HacDC Spaceblimp 4: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 06:32, 23 March 2011

Spaceblimp 4 planned launch: April 12, 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:	TBD MHz simplex
Planned Altitude:	TBD feet
Planned Ascent Rate:	TBD 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 445.15MHz
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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-| Saturday, April 12, 2011 (Rain date April 13).
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 :Time: arrive at '''TBD''' A.M. (please be on time!)
-: Where: '''TBD'''
+: Where: '''TBD''' - Launch will probably be close to Route 81 somewhere between Edinburg, VA and Hagerstown, MD.
 : Address: '''TBD'''
 : Lat/Long: '''TBD'''
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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
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-!align="right"| Other sensors:
+!align="right"| Payload:
-| '''TBD'''
+| 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.
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+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.
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