O.R.B.

Oklahoma Research Balloons

High Altitude "Near Space" Balloons

Science, Engineering, Education, Amateur Radio

Mission Statement
by
Harry Mueller - KC5TRB

Oklahoma Research Balloons (ORB) is a Tulsa, Oklahoma area group, interested in promoting Science, Engineering, Education and Amateur Radio using high altitude "Near Space" unmanned balloons to carry payloads with experiments to the edge of space and back.

ORB is open to anyone that's interested. You are encouraged to take an active part,
weather it be technically, assisting in launch & recovery, or just watching.




ORB Flights

ORB-1
 09-28-02		 ORB-2
 11-09-02		 ORB-3
 12-14-02		 ORB-4
 04-12-03

ORB-5
First APRS 09-14-03
77,698 feet

ORB-6
10-18-03
50,017 feet

 ORB-7
Skywarn 12-06-03 EBBE
52,000 feet ???		 ORB-8
04-03-04
68,000 feet
ORB-9
4-17-04
66,535 feet		 ORB-10
5-08-04
85,316 feet		 ORB-11
GPSL 7-3-04
82,945 feet		 ORB-12
8-01-04
88,547 feet
ORB-13
8-15-04
79,768 feet		 ORB-14
10-24-04
76,018 feet		 ORB-15
SkyWarn 12-04-04
31,405 feet (cutdown)		 ORB-16
04-16-05
77,088 feet
ORB-17
 05-21-05
95,565 feet		 ORB-18
GPSL 07-02-05
93,199 feet		 ORB-19
Ozone 10-08-05
95,082 feet		 ORB-20
05-20-06
63,831 feet (cutdown)
ORB-21
GPSL 08-05-06
64,464 feet 		ORB-22
GPSL 07-07-07
 78,777 feet 		 ORB-23
09-01-07
97,257 feet 		 ORB-24
GPSL 08-02-08
UNK Altitude
ORB-25
GPSL 07-18-09		      



ORB Radio Range Map from Tulsa, Oklahoma 


 


ORB T-Shirts TRB Beacon Kit


Balloon Group Links


"SPACEPORT"


Near Space Exploration
D.A.R.T.


OSU ASTRO
 Balloon Project		 OSU
Aerospace Design


The e-book "NEAR SPACE" by Paul Verhage




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to ORB to help finance future flights.
Thank you for your support!

 




(Updated - 07/01/09)

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