LAUNCH DATE: 30-Apr-2005
LAUNCH TIME: 09:20 am MDT (15:20 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, CO (directions)
On board camera shot at ~ 96,000 ft. ASL
Launch Site - Windsor ----------------------- Launch Point: 40.4737� lat. -104.9623� long. Ascent Rate: 1100 feet per minute Descent Rate: 910 feet per minute Altitude: 4931 feet
Blue = Actual Track
Green = Predicted Ascent Phase
Red = Predicted Descent Phase
Maps made with MapPoint
Prediction made with Balloon Track
Predicted Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.1499� lat. -103.2865� long. Grid: X=40.7 Y=28.2 Altitude: 4500 feet Flight Time: 140 Minutes Bearing: 103.7� True Range: 91.0 Mi. Actual Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.1479� lat. -103.2843� long. Grid: X=40.9 Y=28.1 Bearing: 103.7� True Range: 91.169 Mi. Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site -------------------------------------------------- Bearing: 139.7� True Range: 0.184 Mi.
Difference from Payload Train Landing Site to Balloon Touchdown ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bearing: 288.0� True Range: 7.554 Mi.
Global Frequencies
EOSS Frequencies
University of Kentucky Frequencies
Balloon Manufacturer | Raven |
Balloon Type | Plastic |
Balloon Size | 54,600 cu. ft |
Payload | 24.6 lbs. payloads only - 41.4 lbs. (balloon included) |
Free Lift % | 20% 49.7 lbs. |
Ascent Rate | 903.5 fpm calculated |
Descent Rate | 1088.584 fpm at 10K ft. |
Parachute | 10 ft |
Peak Altitude | 97,995 Ft. ASL (k0yuk-11) |
Launch Conditions | winds 3 to 4 mph, cold |
as seen on Findu.Com
For AE0SS-11
- K0YG-7 - Mark Patton
- KC0LNO - Michael M Skinner
- KI0KN - James Cizek
- WA0VSL-6 Doug Wilson
for K0YUK-11
- K0AEM - Richard Beggs
- K0YG-7 - Mark Patton
- KC0LNO - Michael M Skinner
- WA0VSL-6 Doug Wilson
EOSS wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the stations above who iGated the balloon APRS telemetry onto the internet.
We are relying heavily on real time position information available on the net to allow the FAA controllers to have up to the minute location data to assist them in air traffic control.
Redundant stations for the balloon iGating provide excellent coverage. If you are able to iGate we invite you to join the Internet Gateway Team. Contact me (webmaster@eoss.org) to be put in touch with the coordinator. By joining the team, you are giving peace of mind to the iGate coordinator for that flight. He knows you'll be there and he can rely on you.
Naturally, anyone can iGate data onto the net and even if you aren't a member of the team we will welcome your contribution to the internet based tracking effort. If you callsign appears on the findu.com log, you'll be shown as a contributing station as those above are.
Having more than one station covering each APRS beacon means that should a station drop out momentarily, the others maintain the data flow quite nicely.
Thanks again guys! The FAA (and EOSS) are very grateful for your assistance in this endeavor.
Future I-Gaters:
Check out the EOSS I-Gate page for information on how to participate and why we need you.
Current I-Gate Stations:
Guys, the prediction program used to determine the track of the balloon prior to flight can now output a prediction for the Rise, Closest Approach, and Set of the balloon for each of your stations. I have posted a prediction page for stations that I have been able to discover geographic coordinates. See the I-Gate prediction page for an example. The page will not be updated daily, however, it will be updated the evening prior to flight for I-gate planning purposes.
I have often been asked by iGaters when they should expect to either start receiving signals (AOS) or expect to see those signals disappear (LOS). This prediction page should answer all those questions for you.
Photo submitted by Dr. Smith of UK
Help us build a database of the best RDF/Observation sites in Eastern Colorado. See the Observation Site Database page for ideas on what we'd like to see in this DB and if you're interested in the Balloon Track use of that database.
EOSS Grid:
Grid for April 30, 2005
Location Grid X Grid Y Intersection 71 and 14 (west) 20 60 Clarkville 76 45 Woodrow 25 16 Akron 45 28 Touchdown 43.4 24.9
Tactical Callsigns:
Valid for April 30th, 2005
Tactical Callsign Name Notes Alpha WA0GEH Marty coordinator Bravo N0NDM Larry Charlie K0JLZ and K0AEM Jim and Richard Delta K0LOB Jim Echo KB0YRZ and KB0UBZ Chris and Ben Fox K0ANN Ann India N0LP Nick Ground Station
Tracking and Recovery Audio is in MP3 audio format.
The AE0SS-11 data will be filled out with data from the on board recordings once they have been submitted.
The U of KY will be flying Big Blue 3. Big Blue is an investigative program looking into the possibility of using inflatable wings on a Mars glider. For this experiment, the wing inflation pressure must be maintained by the inflation system for comparison with the previous year's flight with inflatable/rigidizable wings. UK's goal is to reach 100,000 ft where BB3 will experience density conditions analogous to those on Mars.
Check out the University of Kentucky's Big Blue Web Site for details on the system and the University's progress in making this technology a real possibility.
Big Blue Links
Big Blue at EOSS
note: customers are welcome to submit detailed synopses of their flights or web links to their own web sites.
Green, you should be able to work the payload systems.
Red, is the border of the received signal. Red appears jittery because it is depicted topographically. Thus, the red dots on the eastern half of the map but well within the maximum distance show hilly terrain behind (east) which reception is not possible.
This is a generic 95,000 ft ASL coverage map for flights that depart from the vicinity of Windsor, Colorado. Flight day coverage may vary depending on upper air winds.
Usually starts 30 minutes, frequency posted above