Upcoming Flights

05/25/2012 08:09:27 (CT) - Updated for our next flight. We will be flying away from home in Nebraska so this page will be a work in motion until the day before launch when I intend to update with the final info.

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LAUNCH DATE: June 9th, 2012 (wx delay +1 day)
LAUNCH TIME: ~ 7 am CDT
LAUNCH SITE: Omaha, NE (generally)

EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Flight Systems:

Payload Configuration:

Payload Experiment Designer

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

Internet Gateway Stations:

EOSS is always in need of I-Gate stations. Check out the EOSS I-Gate page for information on how to participate and why we need you.

If you are present at your iGate during the flight try and monitor the tracking and recovery frequency. The ground station likes to check the frequency prior to launch to find out if any stations are out there ready to igate the traffic onto the net for the FAA to monitor.

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.

Our technical committee members would also request you open a log file and record all the packets you hear and forward onto APRS-IS. Whenever there is a technical failure of a package it is always helpful to have the most complete dataset possible to attempt to determine the cause of failure and possible fixes. After a flight send your data files to me (webmaster) and I will distribute them to the appropriate payload builders. They appreciate these logs even if all goes fine during a flight.

Tracking and Recovery

The tactical callsigns will be used throughout the trip to GPSL both on the road trips out and back as well as the T&R operations on flight day.

We will be running a launch and recovery operation with all EOSS attendees at GPSL. Bring your DF gear just in case. If you can mobile iGate bring that equipment as well.

Grid

Tactical Call Signs

Flight Related Info

Support Amateur Radio Repeater Groups

Future Flight Schedule

All dates and launch locations should be considered tentative. The WX delay date is indicated by a "plus" x days indicator i.e. +1 means a one day delay is available +7 a one week delay is available. An "n" indicates no available WX delay date.

Flight numbers are always in a state of flux and so are not highlighted as being changed

SGC = Space Grant Consortium
GPSL = Great Plains Super Launch
USAFRL = United States Air Force Research Lab
NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
JOTA = Jamboree on the Air (Boy Scouts of America)

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