Recap of EOSS-57 Alpha

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LAUNCH DATE: June 22, 2002
LAUNCH TIME: 14:13 UTC - 08:13 MDT
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, Colorado (directions)

EOSS-57 "A" (EOSS system)

  • Packet APRS
    • 144.340 MHz NMEA every minute (ID:W5VSI-11)
  • Beacon
    • 147.555 MHz CW ID

Green = Actual Track
Purple = Pre-Flight Predict Ascent
Red = Pre-Flight Predict Descent

Flight predictions made using Balloon Track for Windows
Mapping Software - Microsoft MapPoint 2002
APRS software - APRS-Plus

 

Balloon Track for Windows                                Version 1.7.8
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Flight Recap
Saturday, June 22, 2002            EOSS-57          DNR_02_06_22_1200Z.dat
12:03:47 PM                      Deer Trail                   wbaltrak.ini
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Winds DataFile
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Station: DNR
Date: 1200Z 22 06 02
DataFile Status: Intact
Intact Records: 68
Corrupt Records: 0
Grid Placement Data
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Reference Site: Last Chance
Latitude: 39.7401� lat.
Longitude: -103.5933� long.
X_Offset: 40.00
Y_Offset: 15.00
Grid Origin
Latitude: 39.5228� lat.
Longitude: -104.3467� long.
Launch Site - Deer Trail
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Launch Point: 39.6114� lat.   -104.0426� long.
Grid: X=16.2 Y=6.1
Ascent Rate: 1000 feet per minute
Descent Rate: 1384 feet per minute
Altitude: 5180 feet
VOR Station - Byers(BVR)
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Latitude: 39.7658� lat.
Longitude: -103.928� long.
Magnetic Offset: -10.0� from True Degrees
Predicted Landing Site
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Landing Point: 40.0319� lat.  -103.8982� long.
Grid: X=23.7 Y=35.1
Altitude: 4500 feet
Flight Time: 117 Minutes
Bearing: 14.7� True
Range: 30.0 Mi.
Actual Landing Site
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Landing Point: 40.0297� lat.  -103.9182� long.
Grid: X=22.7 Y=35.0
Bearing: 12.8� True
Range: 29.6 Mi.
Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site
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Bearing: 261.9� True
Range: 1.1 Mi.

Tracking And Recovery Recap

Paul Ternlund's DF report


TNC Data

Data captured by the onboard KPC3 and me, N�KKZ