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:Time: arrive at '''By 10:00''' A.M. (please be on time!)
:Time: arrive at 10:00 A.M. (please be on time!)
: Where: Public library, Clear Spring, MD
: Where: Public library, Clear Spring, MD
: Address: ''' 12624 Broadfording Road 21722,  
: Address: 12624 Broadfording Road 21722,  
: Lat/Long: '''39.65364, -77.93637'''
: Lat/Long: 39.65364, -77.93637
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!align="right"| Coordination/Talk-in:  
!align="right"| Coordination/Talk-in:  
| '''146.685''' MHz simplex
| 146.685 MHz simplex
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!align="right"| Planned Altitude:  
!align="right"| Planned Altitude:  
| '''100,000''' feet  
| 100,000 feet  
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!align="right"| Planned Ascent Rate:  
!align="right"| Planned Ascent Rate:  
| '''1,300''' ft/min
| 1,300 ft/min
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!align="right"| Planned Descent Rate:
| 1,000 ft/min
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!align="right"| Primary Beacon:  
!align="right"| Primary Beacon:  

Revision as of 23:28, 8 April 2011

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


Launch Details

Logistics planning and radio check meet: TBD at HacDC
Planned launch date: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Launch time: 10:00 AM, Launch should take less than an hour.
Launch Location:
Time: arrive at 10:00 A.M. (please be on time!)
Where: Public library, Clear Spring, MD
Address: 12624 Broadfording Road 21722,
Lat/Long: 39.65364, -77.93637
Coordination/Talk-in: 146.685 MHz simplex
Planned Altitude: 100,000 feet
Planned Ascent Rate: 1,300 ft/min
Planned Descent Rate: 1,000 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:
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