ORB-9 POSTFLIGHT

ORB-9 was recovered 63 miles from launch
in a tree about 1.5 miles SW of Flint, Oklahoma.

Highest altitude reported was 66,535 feet.
 

More info will be on the website in the next few days.
 
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Harry - KC5TRB - Tulsa
 

Observations from tul on 04/17/2004

TIME TEMP DEW POINT PRES WIND DIR WIND SPD WIND GUST VIS CEILING 06:53 GMT 70.0° 60.1° 1015.5 mb SSW 16 MPH 25 MPH 10 mi >12000ft 07:53 GMT 69.1° 60.1° 1015.1 mb S 17 MPH 27 MPH 10 mi >12000ft 08:53 GMT 68.0° 59.0° 1015.3 mb SSW 12 MPH   10 mi >12000ft 09:53 GMT 66.9° 59.0° 1015.8 mb SSW 11 MPH   10 mi >12000ft 10:53 GMT 64.9° 59.0° 1016.4 mb S 11 MPH   10 mi >12000ft 11:53 GMT 64.0° 60.1° 1017.0 mb S 12 MPH   10 mi >12000ft 12:53 GMT 64.9° 60.1° 1018.1 mb S 14 MPH   10 mi >12000ft 13:45 GMT 64.9° 60.1° 1018.1 mb S 17 MPH 24 MPH 10 mi 1900 ft 13:53 GMT 66.9° 60.1° 1018.6 mb S 14 MPH 24 MPH 10 mi 1900 ft 14:53 GMT 66.9° 61.0° 1019.1 mb SSW 14 MPH 25 MPH 10 mi 1900 ft 15:53 GMT 66.9° 61.0° 1019.5 mb SSW 17 MPH 26 MPH 10 mi 1700 ft 16:53 GMT 68.0° 62.1° 1019.7 mb S 13 MPH 25 MPH 10 mi 1700 ft 17:53 GMT 71.1° 61.0° 1019.4 mb S 19 MPH 25 MPH 10 mi 2300 ft 18:53 GMT 72.0° 62.1° 1018.8 mb S 21 MPH 28 MPH 10 mi 2300 ft 19:53 GMT 75.0° 63.0° 1018.1 mb S 18 MPH 24 MPH 10 mi 12000 ft 20:53 GMT 77.0° 62.1° 1017.4 mb S 16 MPH 26 MPH 10 mi 14000 ft 21:53 GMT 81.0° 60.1° 1016.6 mb S 23 MPH 29 MPH 10 mi 15000 ft 22:53 GMT 80.1° 55.9° 1016.5 mb S 27 MPH 33 MPH 10 mi 15000 ft 23:53 GMT 79.0° 57.0° 1016.6 mb S 21 MPH 29 MPH 10 mi 15000 ft 00:53 GMT 77.0° 57.9° 1016.6 mb S 17 MPH 25 MPH 10 mi 16000 ft 01:53 GMT 73.9° 60.1° 1017.4 mb S 19 MPH 25 MPH 10 mi 16000 ft 02:53 GMT 73.0° 60.1° 1018.2 mb S 21 MPH   10 mi 16000 ft 03:53 GMT 72.0° 60.1° 1018.3 mb S 17 MPH   10 mi 15000 ft 03:53 GMT 72.0° 60.1° 1018.3 mb S 17 MPH   10 mi 15000 ft 04:53 GMT 72.0° 59.0° 1018.0 mb S 19 MPH 24 MPH 10 mi 14000 ft 04:53 GMT 72.0° 59.0° 1018.0 mb S 19 MPH 24 MPH 10 mi 15000 ft 05:53 GMT 71.1° 59.0° 1017.4 mb S 17 MPH   10 mi 15000 ft

  Ascent

ALT   FPM
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 1K - 800
 5K - 842
10K - 808
15K - 589
20K - 509
25K - 691
30K - 612
35K - 806
40K - 621
45K - 627
50K - 605
55K - 905
60K - 867
65K - 760
 

Descent

ALT   FPM
---   ----
66K - 4934
50K - 3624
40K - 3109
35K - 2589
30K - 2383
25k - 1861
20K - 1641
15K - 2071
10K - 1986
 5K - 2185
1.8K- 1629