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ANSR-47 Flight Summary
Launch 22 Nov 2008, 1712 UTC, (10:12 AM MST)
Payloads Payload Computer,
Student Payload Projects, APRS Beacon
Flight Notes
3000 gram balloon
Space Grant flight in support of Arizona State University, Embry-Riddle, Pima Community College, South Mountain Community College, and The University of Arizona.
Flight Data
Data and statistics recovered from the Flight Data Recorder:
61.1 statue miles from the launch site on a heading of
57° true
Flight time
2:02:32, landed 1914 UTC, (12:14 PM MST)
Lift off at 987', touch down at 1147'
Peak altitude 95,867'
Average ascent rate 1119'/minute. Average descent rate 2510'/minute. At touch down 1207'/minute.
Lowest internal payload temperature 9.4° F, average 47.8° F.
GPS maintained 98.5% 3D lock during flight. Average PDOP 1.38. Average of 10.14 tracked satellites.
Average bus voltage - Payload Computer
11.02 volts
Student Projects
The primary mission of ANSR is to - Promote science and education by exploring frontiers in amateur radio and high altitude balloons. The ANSR-47 flight is another example of flying student payloads on a high altitude balloon. Below are presentations from each of the participating Universities.
ANSR and The Arizona Space Grant Consortium have teamed together to support the ASCEND! program.
ASCEND!, a statewide Arizona Space Grant Consortium Workforce Development program, is uniquely designed to involve undergraduate students from across Arizona in the full “design-build-fly-operate-analyze” cycle of a space mission.
Flight Data Recorder and Maps
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Payload Computer Flight Data Recorder
contents as comma separated text (ASCII).
NOTE: This file contains the complete flight recording in one second
increment.
Additional information on telemetry measurands included with Payload Computer - Data
Logger
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APRS Beacon Flight Data Recorder
contents as comma separated text (ASCII).
NOTE: This file contains the complete flight recording in one second
increment
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Flight Path Map. |
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