Flight Recap for EOSS-188

08/12/2013 12:09 (CDT): Prelim Template

Flight Coordinator: Nick Hanks
LAUNCH DATE: June 15th, 2013
LAUNCH TIME ~ 8 am CDT
LAUNCH SITE: Pella IA

Pre-flight Prediction and Actual Tracks

E0SS-188 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 (NO DESCENT TRACK)
Prediction and Actual tracks made with Balloon Track
Maps by Google Earth

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Final Pre-Flight Prediction is available here
Prediction History not available for this flight

EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Tracking and Recovery Frequencies

Tracking and Recovery Operations  

Ground Stations Frequencies

EOSS-188 Balloon Payload Frequencies  

Beacons

• 147.420 MHz
  • CW ID: K0SCC-11

APRS

• 144.340 MHz
  • ID: AE�SS-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

• 147.420 MHz 

• ID: K0SCC-11
• slotted 15 and 45 after the minute

• 145.600 MHz

• ID: KC0UUO-11

Flight Systems: 

EOSS-188

Payload Configuration: 

• EOSS-188_payload_plan_rev_c.pdf

Payload Experiment Designer

Edge of Space Sciences

Experimenters are welcome to submit websites for linking or overviews which I will post on a page on the EOSS website.

Internet Gateway Stations:

as seen on Findu.Com (listed alphabetically)

EOSS-188, AE0SS-11

• KD0PCP
• WK0Q
• AE0SS

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 30 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.

Tracking and Recovery Operations

Tracking and Recovery Grid

Tactical Call Signs

Text Recaps

Photos

Launch Site

Airborne

Recovery Operations

Audio

not recorded

Video

Data

EOSS-188 AE0SS-11

Text

• eoss-188_ae0ss-11_findu.txt - Findu Log
• eoss-188_ae0ss-11_findu_ts.txt - Findu Log with findu timestamps
• eoss-188_ae0ss-11_kpc3_log.txt - KPC3 Logs
• eoss-188_ae0ss-11_kpc3_airborne.txt - Airborne only from KPC3 Log

 Spread Sheets

• EOSS-188_ae0ss-11_Flight_Data.csv - airborne only Log ripped to spreadsheet format

Mapping Files

• EOSS-188_ae0ss-11_recap.ptm - MapPoint file of the above recap
• EOSS-188_ae0ss-11_track.kml - Google Earth Track of the flight
• EOSS-188_predict_track.kml - Google Earth Track of the predicted flight path