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LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Update #665:  Monday 12May08 22:30UT

2008 ARHAB flights to date

TOTAL: 44    Educational Institutions: 29    Ham Radio Groups: 15
 

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LAUNCH
DATE / TIME

LAUNCH

LOCATION

CALLSIGNS

FREQUENCIES

MODES

WEB PAGES

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Saturday 10May08

08:00AST  12:00UT

WX SCRUB

New Date

Saturday 17May08

 

PRSGC-8

Puerto Rico SGC

UPR Rio Piedras

 

KP4RF-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://prsgc.aprspr.net/

 

 

Saturday 10May08

TBA 

 FLIGHT COMPLETE

 

TVØ8A

Idaho-Oregon

 

NS7TV-11

144.39   APRS

KE7NKG-11

144.39   APRS

http://www.tvnsp.org/

 

digital voice recorder to capture APRS audio, qualify new GPS-16 firmware, hc Li-ion battery pack and a small piece of  wedding cake from KE7NKG/KD7PIT

 

Flight launched

and recovered

 

Max Alt: ~72kft

Track: ~65mi/114d

 

1000g

 

 

Saturday 10May08

14:00CDT  19:00UT

 FLIGHT LAUNCHED

 

WB8ELK

UAH NSSTC

Huntsville AL

34.73  -086.64

 

WB8ELK

10.142  RTTY/HELL/

DominoEX5  TLM

 

144.340   FM AFSK RTTY (likely)

 

http://home.hiwaay.net/~bbrown/

 

RTTY at top of each minute –

 Feld-Hellscreiber and DominoEX5 follow

 

http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm for soundcard software

 

The test will once again be a PVC pipe in the neck of the balloon with an intentional continuously open vent hole in the end cap (1/8" this time -  twice as big)...I will probably include some ballast as well in case the  1/8" hole is too big and it doesn't achieve float.

 

Flight launched

Brief float

Landing location known bur no attempt to recover

 

30m TLM copied in all modes

 

Max Lat: ~23kft

Track: ~101mi/096d

 

This is a test flight of the new HF transmitter on a potentially long duration latex balloon

 

Saturday 10May08

09:00PST 17:00UT

WX Date

Sunday 11May08

 

NO FURTHER INFO

Hackerbot Labs

Central WA

 

KG6AMG-2

144.39  APRS

KG6AMG-3

144.39  APRS

KD7QKL-5

144.39  APRS

http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/

 .
- Launch a ballloon with scientific instrumentation onboard. Codename: Rehab.
- Attempt at the amateur high altitude record.
Codename: MOAR
- There are also rumors of a 3rd balloon launch. Watch this spot for more information. Wish us luck.

 

 

Sunday 11May08

10:00EDT  14:00UT

 

NO FURTHER INFO

 

BRAQ 2008-1

Ste-Madeleine Que, 45° 36.16' - 73° 5.98'

VE2WMG-7

144.390  APRS

VE2WMG-11

144.390  APRS

VE2WMG-10

144.390  APRS

 

467.6125 CW DF BCN

(FRS Chn #10)

http://raqi.ca/braq/

 

300g

 

Tuesday 13May08

08:30EDT  13:30UT

 

NEW

 

Lockheed Martin Recreation Park, Owego, NY

 

KC2SJB

447.000  APRS

430.000 CW BCN

 

902-928MHz SS

(Part-15)

 

http://eyeinthesky.dyndns.org/

 

4000g

 

Saturday 17May08

08:00AST  12:00UT

 

PRSGC-8

Puerto Rico SGC

UPR Rio Piedras

 

KP4RF-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://prsgc.aprspr.net/

 

 

Saturday 17May08

09:00local  15:00UT

Saskatoon ARC

Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada

51.185N  106.312W

 

VE5AA-11

144.390 APRS

VE5AA-12

144.390 APRS

VE5AA

439.250 ATV

 

http://sarl.ca/ve5aa/

http://sarl.ca/ve5aa/balloon.html

 

First flight for

Saskatoon ARC

 

Saturday 17May08

09:00CDT  14:00UT

 

NSTAR-08B

TBA

Western Iowa or

Eastern Nebraska

N9XTN-11

144.360  APRS
N9XTN-12

144.390  APRS

 

Simplex Repeater

446.300

 

http://www.nstar.org/

http://www.ashlandarc.net/

 

 

Tuesday 20May08

07:30CDT  12:30UT

Two Flights

 

Weather Date

Wednesday 21May08

 

ACES-09 & ACES-10

2008 LaACES

Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility Palestine TX

 

ACES-09

K5LSU-11

144.390  APRS

W5GIX-11

144.390  APRS

 

ACES-10

W5YW-11

144.390  APRS

KD5ZUP-11

144.390  APRS

Simplex Repeater

445.950 (1W)

http://atic.phys.lsu.edu/aces/

Participating institutions:

Louisiana State University
Southern University
McNeese State University
Grambling State University
University of New Orleans
Louisiana Tech University
The Runnels School
Baton Rouge Amateur Radio CLub
Amateur Radio Society at LSU
Southern University Amateur Radio Club

 

2x3000g

 

Sponsored by NASA and the Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE)
hosted by the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility

 

100kft cutdown expected

 

Tentative HF net on 7260 +/-    NCS: N5BUD
commencing about 1 hour before launch

 

Wednesday 21May08

07:30CDT  12:30UT

Only if required

 

ACES-11

2008 LaACES

Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility Palestine TX

 

K5LSU-11

144.390  APRS

W5GIX-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://atic.phys.lsu.edu/aces/

 

3000g

 

Friday 23May08

14:00EDT  18:00UT

TWO FLIGHTS

 

WB8ELK

Indiana Space Port Columbus, IN

 

WB8ELK

TBA

 

http://home.hiwaay.net/~bbrown/

 

Two long duration balloons at the same time

Saturday 24May08

08:00AST  12:00UT

 

PRSGC-9

Puerto Rico SGC

UPR Rio Piedras

 

KP4RF-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://prsgc.aprspr.net/

 

 

Saturday 31May08

08:00AST  12:00UT

 

PRSGC-10

Puerto Rico SGC

UPR Rio Piedras

 

KP4RF-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://prsgc.aprspr.net/

 

 

Saturday 14Jun08

TBA

 

WX Date

Sunday 15Jun08

Two flights

 

EOSS-128/129

Windsor CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

2x3000g

USAFRL SHOT 2

 

 

Saturday 14Jun08

13:00 local  11:00UT

 

CP05

Copernicus-Project

Poznan, Malta

N 52° 24' 17.78"

E 016° 58' 34.57"

 

SRØFLY-11

144.800 APRS

SRØFLY

Cross-band repeater 145.587,5 Down

439.512,5 Up

 

http://en.copernicus-project.org/

 

1200g

 

Wednesday 18Jun08

TBA

 

BASE-24

DePauw Univ

Greencastle IN

 

W9YJ-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/

 

Lilly Summer Student Program

 

 

Saturday 28Jun08

13:00CDT  18:00UT

 

WB8ELK

Huntsville AL

WB8ELK

TBA

 

http://home.hiwaay.net/~bbrown/

 

2008 ARRL Field Day

 

Pin-hole floater

Monday 30Jun08

TBA

 

BASE-25

DePauw Univ

TBA

 

W9YJ-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 09Jul08

TBA

 

BASE-26

DePauw Univ

TBA

 

W9YJ-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/

 

 

 

 

Saturday 12Jul08

TBA

 

 

EOSS-130

Deer Trail CO

 

University  flight TBA

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

1x3000g

CoSGC Workshop &

CU Upward Bound

 

Saturday 19Jul08

TBA

 

NSTAR-08D

Omaha NE

 

N9XTN TBA

http://www.nstar.org/

 

 

UNO Aerospace Education Workshop 

Tuesday 22Jul08

TBA

 

BASE-27

DePauw Univ

TBA

 

W9YJ-11

144.390  APRS

 

http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/

 

 

 

 

Saturday 26Jul08

TBA

 

WX Date

Sunday 27Jul08

 

EOSS-131/132

Deer Trail CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

2x3000g

CoSGC Demosats VI

Thursday-Sunday

31Jul-3Aug08

 

GPSL2008

William Jewell College

Liberty MO

(Northern suburb

of Kansas City MO)

 

 

DePauw U BASE-28

EOSS-133

HAPB

KD4STH

NSTAR-08E

ORB

Reach for Space

Taylor U HARP

WB8ELK

  

http://www.superlaunch.org

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 http://www.nstar.org/

 http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/

 

GPSL2008

Hosted by

Near Space Ventures

and CAPnSPACE

 

Saturday 23Aug08

10:00CDT  15:00UT

WX Date

Saturday 30Aug08

 

BLT-24

The South Texas Balloon Launch Team

Wharton
Intergalactic Spaceport

Houston TX

 

TBA

http://www.w5acm.net/

 

 

Saturday 20Sep08

11:00UT

 

CP06

Funka near Chojnice

Poland

N 53° 20' 01,1"

E 017° 30' 14,3"

SRØFLY-11

144.800 APRS

SRØFLY

Cross-band repeater 145.587,5 Down

439.512,5 Up

 

http://en.copernicus-project.org/

 

1200g

 

Sep08

TBA

 

 

EOSS-134/135

Windsor CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

 

2x1200g

NOAA Dropsondes

 

 

Sep08

TBA

 

 

EOSS-136

Windsor CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

 

3000g

NOAA Aircore 1

 

 

Saturday 04Oct08

TBA

 

WX Date

Sunday 05Oct08

 

EOSS-137

Crow Valley CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

Pawnee Boy Scouts Camporee

 

Oct08

TBA

 

 

EOSS-138

Pleasant Valley CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

1200g

JOTA

 

Saturday 15Nov08

TBA

 

WX Date

Sunday 16Nov08

 

EOSS-138

Windsor CO

 

TBA

 

http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html

 

3000g