Announcement of EOSS-76
LAUNCH SITE MOVED
LAUNCH DATE: May 1, 2004
LAUNCH TIME: 11:00 am (17:00 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, Co (Directions)
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
- Tracking and Recovery
Operations
- 448.450 MHz PPFMA Repeater (100 Hz
tone)
- 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)
- There may be FRS operations see THIS PAGE
for a list of channel numbers and their associated UHF Frequencies.
- 7.228 MHz HF
- Beacon
- 147.555 MHz
- ID: W5VSI in CW
- APRS
- 144.340 MHz (primary APRS)
- ID: KØYUK-11
- ATV
University of Kentucky Frequencies
- APRS
- 441.000 MHz (primary)
- 145.600 MHz (backup)
- ID: KG4YLM-11
- Telemetry
- 445.975 MHz
- ID: KG4YLM-12
- Beacon
- 146.505 MHz
- CW ID: KG4YLM
- ATV
Flight Systems:
| Balloon Manufacturer |
Kaymont |
| Balloon Type |
latex |
| Balloon Size |
3000 gram |
| Payload |
unknown |
| Free Lift % |
calculated at fill |
| Ascent Rate |
1000 fpm estimated |
| Descent Rate |
900 fpm estimated |
| Parachute |
10 ft. diameter |
| Peak Altitude |
determined after flight |
| Launch Conditions |
determined at launch |
Payload Configuration:
Contained in the PDF below, the layout of the payload train.
EOSS Grid:
| Location |
Grid X |
Grid Y |
| Punkin Center |
30 |
28 |
| Yoder |
2 |
27.5 |
| Karval |
39 |
20 |
Junct. Hwy 86 and I-70
Exit 352 I-70 |
23 |
60 |
| Matheson |
15.5 |
50.5 |
| Launch Site |
11 |
80.7 |
| Predicted Landing (fri night) |
37.2 |
24.1 |
Tactical Callsigns:
| Tactical |
callsign(s) |
name(s) |
| alpha |
WA0GEH |
Marty (T&R coordinator) |
| bravo |
W0CBH |
Benjie |
| charlie |
KB0YRZ & KB0UBZ |
Chris and Ben |
| delta |
N0PUF |
Dan |
| echo |
N0NDM & N5LPZ |
Larry and Mike |
| foxtrot |
K0JLZ & K0AEM |
Jim and Richard |
| golf |
KA0ULN |
Russ |
| hotel |
KI0DZ |
Mary Frances |
| india |
N0LP |
Nick (Ground Station) |
| kilo |
KG4YLM |
Bill (U of KY) |
Notes:
General
University of Kentucky's ambitious program to develop a glider for use on
Mars requires more than a short paragraph here so, visit their
Big Blue Site, to learn more
about the program.
HF Radio
Usually starts 30 minutes
Who Can Monitor
If you are within the green shaded area, you should be able to monitor the
APRS data
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