FLIGHT RECAP OF EOSS-36

LAUNCH DATE: Sept 26, 1998
LAUNCH TIME: 14:02 UTC - 08:02 MST
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, Colorado

LAUNCH SITE COORDINATES:

• 40 deg 28.526" North Latitude
• 104 deg 57.678" West Longitude

TOUCHDOWN COORDINATES:

• 41 deg 22.321' North
• 103 deg 07.428' West

ACTUAL TRACK: 56.5 Degrees, Approx 114.2 Miles

PREDICTED TRACK: 69 Degrees, 94.9 Miles

Error of 29.7 Miles on a bearing of 14.1 degrees from predicted landing point.

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT: Bob-E Box test, APRS Payload Test, Crossband Repeater Test
PROJECT INTEGRATOR: EOSS

FREQUENCIES:

• Launch Site:
  • Simplex 146.550 MHz
• GPS - APRS (independent package - AA0P-11)
  • 144.340 MHz with EOSS digi on board
• Crossband Repeater
  • input 445.975 MHz - dead at liftoff
  • output 147.555 MHz - Beacon worked throughout flight
• Telemetry:
  • No Standard Packet - weight considerations
• ATV:
  • No ATV - weight considerations
• Foxhunters:
  • 449.450 MHz Rocky Mountain Radio League
  • 146.58 MHz Simplex Field Frequency

notes:

• DeLorme Tripmate GPS firmware quit reporting course, speed and altitude above 30,000 meters. Lat/Long info still available to tracking teams.

Flight Recap

Notes available when written.