Recap of EOSS-150

03/02/2012 15:50 (CDT): Photos added


 

Graphic Design

Actual Pin

Commemorative Pin honoring our 150th flight

 

Flight Coordinator: Jim Langsted

LAUNCH DATE: April 10th, 2010 (wx delay +1 day)
LAUNCH TIME: 07:00 MDT (13:00 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, Colorado (directions)


by Colin Glennan, WG0E

It's not all about balloons when you're on recovery ops

 


Pre-flight Prediction and Actual Tracks


Blue = Actual Track
Green = Predicted Ascent Phase
Red = Predicted Descent Phase

Map made with MapPoint
Prediction made with Balloon Track

 


Green Track = Ascent
Red Track = Descent
Prediction and Actual tracks made with Balloon Track

Maps by Google Earth

Map Files available in the Data Section below

Launch Site - Windsor
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Launch Point: 40.47367� lat.   -104.96233� long.
Grid: X=-36.45 Y=6.57
Ascent Rate: 1328 feet per minute
Descent Rate: 950 feet per minute
Altitude: 4931 feet
Predicted Landing Site
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Landing Point: 40.83816� lat.  -103.42963� long.
Grid: X=43.8 Y=31.7
Altitude: 4500 feet
Flight Time: 137 Minutes
Bearing: 72.1� True
Range: 84.1 Mi.
Actual Landing Site
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Landing Point: 40.78844� lat.  -103.81922� long.
Grid: X=23.5 Y=28.3
Bearing: 69.7� True
Range: 63.718 Mi.
Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site
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Bearing: 260.5� True
Range: 20.648 Mi.

EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Tracking and Recovery Frequencies

  • Preflight Net:
    • 147.225 MHz 8 pm local time the evening preceding the flight
      • 145.160 MHz simulcast in the Springs
    • 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency
  • Tracking and Recovery Operations
    • 449.450 MHz RMRL (103.5 Hz Tone) Primary Recovery Ops
    • 145.295 MHz Sterling Repeater (No Tone) Secondary Ops

    • 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)
    • Repeater Coverage Pages - Listings of all repeaters available in the expected flight areas.
    • There may be FRS operations see THIS PAGE for a list of channel numbers and their associated UHF Frequencies.
    • 7.228 MHz HF a possibility

EOSS-150 Balloon Payload Frequencies

  • Beacons
    • 147.555 MHz
      • CW ID: AE0SS
  • APRS
    • 144.340 MHz
      • ID: AE�SS-11
      • DIGI: EOSS
      • Node: BALNOD
      • APRS Time Slotted Every 30 seconds at 0:00 and 0:30
        • power up at 58 seconds past the GPS minute to properly slot telemetry
      • Telemetry once a minute
      • Sample Data

Flight Systems:

EOSS-150  

Balloon Manufacturer Totex
Balloon Type latex
Balloon Size 3000 gram
Neck Load 15.3 lbs.
Neck Lift 24.9 lbs
Ascent Rate 1329 fpm estimated
Descent Rate 950 fpm estimated
Parachute 10 ft.
Peak Altitude determined after flight
Launch Conditions determined at launch

 


Payload Configuration:


Payload Experiment Designer

  • CSG DemoSats � spring semester projects from around the state

Experimenters are welcome to submit websites for linking or overviews which I will post on a page on the EOSS website.


Internet Gateway Stations:

as seen on Findu.Com

AE0SS-11

  • KB0TVJ - Russ Chadwick, Boulder, CO
  • KB0TVJ-4 - Russ Chadwick, at the launch site
  • KC0D-3 - Mark Patton, Foxfield, CO
  • N0PSJ - Christopher Holmes, Arvada, CO

EOSS wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the stations above who iGated the balloon APRS telemetry onto the internet. Did you know I publish predictions for i-gates? I keep a list of everyone who has ever i-gated an EOSS balloon flight. You're all in the list so if you're wondering when the balloon will pop up over your horizon, check out this page for future flights.  Currently predictions are being made for 29 i-gates.

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 can often maintain the data flow.

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 or maximum elevation, 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.


Tracking and Recovery 

Quick Links are a new method being used to connect payloads together on the flight string. SEE THIS PAGE on instructions on how to properly open them upon recovery enabling easy transport of shorter lengths of the payload train.

Breakfast

  • McDonald's at Sterling (I-76 exit 125; West to 214 W Main St)
  • 06:00 MST
  • Need to depart to the field no later than 06:30.

 

Grid

Location

Grid X

Grid Y

Rt 71 & 14 (West)

31

16

Test case  41� 30'  N,  102� 45' W 78.9 77.3

 

Tactical Call Signs

Tactical

Callsign

Name

Notes

Alpha

WG0E

Colin & Tim

Tracking and Recovery Coordinator

Bravo

K0SCC

Steve & Daryl

Tracker

Charlie

KB0YRZ

Chris

Tracker

Delta

WB0DKT, KC0ZIE

Glenn, Darren & Sam

Tracker

Echo

KC0RPS

Jim

Flight Coordinator & Tracker

Foxtrot

KB0LP

Dave

Tracker

Golf

N0IX, KC0UUO

Doug and Rob

EOSS.TV and Tracker

Hotel N0NDM, W0CBH Larry and Benjie Balloon Meister and Trackers

India

KC0WJJ

Brian

CSGC/EOSS Liaison & Student Caravan Guide

 

N0NDM & W0CBH

Larry & Benjie

Launch Coordinator

 

K0ANI

Larry

Student Caravan Guide


Text Recaps


Photos

Launch Site

 

Airborne

 

Recovery Site


Audio

recorded but not yet edited


Video

 


Data

AE0SS-11

Text

Spread Sheets

Mapping Files

Charts