Recap of EOSS-142/143
05/09/2010 17:33 (CDT):
Data upload complete, photos by Randy Reynard, W0RDR and Larry Cerney, K0ANI
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Flight Coordinator: Larry Cerney, K0ANI
k0ani@eoss.org
LAUNCH DATE: July 11th, 2009
LAUNCH TIME:
- EOSS-142: 06:53 MDT (12:53 UTC)
- EOSS-143: 07:21 MDT (13:21 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, CO (see directions)
Pre-flight Prediction and Actual Tracks
E0SS-142 AE0SS-11
Blue = Actual Track
Green = Predicted Ascent Phase
Red = Predicted Descent Phase
Map made with
MapPoint
Prediction made with
Balloon Track
Green Track = Ascent
Red Track = Descent
Prediction and Actual tracks made with
Balloon Track
Maps by Google Earth
Launch Site - Deer Trail
-----------------------
Launch Point: 39.61137° lat. -104.04255° long.
Grid: X=6.17 Y=31.07
Ascent Rate: 1324 feet per minute
Descent Rate: 950 feet per minute
Altitude: 5205 feet
Predicted Landing Site
-----------------------
Landing Point: 39.70618° lat. -103.31781° long.
Grid: X=44.7 Y=37.6
Altitude: 4500 feet
Flight Time: 126 Minutes
Bearing: 80.1° True
Range: 39.1 Mi.
Actual Landing Site
-----------------------
Landing Point: 39.66671° lat. -103.65083° long.
Grid: X=27.0 Y=34.9
Bearing: 79.5° True
Range: 21.178 Mi.
Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site
--------------------------------------------------
Bearing: 261.3° True
Range: 17.904 Mi.
E0SS-143 KC0YA-11
Blue = Actual Track
Green = Predicted Ascent Phase
Red = Predicted Descent Phase
Map made with
MapPoint
Prediction made with
Balloon Track
Green Track = Ascent
Red Track = Descent
Prediction and Actual tracks made with
Balloon Track
Maps by Google Earth
Launch Site - Deer Trail
-----------------------
Launch Point: 39.61137° lat. -104.04255° long.
Grid: X=6.17 Y=31.07
Ascent Rate: 1324 feet per minute
Descent Rate: 950 feet per minute
Altitude: 5205 feet
Predicted Landing Site
-----------------------
Landing Point: 39.70618° lat. -103.31781° long.
Grid: X=44.7 Y=37.6
Altitude: 4500 feet
Flight Time: 126 Minutes
Bearing: 80.1° True
Range: 39.1 Mi.
Actual Landing Site
-----------------------
Landing Point: 39.6764° lat. -103.52472° long.
Grid: X=33.7 Y=35.6
Bearing: 80.6° True
Range: 27.898 Mi.
Difference from Predicted to Actual Landing Site
--------------------------------------------------
Bearing: 259.5° True
Range: 11.185 Mi.
Final Pre-Flight Prediction is available here
Prediction History is available here
Payload Experiment Designer
Experimenters are welcome to submit websites for linking or overviews which I
will post on a page on the EOSS website.
EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:
Tracking and Recovery Frequencies
- Preflight Net:
- 147.225 MHz 8 pm MDT 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
- Drive out to Deer Trail (pre-flight)
- 146.640 Mhz (until LOS)
- 448.450 MHz (100 Hz tone) or 449.450 MHz (103.5 Hz tone) after 64
quits. The frequency will be determined by the expected trajectory of the
flight as indicated below. The extra freq will be removed once a firm
prediction is established. Probably by Thursday evening.
- Primary Recovery Operations Frequencies
- 449.450 MHz (103.5 Hz tone)
RMRL Repeater (northern trajectory)
- 448.450 MHz (100 Hz tone)
PPFMA Repeater (southern trajectory)
- 146.550 MHz simplex (launch ops)
- 146.550 MHz simplex (EOSS-142)
- 146.580 MHz simplex (EOSS-143)
- 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-142 Balloon Payload Frequencies
- Beacons
- APRS
- 144.340 MHz
- ID: AEØSS-11
- DIGI: EOSS
- Node: BALNOD
- APRS Time Slotted Every 30 seconds at 0:00 and 0:30
- power up at 58 seconds past the GPS minute to properly slot telemetry
- Telemetry once a minute
- Sample Data
EOSS-143 Balloon Payload Frequencies
(tentative, but will be firmed up by the Tuesday evening net)
- Beacons
- APRS
- 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
Maps of General
Coverage Areas for our Radio Transmissions
Flight Systems:
EOSS-142
| Balloon Manufacturer |
Kaysam |
| Balloon Type |
latex |
| Balloon Size |
3000 gram |
| Neck Load |
23.8 lbs. |
| Neck Lift |
28.4 lbs |
| Ascent Rate |
1060.8 fpm ascent average |
| Descent Rate |
999.9 fpm descent average below 10K feet ASL |
| Parachute |
10 ft. |
| Peak Altitude |
90,110.2 ft. ASL |
| Launch Conditions |
calm |
EOSS-143
| Balloon Manufacturer |
Kaysam |
| Balloon Type |
latex |
| Balloon Size |
1200 gram |
| Neck Load |
14.9 lbs. |
| Neck Lift |
19.3 lbs |
| Ascent Rate |
1046,6 fpm ascent average |
| Descent Rate |
1390.6 fpm descent average below 10K feet ASL |
| Parachute |
5 ft. |
| Peak Altitude |
84,349 ft. ASL |
| Launch Conditions |
calm |
Payload Configuration:
Tracking and Recovery Info:
Breakfast
Grid
|
Location |
Grid X |
Grid Y |
|
Last Chance (Intersection of SR71 & US36) |
30 |
40 |
|
Test Grid 40° 15' N by -103 30' W |
34.9 |
75 |
Tactical Call Signs
|
Tactical |
Callsign |
Name |
Notes |
|
Alpha |
WG0E |
Colin |
Tracking and Recovery Coordinator |
|
Bravo |
W9CN |
Mike & Miles |
Tracker |
|
Charlie |
KB0LP |
Dave |
Tracker; Starting @ Launch Site;
Guide -143 |
|
Delta |
KB0YRZ |
Chris |
Tracker |
|
Echo |
KC0D & N0MPM |
Mark & Mike |
Tracker |
|
Foxtrot |
N0IX |
Doug |
Tracker |
|
Golf |
N0NDM & W0CBH |
Larry & Benjie |
Launch Coordinator & Tracker |
|
Hotel |
AC7FY W7SJW |
Clint and Stan |
|
|
India |
W0RDR |
Randy |
|
|
|
K0ANI |
Larry |
Flight Coordinator; Guide -142 |
|
|
AE0SS |
Nick |
Ground Station |
|
|
KC0WJJ |
Brian |
CSGC/EOSS Liaison |
Internet Gateway Stations:
as seen on Findu.Com
EOSS-142
AE0SS-11
- K0ANI-14 - Larry Cerney, Mobile Chase
- KB0TVJ - Russ Chadwick, at the launch site
- KB0TVJ-4 - Russ Chadwick, at the launch site
- KC0D-4 - Mark Patton, Foxfield, CO
- N0EB-1 - Richard Beggs, Northglenn, CO
- N0PSJ - Christopher Holmes, Arvada, CO
EOSS-143
KC0YA-11
- K0ANI-14 - Larry Cerney, Mobile Chase
- KB0TVJ - Russ Chadwick, at the launch site
- KB0TVJ-4 - Russ Chadwick, at the launch site
- KC0D-4 - Mark Patton, Foxfield, CO
- N0EB-1 - Richard Beggs, Northglenn, CO
- N0PSJ - Christopher Holmes, Arvada, CO
EOSS wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the stations above who iGated
the balloon APRS telemetry onto the internet. Did you know I publish predictions for i-gates? I keep a list of
everyone who has ever i-gated an EOSS balloon flight. You're all in the list so
if you're wondering when the balloon will pop up over your horizon, check out
this page for future flights.
Currently predictions are being made for 29 i-gates.
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 can often maintain the data flow.
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 or maximum
elevation, 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.
Text Recaps
Photos
As photos arrive, I will get to posting.
Launch Site
EOSS-142
- by Nick Hanks, N0LP
- by Randy Reynard, W0RDR
- page 1 - Prep and liftoff of 142
- page 2 - More liftoff and one
distant shot of 142
- by Larry Cerney, K0ANI
EOSS-143
Recovery Site
General Recovery Operations
EOSS-142
EOSS-143
Audio
recorded. will be posted when edited.
Video
none yet
Data
EOSS-142
AE0SS-11
Text
Spread Sheets
Mapping Files
EOSS-143
KC0YA-11
Text
Spread Sheets
Mapping Files
Charts
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