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by Nick Hanks, N0LP |
Flight Coordinator: Jim Langsted
LAUNCH DATE: December 9TH, 2012
LAUNCH TIME: 07:15 am MST (14:15 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, CO (driving directions)
E0SS-183 AE0SS-11
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 (NO DESCENT TRACK)
Prediction and Actual tracks made with Balloon Track
Maps by Google Earth
Launch Site - Windsor ----------------------- Launch Point: 40.47367� lat. -104.96233� long. Grid: X=20.00 Y=30.00 Ascent Rate: 1329 feet per minute Descent Rate: 950 feet per minute Altitude: 4931 feet Predicted Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.27995� lat. -103.60487� long. Grid: X=91.6 Y=16.6 Altitude: 4500 feet Flight Time: 118 Minutes Bearing: 100.2� True Range: 72.6 Mi. Actual Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.27407� lat. -103.54555� long. Grid: X=94.7 Y=16.2 Bearing: 100.0� True Range: 75.787 Mi. Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site -------------------------------------------------- Bearing: 97.3� True Range: 3.152 Mi.
Final Pre-Flight Prediction is available here
Prediction History is available here
Tracking and Recovery Frequencies
Tracking and Recovery Operations
EOSS-183 Balloon Payload Frequencies
EOSS-183
Balloon Manufacturer | Totex |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 1200 g |
Neck Load | 11.6 Lbs. |
Neck Lift | 15.22 Lbs. |
Ascent Rate | 1329 fpm estimated |
Estimated Burst Alt | 88,000 ft. ASL |
Descent Rate | 950 fpm estimated |
Parachute | 5 ft. |
no info yet
Experimenters are welcome to submit websites for linking or overviews which I will post on a page on the EOSS website.
as seen on Findu.Com (listed alphabetically)
EOSS-183, AE0SS-11
- AE0SS - Nick Hanks at the Ground Station
- K0SCC - Stephen Meer, Boulder, CO
- KB0TVJ - Russ Chadwick, Launch Site
- KB0TVJ-4 - Russ Chadwick, Boulder, CO
- KD0MBL - Neal Tew, Pueblo, CO
- N0EB-1 - Richard Beggs, Thornton, CO
- N0IX-Doug Gentges, Mobile iGate
- N0IX-13 - Doug Gentges, Mobile iGate
- WA5VRL- Willis Whatley, Ft. Collins
EOSS-183, K0SCC-11
- K0SCC - Stephen Meer, Boulder, CO
- KB0TVJ - Russ Chadwick, Launch Site
- KC0D-2 - Mark Patton, Foxfield, CO
- N0PSJ - Christopher Holmes, Arvada, CO
EOSS-183, N0IX-11
- N0IX-12 - Doug Gentges, Mobile Igate
- K0JSC-3 - Jeffrey Carrier, Canon City, 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 30 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.
Location Grid X Grid Y Windsor Launch Point 20 30 Grid Test 40.33� N , 104.25� W 57.4 20.5
Tactical
Callsign
Name
Notes
Alpha
KC0UUO, N0IX
Rob and Doug
Tracking and Recovery
Bravo
Charlie
K0SCC
Steve and Parker
Tracker
Delta
KC0RPS, N0SSW
Jim and Harlan
Trackers
Echo
KB0LP
Dave
Tracker
Foxtrot
KG6HXM, KC0ZIE
'Darren and Sam'
Trackers
Golf N0NDM, Hotel
WA0GEH, KD0SEM
Marty and David
Tracker
Launch Site
Recovery Operations
recorded, not edited
Launch of EOSS-183 |
by Thomas Londrigan, KC7QLC |
Launch of EOSS-183 |
by Nick Hanks, N0LP |
EOSS-183 AE0SS-11
Text
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_findu.txt - Findu Log
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_findu_ts.txt - Findu Log with findu timestamps
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_kpc3_log.txt - Onboard KPC3 Log with annotation by w5vsi.
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_kpc3_airborne.txt - Airborne only from KPC3 Log
- full_packet_2012_12_09.log - Full Packet Log from APRS-IS for this flight (NEW)
Spread Sheets
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_Flight_Data.csv - airborne only Log ripped to spreadsheet format
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_Telem_Data.csv - KPC3 Telemetry log
Mapping Files
- eoss-183_ae0ss-11_recap.ptm - MapPoint file of the above recap
- EOSS-183_track.kml - Google Earth Track of the flight
- EOSS-183_predict_track.kml - Google Earth Track of the predicted flight path
EOSS-183 K0SCC-11
Text
- eoss-183_k0scc-11_findu.txt - Findu Log
- eoss-183_k0scc-11_findu_ts.txt - Findu Log with findu timestamps