ACES-55 Flight Info

LAUNCH TIME: July 5, 2017 @ 15:18:00 UTC
LAUNCH LOCATION: Church Point High School, LA
CUTDOWN TIME: 16:45:00 UTC
AVERAGE ASCENT RATE: 1100 ft/min
CUTDOWN ALTITUDE: 104,000 ft
TOUCHDOWN TIME: 17:20:00 UTC
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: Latitude: 30.5721 Longitude: -92.6719
ACES-55 Frequencies:
Primary Beacon: APRS 144.390 MHz, ID: KE5POJ-11
Secondary Beacon: APRS 144.340 MHz, ID: KG5NBC-11

Live online tracking of ACES-55
Valid only during flight operations
KE5POJ-11 Primary Beacon KE5POJ-11 Tracker (single window) KE5POJ-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR KE5POJ-11 Raw Packets
KG5NBC-11 Secondary Beacon KG5NBC-11 Tracker (single window) KG5NBC-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR KG5NBC-11 Raw Packets
Example KE5POJ-11 GPS Position Data – $GPGGA sentence.
KE5POJ-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0!
KE5POJ-11 Telemetry Infomation:
example telemetry format: KE5POJ-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009
telemetry decode format: KE5POJ-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 KG5NBC-11 GPS Position Data – APRS Text format.
KG5NBC-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0!
KG5NBC-11 Telemetry Infomation:
example telemetry format: KG5NBC-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009
telemetry decode format: KG5NBC-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 KE5POJ-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 APRS 144.340 MHz MHz at 500mW sending APRS packet data every 79s. Call KG5NBC-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