EOSS 222/223/224 were launched from the Limon launch site at approximately 0830 on May 21st. EOSS-224 was found after 59 days hidden in a wheat field. See the galleries below for additional information.
EOSS-222 landing site was at 39.65567 N, 103.03233 W
Submitted by Tom Londrigan (... on Thu, 03/10/2016 - 21:02
EOSS 217 was launched successfully from the Wiggins Rest Stop launch site at approximately 0415 MT. The NOAA payload was recovered in Nebraska just east of the Enders State Recreational Area, near Imperial, Nebraska.
The EOSS210 flight this morning used a new launch technique that was entirely successful on the first try. We now know that we can launch heavy payloads and subject the flight string components to minimum dynamic stress.
EOSS-199 was flown Saturday September 27th from Eaton. Because of concerns about shock to the fiber optic cable during launch, we used a hand-over-hand launch technique, which is not something we normally do at EOSS. It did result in a very smooth launch. Unfortunately, while lowering the fiber there was a failure of some sort that caused the fiber to fracture. The "fin" was recoverd from a back yard in Eaton with ~30 feet of fiber still attached.