HacDC Spaceblimp 4: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:31, 30 March 2011

Spaceblimp 4 planned launch: April 2, 2011 10:00 AM

Logistics planning and radio check meet:	TBD at HacDC
Planned launch date:	Saturday, April 2, 2011 (Rain date April 3).
Launch time:	10:00 AM, Launch should take less than an hour.
Launch Location:	Time: arrive at TBD A.M. (please be on time!) Where: TBD - Launch will probably be close to Route 81 somewhere between Edinburg, VA and Hagerstown, MD. Address: TBD Lat/Long: TBD
Coordination/Talk-in:	146.685 MHz simplex
Planned Altitude:	100,000 feet
Planned Ascent Rate:	1,300 ft/min
Primary Beacon:	Tiny Track 4 with 0.5 W transmitter on 144.390 MHz, call sign W3HAC-11 (map). $3 GPS module
Secondary Beacon:	Son-of-WhereAVR with ublox GPS. Yaesu VX-1 handi-talkie with 1 W Transmitter, call sign W3HAC-12 (map), Frequency 432.225 MHz
Payload:	Still camera, HD video camera, Geiger counter to measure cosmic rays, a nine degree of freedom Inertial Measurement Unit, accelerometer, pressure, light and temperature sensors.

The balloon is a 2000g Kaymont/Totex with a couple of hundred cubic feet of helium. The total weight of the capsule is about five pounds.

HacDC Spaceblimp Project:
Main Page	Press Page	First Launch (Found)	Second Launch (Successful)
Third Launch (Successful)	Fourth Launch (Successful)	Fifth Launch (3% short of goal)	Sixth Launch (Successful)	Seventh Launch (Successful)

HacDC Spaceblimp Team Contact Info:
[email protected]
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-| Son-of-WhereAVR with ublox GPS.  Yaesu VX-1 handi-talkie with 1 W Transmitter, call sign W3HAC-12 ([http://aprs.fi/?call=W3HAC-12 map]), Frequency 445.15MHz
+| Son-of-WhereAVR with ublox GPS.  Yaesu VX-1 handi-talkie with 1 W Transmitter, call sign W3HAC-12 ([http://aprs.fi/?call=W3HAC-12 map]), Frequency 432.225 MHz
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