ACES-65 Flight Info

LAUNCH TIME: August 03, 2020 @ 16:00:14 UTC
LAUNCH LOCATION: Elton High School, Elton, La
CUTDOWN TIME: 00:00:00 UTC
AVERAGE ASCENT RATE: 1000 ft/min est
CUTDOWN ALTITUDE: 89,854 ft
TOUCHDOWN TIME: 18:14:40 UTC
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: Latitude: 30.4773000 Longitude: -92.6936333

ACES-65 Frequencies:
Primary Beacon: 144.390, ID: K5LSU-11
Secondary Beacon: 144.390, ID: KI5AHZ-11
Special Beacon: Iridium, Link = ACES-65 Iridium Tracking Link
(This link will not be active until the iridium beacon is fully powered on the day of flight.)

The iridium beacons can also be tracked using the MSU Borealis site – Borealis Flight tracker


Live online tracking of ACES-65
Valid only during flight operations
K5LSU-11 Primary Beacon K5LSU-11 Tracker (single window) K5LSU-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR K5LSU-11 Raw Packets
KI5AHZ-11 Secondary Beacon KI5AHZ-11 Tracker (single window) KI5AHZ-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR KI5AHZ-11 Raw Packets
Example K5LSU-11 GPS Position Data – $GPGGA sentence.
K5LSU-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0!
K5LSU-11 Telemetry Infomation:
example telemetry format: K5LSU-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009
telemetry decode format: K5LSU-11>APRS,WIDE2-1,qAR,KB5LS-1:T#nnn,aa.aa,xxxx,ccc,ddd,tttt

nnn=telemetry record number   ccc=inside temperature in kelvins
aa.aa=main battery volts      ddd=outside temperature in kelvins
xxxx=NOT USED        tttt=timing reference
Example KI5AHZ-11 GPS Position Data – APRS Text format.
KI5AHZ-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0!
KI5AHZ-11 Telemetry Infomation:
example telemetry format: KI5AHZ-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009
telemetry decode format: KI5AHZ-11>APRS,WIDE2-1,qAR,KB5LS-1:T#nnn,aa.aa,xxxx,ccc,ddd,tttt

nnn=telemetry record number   ccc=inside temperature in kelvins
aa.aa=main battery volts      ddd=outside temperature in kelvins
xxxx=NOT USED        tttt=timing reference

Live Map Tracking. Only valid during an active flight


Flight Systems:

Balloon Manufacturer Scientific Sales
Balloon Type latex
Balloon Size 2000 gram
Nozzle Lift ~17.5 pounds (estimate)
Free Lift % ~5.6 pounds (estimate)
Ascent Rate 1000 fpm (target)
Descent Rate 1400 fpm (estimate)
Peak Altitude 100,000 ft. (target)
Launch Conditions TBD

Payload Configuration:

Parachute: Skyangle 60"
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. Also contains audio beeper.
Primary Beacon: MicroTrak TT4 transceiver transmitting MHz at 500mW sending APRS packet data every 37s. Call K5LSU-11
Trimble Lassen iQ GPS/Active patch antenna.
Telemetry, Battery Voltage, Pressure, Temperature (in, out)
Antenna: Half wave flexible J-Pole
Secondary Beacon: MicroTrak TT4 transceiver transmitting 144.390 MHz at 500mW sending APRS packet data every 79s. Call KI5AHZ-11
Trimble Lassen iQ GPS/Active patch antenna.
Telemetry, Battery Voltage, Pressure, Temperature (in, out)
Antenna: Half wave flexible J-Pole
Structure: Flight train string, spreader bar, payload clips
Total Flight Support System: TBA
Experiment 01: SELU ROOMIE A
Experiment 02: SELU ROOMIE B
Experiment 03: NSULA Demon
Experiment 04: McNeese
Experiment 05: LSU
Experiment 06: DCC
Experiment 07:
  Total Weight = 11 lbs