ACES-60 Flight Info
LAUNCH TIME: May 15, 2018 @ 00:00:00 UTC
LAUNCH LOCATION: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Tx
CUTDOWN TIME: 00:00:00 UTC
AVERAGE ASCENT RATE: TBD
CUTDOWN ALTITUDE: TBD
TOUCHDOWN TIME: 00:00:00 UTC
TOUCHDOWN LOCATION: Latitude: TBD Longitude: TBD
ACES-60 Frequencies:
Primary Beacon: 144.39, ID: AD5VC-11Secondary Beacon: 144.31, ID: KG5TRW-11
Special Beacon: Iridium, Link = ACES-60 Iridium Tracking Link
Live online tracking of ACES-60
Valid only during flight operations
| AD5VC-11 Primary Beacon | AD5VC-11 Tracker (single window) | AD5VC-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR | AD5VC-11 Raw Packets | ||
| KG5TRW-11 Secondary Beacon | KG5TRW-11 Tracker (single window) | KG5TRW-11 Range and Bearing to nearest VOR | KG5TRW-11 Raw Packets | ||
Example AD5VC-11 GPS Position Data – $GPGGA sentence.AD5VC-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0! |
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AD5VC-11 Telemetry Infomation: example telemetry format: AD5VC-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009 telemetry decode format: AD5VC-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 KG5TRW-11 GPS Position Data – APRS Text format.KG5TRW-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:/143928h3024.74N/09110.75WO000/000/A=000075!wP0! |
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KG5TRW-11 Telemetry Infomation: example telemetry format: KG5TRW-11>APTT4,WIDE2-1:T#000,12.48,0004,305,304,0009 telemetry decode format: KG5TRW-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 AD5VC-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 KG5TRW-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 |