FLIGHT RECAP OF EOSS-30


Fill info welcome, this is an incomplete recap.

Mike Manes, W5VSI sent in updated info for this page on 12/3/05. THANKS!

FANTASTIC sequential shots of a balloon burst as seen on ATV are linked at the bottom of the page.


LAUNCH DATE: May 17th, 1997
LAUNCH TIME: 08:30 MDT, 14:30 UTC
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor Colorado (Here's a Map

BURST TIME: 15:48 UTC
BURST ALTITUDE: 93,798 ft. ASL

TOUCHDOWN COORDINATES:

  • 40.28117 N
  • 104.44333 W

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT: Lockheed Martin Explorers Gas Capture and Solar Cell experiments - Chris Koehler's first flight with EOSS.

FREQUENCIES:

  • Launch Site:
    • Simplex 146.550 MHz
  • Telemetry:
    • 144.340 MHz FM (1 Watt output) - The Packet telemetry stream is in ax.25 format at 1200 baud and is readable in plain english for the most part. Included in each telemetry frame is an APRS position string (APRS users see note below). Every few minutes a CW ID is transmitted on this frequency.
  • ATV:
    • EOSS Shuttle Video - 426.250 MHz AM (1 Watt output) - NTSC video
  • Foxhunters:
    • 449.450 MHz Rocky Mountain Radio League
    • 146.58 MHz Simplex Field Frequency

Photos

Ted Cline performed a capture of many interesting frames from the ATV signal.


Telemetry