Payload Flight Number:

2008-11

Institution:

University of Colorado

Payload Title:

DIE HARD (Demonstrating Intensity of Electromagnetic High Altitude Radiation Determination)

Student Leader:

Brock Kowalchuk
Aerospace Engineering
Discovery Learning Center, 270A 520 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Brock.kowalchuk@colorado.edu
Office: 303-492-3141
Cell: 907-347-4644
Fax: 303-492-5456

Faculty Advisor:

Chris Koehler
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
Discovery Learning Center, 270A 520 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
koehler@colorado.edu
Office: 303-492-4750
Cell: 303-378-4765
Fax: 303-492-5456

Payload class:

Large

Payload ID Number:

11

Mass:

< 20 kg

Current:

1.82 A @ 30V

Serial Downlink:

4800 baud

Analog Downlink:

No

Serial Commands:

Yes

Discrete Commands:

No

Payload Specification & Integration Plan

Due: 6/1/2008

Delivered:

Payload Integration Certification

Scheduled:

Actual:

Flight Operation Plan

Due:

Delivered:

Final Flight / Science Report

Due: 12/15/2008

Delivered:

Abstract:

            The University of Colorado at Boulder student HASP team will determine the viability of high altitude observatories by diurnal imaging of celestial bodies, measuring and recording light intensity in the stratosphere as a function of altitude, and by nocturnal imaging of celestial bodies to determine atmospheric turbulence and light intensity due to residuals in the atmosphere.

            This will be achieved by mounting four photometers at 45° from the horizon. During ascent and descent these photometers will record data for broadband viewing while at night, an astronomical filter wheel will record data for five different wavelengths of light. Two CCD cameras will record video during the flight. One large angle field of view (FOV) CCD will find points of reference in the night sky while the other smaller FOV CCD will make more detailed observations. Additionally, accelerometers and gyroscopes will record the vibration and stability of the observation platform. This student lead team will continue to work with scientific advisors from Dartmouth College and the Southwest Research Institute to build upon flight experiences from Fall 2007 student flight. The DIE HARD team will require little C&DH control from HASP, little power, and will meet the structural envelope and requirements of the HASP Interface Manual.

Summary Status:

Original

Summary Date:

February 8, 2008