Announcement of EOSS-66

LAUNCH DATE: May 3, 2003
LAUNCH TIME: 07:00 am MST, 13:00 UTC
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, CO (directions)

As of 16:08 MDT 22:08 UTC on April 30, 2003 the Windsor launch site has moved to the top of the list.

If an EOSS payload is highlighted, there is a link to an information page about that payload.

EOSS Frequencies:

• Preflight Net:
  • 147.225 MHz 8 pm MDT preceding Friday night
    • 145.160 MHz simulcast in the Springs
  • 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency
• HF Net during Flight
  • 7228 KHz (see notes about this freq)
  •  starting at 13:15 UTC (6:15am MST)
• APRS
  • 144.340 MHz
  • ID = K�YUK-11
• Beacon
  • 147.555 MHz
• ATV
  • 426.250 MHz (AM)
• Tracking and Recovery Operations
  • 449.450 MHz 103.5 Hz tone RMRL Repeater
  • 146.910 MHz Sterling Repeater
  • 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)

University of Kentucky Frequencies:

• Telemetry
  • 145.600 MHz
  • ID = KG4YLM
• APRS
  • 445.975 MHz
  • ID = KG4YLM-11
• ATV
  • 923.000 MHz AM
  • 439.250 MHz AM backup if 923 MHz fails.

EOSS Grid Layout:

The Grid Calculator uses the intersection of Hwys. 14 and 71 (west intersection) as its basis. This location is near Stoneham or 55 miles ENE of Greeley, Colorado.

• Latitude: 40.61025� N
• Longitude: 103.6769� W
• GridX: 10
• GridY: 40

Flight System:

See NOTES below regarding payload train configuration

Payload Configuration:

University of Kentucky experimental inflating glider.

• One page Quick Outline of Big Blue Glider
• Critical Design Review Slides (PDF) ~ 2 Megabytes

Schematic of Payload Train

• Payload_Plan_66.pdf

Notes:

NASA

Nasa has posted an online story about the University of Kentucky's Big Blue project. Look for it at:

• Instant Glider, Just Add Light

HF Radio

We try and start an HF net approximately 45 minutes prior to launch on 7.235 MHz. If that frequency is busy we try 7.228 or 7.240 MHz.

The net control for this flight will be Bruce, NA�BR.

Flight Related Info

• Prediction Page offers a map and text prediction of the flight path for the upcoming mission.
• A couple of WX Links
• EOSS Hardware Page - some photos and descriptions of various EOSS payloads
• APRS LIVE Tracking of EOSS Payloads on the Internet
• Maps and Directions to "all" of the EOSS standard Launch Sites.
• Check the EOSS List Server for the most up to date info.