antenna: | Half-wave flexible J-Pole antenna. 80 grams |
| Total weight of payload string is < 12 pounds |
