EOSS-363/364 Metro State University & Littleton EPIC Launch - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Fri, 11/08/2024 - 16:38

On Saturday November 16, 2024 two 3000g non-exempt balloons were launced from Deer Trail Colorado as follows:

  • EOSS-363, Metro State University Intro2Space student payloads was launched at 7:07am MST and reached an altitude of approximately 106,234 feet MSL. The balloon landed at 9:16am in northeast Colorado, approximately 20 miles southwest of Holyoke Colorado, 41 feet west of north-south County Road 11, south of east-west County Road 6.
  • EOSS-364, Littleton EPIC program student payloads was launched at 7:38am MST and reached an altitude of 87,498 feet MSL at 8:24am. The balloon landed at 9:04am 107 feet west of County Road XX, south of east-west County Road 57.

 EOSS member mileage reimbursement link: https://forms.gle/qJjy47iTHF5ywDPJ6 

 

Recap Gallery: 
Original Announcement: 

This will be two 3000g balloons or three 2000g balloons carrying a combination of student-built payloads from:

  • Metro State University Intro2Space course
  • Littleton Public Schools EPIC aerospace program

The rally point will be:

Retata Travel Stop

2170 East Chestnut Street 

Sterling, CO 80751

970-522-0307

This shaves 15-20 minutes off the drive to the predicted landing site.

11-14-2024Payload Plans Rev B posted

If the clouds exceed limits the two balloons will be reconfigured as follows:

Event Date: 
Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 00:00 to 23:45
Flight Coordinator: 
KC0RPS
Launch Site: 
Deer Trail
Flights: 

EOSS-363 Heavy

This 3000g balloon will carry student-built payloads from Metro State University's Intro2Space program

Balloon Type: 
Totex 3000g Latex
Parachute: 
12 ft Rocketman with Remote Release Charlie
Beacons: 
Beacons
FrequencyCallsignTypeNotes
145.710 MHzKC0D-3APRS/DFTOP, Secondary Beacon
144.340 MHzAE0SS-4Voyager APRS/Digi VOYABOTTOM, Primary, Timeslot 0:13 & 0:43
Payload Plan: 
PDF icon EOSS-363 Heavy Rev B.pdf

EOSS-364 Heavy

This 3000g balloons carries student-built payloads from Littleton Schools EPIC program.

Balloon Type: 
Totex 3000g Latex
Parachute: 
12 ft Rocketman with Remote Release Baker
Beacons: 
Beacons
FrequencyCallsignTypeNotes
144.905 MHzKC0D-1APRS/DFTOP, Secondary Beacon
144.340 MHzAE0SS-3Enterprise APRS/Digi AE0SSBOTTOM, Primary, Timeslot 0:20 & 0:50
Payload Plan: 
PDF icon EOSS-364 Heavy Rev B.pdf
FrequencyList: 

Pre-flight Net:

    • 449.225 minus offset with a 141.3 Hz tone "Fun Machine” for the EOSS 363/364 Pre-Flight Net on Friday 15NOV2024 @ 19:00 (7 PM).

Launch Site:

        • 446.050 MHz Simplex  
        (Note that some radios assume these are repeater frequencies and attempt to put a 5 MHz offset in the transmit frequency automatically)

Track & Recovery Operations:

        Repeaters:

All linked courtesy of SkyHubLink

    • 449.450 MHz (-5 MHz Offset, 103.5 Hz Tone) RMRL, Mestaa'ehehe Mountain (Squaw Peak)
    • 447.425 MHz (-5 MHz Offset, 103.5 Hz Tone) Skyhub Link, Akron  (note that this repeater is not linked with the others and runs only in stand-alone mode)
    • 145.295 MHz (-600 kHz Offset, 100.0 Hz Tone) Skyhub Link, Sterling
    • 146.955 MHz (-600 kHz Offset, 100.0 Hz Tone) Skyhub Link, Holyoke

DMR Rocky Mountain Wide has been approved on the RMHAM system including both deployable repeaters.

The current prediction is near the new Holyoke RMHAM DMR repeater.

EOSS XPR7550 radions will be available from the Ground Station for T&R folks who need them and should be returned to Alpha at one of the landing sites.  They are set on the EOSS T&R Roam zone and include the new Holyoke DMR repeater.

Simplex Frequencies:

    • Ground Station                            446.050
    • Balloon 363 T&R                          446.100
    • Balloon 364 T&R                          446.150
    • Spare T&R                                    446.200
    • Car to Car drive out                     446.275 

2M Direction Finding Frequencies:

  • 144.340
  • 144.905
  • 145.710
  • 145.765

 

Tactical Calls: 
Trackers
TacticalCall SignNameNotes
AlphaW9CN, NØJPSMike, John
BravoWA0GEHMarty
CharlieKB0YRZChris
Delta
EchoKE0UWCGlenn, John Launch then Track
FoxtrotK0NKKNancyLaunch then Track, EOSS 364
Golf
Ground StationN2XGL, N0Call, KE0UWC, John, KB0TVJ, N0NDM. KF0PCWJeff S, Randy, Glenn, John, Russ, Larry, DougLaunch Team, KE0UWC to Track EOSS 364
YankeeKE0YALBradTrack EOSS 363
TR Breakfast: 
There is no T&R Breakfast. Rally Point: Retata Travel Stop, 2170 East Chestnut Street, Sterling, CO 80751