EOSS Flight Archives

A single 3000g balloon launched around 7:35am in cold (10 degree) weather. The balloon landed (in some powerlines....) approximately 25 miles south of Yuma Colorado.

EOSS-292 with four University of Colorado Space Grant payloads and a University of CO ADS-B beacon under development totaling 8.27 pounds, three GPS-equipped radio beacons, and a 12-foot Rocketman parachute were launched on a 3000 gram balloon from the Limon, CO launch site (N39° 14.16', 104° 4.517') at an elevation of 5,388 feet at 07:39:10 AM MDT on July 27, 2019.  The last packet received before balloon burst was at 9:

EOSS-290 with the KCØRPS Geiger counter module, a KCØD APRS radio beacon on a qualification flight, and KE7KCK's GoPro camera weighting a total of 2.71 pounds along with two GPS-equipped radio beacons, and a 10 ft. Rocketman parachute were launched on a 1200 gram balloon from the Pella High School athletic fields in Pella, Iowa  (N41° 23.658', W92° 53.328) at an elevation of 855 feet at 08:14:07 AM on June 15, 2019.  The last packet received before balloon burst was at 9:50 AM at an altitude of 99,778 ft.

EOSS-287 with eight University of Colorado Gateway to Space payloads weighting 12.48 pounds, two GPS-equipped radio beacons, and a 12 ft. Rocketman parachute were launched on a 3000 gram balloon from the Wiggins, CO launch site (N40° 13.48', W104° 4.63') at an elevation of 4,564 feet at 6:30:00 AM MDT on Apr. 14, 2019. The launch site was located slightly north of the football field.