ORB-5 POSTFLIGHT





Front Row
Justin - Harry KC5TRB - John AD5GT
  Rich KD5JXU - Brad KJ5YD - James KD5IND

Back Row
Dave KD5OIJ - Grant KD5AFS - Charles KD5LEP
Dan KA3GRJ - Mark AE5MH  - Lynette KD5UOA

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A BIG THANKS ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING...

AC5JV - KD5KUF - KC5TER - WW5WOW
W5VGM - KC5JIM - N0YKK
KC5ZQM - N6CL

If there is anyone I forgot get your name to me so I can add it here!

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Flight Path

Circle with no ring 48 hour landing prediction.
Circle with blue ring 12 hour landing prediction.
Circle with red ring 12 hour landing prediction.




 

ORB-5 Ascent/Descent Rates

Ascent                         Descent
+908 ft/m @  1000 ft        -4954 ft/m @ 75000 ft
+880 ft/m @  2000 ft        -4284 ft/m @ 70000 ft
+830 ft/m @  5000 ft        -3800 ft/m @ 65000 ft
+895 ft/m @ 10000 ft        -3668 ft/m @ 60000 ft
+853 ft/m @ 15000 ft        -3195 ft/m @ 55000 ft
+794 ft/m @ 20000 ft        -2785 ft/m @ 50000 ft
+814 ft/m @ 25000 ft        -2529 ft/m @ 45000 ft
+745 ft/m @ 30000 ft        -2172 ft/m @ 40000 ft
+679 ft/m @ 35000 ft        -2008 ft/m @ 35000 ft
+722 ft/m @ 40000 ft        -1768 ft/m @ 30000 ft
+722 ft/m @ 45000 ft        -1653 ft/m @ 25000 ft
+771 ft/m @ 50000 ft        -1509 ft/m @ 20000 ft
+797 ft/m @ 55000 ft        -1375 ft/m @ 15000 ft
+834 ft/m @ 60000 ft        -1286 ft/m @ 10000 ft
+879 ft/m @ 65000 ft        -1164 ft/m @  7500 ft
+922 ft/m @ 70000 ft        -1109 ft/m @  5500 ft
+952 ft/m @ 75000 ft        -1040 ft/m @  4500 ft
+390 ft/m @ 77000 ft        -1086 ft/m @  3500 ft

 


Daily Summary
  Actual Average Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature 66.0 °F / 18.9 °C    
Max Temperature 78.1 °F / 25.6 °C
Min Temperature 54.0 °F / 12.2 °C
Growing Degree Days 16 (Base 50 °F / 9 °C )    
Moisture
Dew Point 54.4 °F / 12.4 °C    
Average Humidity      
Maximum Humidity      
Minimum Humidity      
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.01 in / 0.03 cm    
Snow Depth -    
Pressure
Standard Pressure 30.2 in / 1021.8 hPa    
Sea Level Pressure 30.2 in / 1023.1 hPa    
Wind
Wind Speed 3.7 mph / 5.9 km/h    
Max Wind Speed 9.2 mph / 14.8 km/h    
Gust Speed 17.3 mph / 27.8 km/h    
Events
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers    
Events

ORB-5 Flight

    
Key: T is trace of precipitation, MM is missing value

 

Observations from tul on 09/14/2003

TIME TEMP DEW POINT PRES WIND DIR WIND SPD WIND GUST VIS CEILING
06:53 GMT 57.9° 55.9° 1019.9 mb NW 5 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
07:53 GMT 59.0° 55.9° 1020.5 mb NW 8 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
08:53 GMT 59.0° 57.0° 1020.6 mb CALM 0 MPH   10 mi 11000 ft
09:53 GMT 57.0° 55.9° 1020.0 mb N 3 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
10:53 GMT 57.9° 55.0° 1020.5 mb NW 4 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
11:53 GMT 57.9° 54.0° 1021.1 mb WNW 3 MPH   10 mi 12000 ft
12:53 GMT 57.9° 54.0° 1021.9 mb WNW 5 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
13:53 GMT 62.1° 55.0° 1022.3 mb NNW 6 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
14:53 GMT 66.0° 55.0° 1022.5 mb N 5 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
15:53 GMT 70.0° 54.0° 1022.8 mb NNW 8 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
16:53 GMT 73.0° 51.1° 1023.2 mb N 8 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
17:53 GMT 73.9° 53.1° 1022.8 mb NNW 12 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
18:53 GMT 75.9° 50.0° 1022.5 mb NNW 14 MPH 19 MPH 10 mi >12000ft
19:53 GMT 75.0° 48.9° 1022.2 mb NNW 10 MPH 16 MPH 10 mi >12000ft
20:53 GMT 77.0° 48.9° 1021.7 mb WNW 6 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
21:53 GMT 77.0° 48.9° 1021.4 mb NW 9 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
22:53 GMT 75.9° 48.0° 1021.2 mb NW 6 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
23:53 GMT 72.0° 51.1° 1021.2 mb NNW 4 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
00:53 GMT 68.0° 53.1° 1021.5 mb N 3 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
01:53 GMT 66.9° 52.0° 1022.0 mb CALM 0 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
02:53 GMT 61.0° 55.0° 1022.6 mb CALM 0 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
03:53 GMT 61.0° 55.0° 1022.6 mb CALM 0 MPH   10 mi >12000ft
04:53 GMT 59.0° 54.0° 1022.9 mb CALM 0 MPH   8 mi >12000ft
05:53 GMT 57.0° 54.0° 1022.7 mb CALM 0 MPH   10 mi >12000ft



73 de Harry  KC5TRB
Tulsa, Oklahoma


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