Announcement of EOSS-64
As of noon (12:00 MST) today (Saturday, March 29, 2003)
EOSS-64 is a go.
Note that the launch time has been moved up 1 hour to
6am local.
LAUNCH DATE: March 30, 2003
LAUNCH TIME: 06:00 am MST, 13:00 UTC
LAUNCH SITE: Meadow Lake Airport (directions)
CHECK the RESTRICTIONS around Meadow Lake
Airport on the directions page
and DO NOT enter any restricted areas. Thanks.
If an EOSS payload is
highlighted, there is a link to an information page about that payload.
Frequencies:
- Preflight Net:
- 147.225 MHz 8 pm MDT Saturday night
- 145.160 MHz simulcast in the Springs
- 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency
- HF Net during
Flight (tentative - depends on net control
availability)
- 7228 KHz (see notes about this freq)
- starting at 12:15 UTC (5:15am MST)
- APRS in payload train
- 144.340 MHz
- ID
- Callsign W5VSI-11
- Digi EOSS
- Node BALNOD
- APRS on balloon
- Beacon
- ATV
- Tracking and Recovery Operations
- 448.450 MHz 100 Hz tone PPFMA Repeater
- 145.355 MHz 100 Hz tone PPFMA Repeater
(south of Pueblo - linked to 448.450 MHz)
- 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)
- Simplex at Launch Site
- 146.550 MHz (same simplex for field and launch ops)
Flight System:
| Balloon Manufacturer |
Raven |
| Balloon Type |
Plastic |
| Balloon Size |
19,000 Cu Ft |
| Nozzle Lift |
unknown until fill |
| Free Lift % |
unknown until fill |
| Ascent Rate |
~ 1000 guess |
| Descent Rate |
~ 1361 fpm (adjusted to sea level) calculated |
| Peak Altitude |
~ 80,000 ft |
| Launch Conditions |
unknown until flight |
See NOTES below regarding payload train configuration
Payload Configuration:
GAINS Pump Test payload
Tracking & Recovery Grid
|
Location |
X coord |
Y coord |
|
Pueblo |
10 |
70 |
| Hawley |
59 |
50 |
| Agular |
9 |
10 |
| La
Junta |
69 |
50 |
| Launch
Point |
13 |
117 |
|
Predicted Touchdown |
41 |
32 |
Hawley is the center site for use by Grid Calculator
These coordinates are for the intersection of roads 10 (east/west) and 71
(north/south). 71 intersects 10 in two locations approximately 1/2 mile apart.
These coordinates are taken from the Eastern intersection, closest to the town
of Hawley.
- latitude = 37° 58.947' N
- longitude = 103° 43.225' W
- X = 59
- Y = 50
Tracking Stations as of Saturday Night
- Alpha = WA0GEH
- Bravo = KB0YRZ
- Charlie = N0NDM & W0CBH
- Delta = N0PUF
- Echo = KC0CNT
- Foxtrot = KC0JHQ (ground station bearings)
- Golf = K0JLZ
- Hotel = N0LP (computer tracking from ground station)
- Excel Spread Sheet Triangulation = WB3JZV
Notes:
General Radio Footprint for the flight
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