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Revision as of 19:47, 12 April 2011
Spaceblimp-4 sucessfully launched and retrieved: April 10, 2011 10:00 AM
Launch Details
Planned launch date: | Sunday, April 10, 2011 |
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Launch time: | 10:00 AM, Launch should take less than an hour. |
Launch Location: |
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Coordination/Talk-in: | 146.685 MHz simplex |
Planned Altitude: | 100,000 feet |
Actual Altitude: | 103,764 feet |
Planned Ascent Rate: | 1,300 ft/min |
Actual Ascent Rate: | ?? ft/min |
Planned Descent Rate: | 1,000 ft/min |
Actual Descent Rate: | ?? 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 291 cubic feet of helium. The total weight of the capsule is about five pounds.
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