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LAUNCH DATE: July 6, 2002
LAUNCH TIME: 13:00 UTC
LAUNCH SITE: Manhattan, KS
Green = Actual Track Purple = Pre-Flight Predict Ascent Red = Pre-Flight Predict Descent
Flight predictions made using Balloon Track for Windows
Mapping Software - Microsoft MapPoint 2002
APRS software - APRS-Plus
Balloon Track for Windows Version 1.7.8 __________________________________________________________________________ Flight Recap Thursday, July 11, 2002 EOSS-58 Profile_02_07_06_1200Z.dat 3:56:24 PM HRU Herington Air wbaltrak.ini __________________________________________________________________________ Winds DataFile ----------------------- Station: UNK Date: 1200Z 06 08 2002 DataFile Status: Intact Intact Records: 26 Corrupt Records: 0 Launch Site - HRU Herington Air ----------------------- Launch Point: 38.6832� lat. -96.808� long. Ascent Rate: 1000 feet per minute Descent Rate: 1384 feet per minute Altitude: 1480 feet Predicted Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 38.5532� lat. -97.143� long. Altitude: 1500 feet Flight Time: 124 Minutes Bearing: 243.7� True Range: 20.2 Mi. Actual Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 38.7326� lat. -97.2288� long. Bearing: 278.7� True Range: 22.9 Mi. Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site -------------------------------------------------- Bearing: 339.6� True Range: 13.2 Mi.
The "touchdown" was observed by Mike Manes - W5VSI and Rick von Glahn - N0KKZ. The payload train landed across a single-phase power line feeding a farmhouse.
EOSS-58 (W5VSI-11)
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