Announcement of EOSS-135

Flight Coordinator: Rob Wright, KC0UUO (kcouuo@eoss.org)

LAUNCH DATE: February 28th, 2009 (wx +1) 
LAUNCH TIME: 07:00 MST (14:00 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Windosor, CO (see directions)

Payload Experiment Designer

• EOSS - systems test, fun flight

EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Tracking and Recovery Frequencies

• Preflight Net:
  • 147.225 MHz 8 pm MST the evening prior to flight day
    • 145.160 MHz simulcast in the Springs
    • 145.460 MHz simulcast in Boulder
  • 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency
• Tracking and Recovery Operations
  • 449.450 MHz RMRL (103.5 Hz Tone)
  • 447.575 MHz CRA (107.2 Hz tone)
  • 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)
  • Repeater Coverage Pages - Listings of all repeaters available in the expected flight areas.
  • There may be FRS operations see THIS PAGE for a list of channel numbers and their associated UHF Frequencies.

EOSS-135

• Beacons
  • 145.600 MHz
    • CW ID: K0ANI
• APRS
  • 145.600 MHz
    • ID: K0ANI-11
  • 144.340 MHz
    • ID: KC0YA-11
    • DIGI: EOSS
    • Node: BALND2
    • APRS Time Slotted Every 30 seconds at 0:15 and 0:45
      • power up at 13 seconds past the GPS minute to properly slot telemetry
    • Telemetry once a minute
    • Sample Data

• 147.535 MHz

• ID: K0SCC-11

• 147.555 MHz

• ID: W0WYX
• RMRL Cross Band Repeater GPS

• Cross Band Repeater

• Input: 445.975 MHz
• Output: 147.555 MHz
• ID: W0WYX

• ATV

• 426.250 MHz AM

• ID: AE0SS
• GPS overlay
• de-spun 3G payload w/ B-LAN receiver

Flight Systems: 

EOSS-135  

Payload Configuration:

• Payload_Plan_135_rev6.pdf

Tracking and Recovery Info:

Breakfast

Trackers on your own or at the McDonalds (I-70 exit 359 south side) at 05:00 to 05:15.  Departure for tracking locations no later than 06:00 from Limon.

Grid

Location	Grid X	Grid Y
Last Chance (Intersection of SR71 & US36)	15.5	49.5
TrackPoint Test = 40� 15' N,  103� 30' W	20.4	84.5

Tactical Call Signs