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
(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-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 |