LAUNCH DATE: 16-Apr-2005
LAUNCH TIME:
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, CO (directions)
Launch Site - Windsor ----------------------- Launch Point: 40.4737� lat. -104.9623� long. Ascent Rate: 1100 feet per minute Descent Rate: 910 feet per minute Altitude: 4931 feet
Blue = Actual Track
Green = Predicted Ascent Phase
Red = Predicted Descent Phase
Maps made with MapPoint
Prediction made with Balloon Track
Predicted Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.5486� lat. -104.0357� long. Altitude: 4500 feet Flight Time: 125 Minutes Bearing: 83.6� True Range: 48.9 Mi. Actual Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.4822� lat. -104.0643� long. Bearing: 89.0� True Range: 47.2 Mi. Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site -------------------------------------------------- Bearing: 198.1� True Range: 4.8 Mi.
Blue = Actual Track
Green = Predicted Ascent Phase
Red = Predicted Descent Phase
Maps made with MapPoint
Prediction made with Balloon Track
Predicted Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.5486� lat. -104.0357� long. Altitude: 4500 feet Flight Time: 125 Minutes Bearing: 83.6� True Range: 48.9 Mi. Actual Landing Site ----------------------- Landing Point: 40.4957� lat. -104.0759� long. Bearing: 87.8� True Range: 46.6 Mi. Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site -------------------------------------------------- Bearing: 210.0� True Range: 4.2 Mi.
Global Frequencies
EOSS-088 Frequencies
EOSS-089 Frequencies
EOSS-088
Balloon Manufacturer | Kaymont |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 3000 gram |
Payload | 24.9 lbs. |
Free Lift % | 13 % 29.0 lbs. |
Ascent Rate | 810.74 fpm calculated |
Descent Rate | unknown ~ 1000 fpm (GPS failure) |
Parachute | 10 ft |
Peak Altitude | 87,998.36 ft ASL |
Launch Conditions | calm |
EOSS-089
Balloon Manufacturer | Kaymont |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 3000 gram |
Payload | 22.1 lbs. |
Free Lift % | 15% 24.6 lbs. |
Ascent Rate | 1038.30 fpm estimated |
Descent Rate | 1000 fpm @ 7500 ft ASL measured |
Parachute | 10 ft |
Peak Altitude | 102,650 |
Launch Conditions | calm |
updated 12/Apr/05
as seen on Findu.Com
For AE0SS-11
- K0AEM-1 - Richard Beggs
- K0YG-7 - Mark Patton
- K0ANI-7 Larry Cerney
- WA0VSL-6 Doug Wilson
for K0YUK-11
- K0YG-7 - Mark Patton
For W0WYX
- K0YG-7 - Mark Patton
- WA0VSL-4 Doug Wilson
For K0ANI-11
- K0ANI-7 Larry Cerney from his home
EOSS wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the stations above who iGated the balloon APRS telemetry onto the internet.
We are relying heavily on real time position information available on the net to allow the FAA controllers to have up to the minute location data to assist them in air traffic control.
Redundant stations for the balloon iGating provide excellent coverage. If you are able to iGate we invite you to join the Internet Gateway Team. Contact me (webmaster@eoss.org) to be put in touch with the coordinator. By joining the team, you are giving peace of mind to the iGate coordinator for that flight. He knows you'll be there and he can rely on you.
Naturally, anyone can iGate data onto the net and even if you aren't a member of the team we will welcome your contribution to the internet based tracking effort. If you callsign appears on the findu.com log, you'll be shown as a contributing station as those above are.
Having more than one station covering each APRS beacon means that should a station drop out momentarily, the others maintain the data flow quite nicely.
Thanks again guys! The FAA (and EOSS) are very grateful for your assistance in this endeavor.
Future I-Gaters:
Check out the EOSS I-Gate page for information on how to participate and why we need you.
Current I-Gate Stations:
Guys, 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.
Help us build a database of the best RDF/Observation sites in Eastern Colorado. See the Observation Site Database page for ideas on what we'd like to see in this DB and if you're interested in the Balloon Track use of that database
EOSS Grid:
Grid for April 16, 2005
Location Grid X Grid Y Intersection 71 and 14 (west) 65 45 Hudson 14 8 Nine Mile Corner 70 12.5 Rockport 6 65 Touchdown 50.7 44.6
Tactical Callsigns:
Valid for April 16th, 2005
Tactical Callsign Name Notes Alpha WA0GEH Marty coordinator Bravo N0NDM and W6AUN Larry and Perry Charlie K0JLZ and K0AEM Jim and Richard Delta KB0YRZ and K0ANN Chris and Ann Echo W0CBH and N5LPZ Benjie and Mike and Clint Foxtrot KC0RPS and W0NFW Jim and George Golf K0LOB and KC0QHI Jim and Jackie Hotel K0SCC Steve and Whitney India N0LP Nick Ground Station
Launch Site General
EOSS-088
EOSS-088
- Photos by Marty Griffin WA0GEH
- Photos by Perry Lundquist W6AUN
- Photos by Larry Noble N0NDM
EOSS-089
- Photos by Jim Gifford K0LOB
- Photos by Jim Zimmerman K0JLZ (roadside, lots of cars)
I'm afraid I forgot to record the output from the xband repeater. So, no audio from there this time out.
Here is the audio from the Rocky Mountain Radio League 449.450 MHz repeater which was used by the tracking and recovery team. Listening in sequence will essentially replay the repeater audio for the entire flight. The recorder was set to VOX so any long pauses with no audio were automatically eliminated. So, while all the audio is here, the time line is incorrect and somewhat compressed.
EOSS-088
EOSS-089
EOSS-088 - AE0SS-11
EOSS-089 - W0WYX
note: customers are welcome to submit detailed synopses of their flights or web links to their own web sites.
Green, you should be able to work the payload systems.
Red, is the border of the received signal. Red appears jittery because it is depicted topographically. Thus, the red dots on the eastern half of the map but well within the maximum distance show hilly terrain behind (east) which reception is not possible.
This is a generic 95,000 ft ASL coverage map for flights that depart from the vicinity of Windsor, Colorado. Flight day coverage may vary depending on upper air winds.