ACES-68 Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: May 17, 2022 @ 17:01:53 UTC
LAUNCH LOCATION: Ragley, La (30.5149, -93.2362)
CUTDOWN TIME: 18:15:39 UTC
AVERAGE ASCENT RATE: 1318 ft/min @ 50,000 ft
CUTDOWN ALTITUDE: 96,358 ft
TOUCHDOWN TIME: 18:49:35 UTC
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: Latitude: 30.38703333 Longitude: -92.81888333
ACES-68 Frequencies:
Primary Beacon: 144.390, ID: W5YW-11Secondary Beacon: 144.31, ID: KI5AHZ-11
Special Beacon: Iridium, Link = ACES-68 Iridium Tracking Link
Live online tracking of ACES-68
Valid only during flight operations
| W5YW-11 Primary Beacon | W5YW-11 Tracker (single window) | W5YW-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR | W5YW-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 W5YW-11 GPS Position Data – $GPGGA sentence.W5YW-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0! |
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W5YW-11 Telemetry Infomation: example telemetry format: W5YW-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009 telemetry decode format: W5YW-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 |
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Example KI5AHZ-11 GPS Position Data – APRS Text format.KI5AHZ-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0! |
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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 |
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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 W5YW-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 144.31 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 |
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| Total Weight = 11 lbs |