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UPDATED 08/10/06 11:52 AM
"Great
Plains Super Launch"
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday AUG 5 2006
8:00 AM CDT
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Launch Site
Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO)
About 30 miles northwest of Hutchinson.
38° 20.567'N, 98° 13.613'W at 1691' MSL.
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LAUNCH & CHASE FREQUENCIES
Repeaters
Hutchinson
147.120 & 146.820
Simplex
146.550
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Pre-Flight Stat's
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Balloon
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Kaysam 926g (1983)
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Total Payload Weight |
4.5 lbs
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Nozzle Lift
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7.25 lbs
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Free Lift
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2.75 lb
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Ascent Rate
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800-1000 fpm
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Descent Rate
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1600 fpm
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| Cutdown Altitude |
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| Burst
Altitude |
80,000 -
90,000 ft |
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PAYLOADS
CAPSULE #1
TRACKING
APRS KC5TRB-11 (250mw) 144.340
TRB FM/CW Beacon (12mw) 147.435
Nichrome Cutdown Controller
Audio Beacon
CAPSULE #2
PAROTT Repeater
446.300 Mhz
Click
here for Parott Operation!
CAPSULE #3
DUAL DIGITAL CAMERAS
One Horizontal - One Vertical
Picture every 4.5 minutes per camera
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FLIGHT PREDICTIONS
UP! UP! & AWAY!
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