Recap of EOSS-93

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LAUNCH DATE: 16-Jul-2005
LAUNCH TIME:07:22 am MDT (13:22 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, CO (directions)

Pre-flight Prediction and Actual Track

Maps made with MapPoint
Prediction made with Balloon Track

Launch Site - Deer Trail
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   Launch Point: 39.6114° lat.   -104.0426° long.
           Grid: X=31.32 Y=53.37
    Ascent Rate: 1000 feet per minute
   Descent Rate: 950 feet per minute
       Altitude: 5205 feet

Predicted Landing Site
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  Landing Point: 39.3388° lat.  -103.856° long.
           Grid: X=41.4 Y=34.6
       Altitude: 4500 feet
    Flight Time: 131 Minutes
        Bearing: 152.1° True
          Range: 21.3 Mi.

Actual Landing Site
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  Landing Point: 39.3751° lat.  -104.129° long.
           Grid: X=26.8 Y=37.1
        Bearing: 195.8° True
          Range: 16.955 Mi.

Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site
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        Bearing: 279.8° True
          Range: 14.788 Mi.

EOSS Frequencies:

• Beacon
  • 147.555 MHz
    • ID: AEØSS in CW
    • Tracking Tone then CW ID

• APRS
  • 144.340 MHz (Payload Train)
    • ID: AEØSS-11
    • DIGI: EOSS
    • Node: BALNOD
    • APRS Time Slotted to 0:00 every minute
    • Telemetry Every 2 minutes at 0:00
    • Sample Data

Flight Systems:

EOSS-093

Flight Data

Spreadsheet

• eoss093_ae0ss-11_flight_data.csv

Text

• eoss093_ae0ss-11_gps_only.txt
• eoss093_ae0ss-11_findu.txt
• eoss093_ltr.txt - Log from the KPC3+ with annotations by Mike Manes