MECSAT

Medgar Evers College, City University of New York

Raven 2—July 15, 2006

Description

This flight was part of the MUCESS/MUCERPI we held for faculty and students from University of Houston-Downtown and South Carolina State University. James Harrington, MUSPIN program at GSFC also participated in the workshop. The workshop began with an ozone launch the previous day and concluded with a BalloonSAT which replicated equipment flown in the Colorado workshops. Gilbert Fontaine, our Quebec partner, and his wife joined us for the launch.

 

Launch Information

         Launch Site: Milton High School, Milton,

            VT

         Launch Coordinates: 44.62855,-73.11821

         Elevation: ~300 feet

         Balloon: Kaysam 1200 gram

         Ascent rate: ~1000 feet/min

         Burst Altitude:  Last report before burst—

            95,105 feet

         Callsigns: KC2NAZ-11, KC2NAZ-12

 

Payloads

         Communications:

         -Vertex VX-150, TinyTrak3 and Garmin 

           18-LVC GPS receiver
           Frequency: 144.39MHz

         -PocketTracker, Garmin Etrex GPS

           Receiver

           Frequency: 144.34MHz

         Secondary:

         -Hobo Temperature/Humidity sensor

         -CricksetSAT beacons

         -Camera with timer circuit

 

Don Walters, South Carolina State University preparing a payload for launch.

Penny Morris-Smith and a student, Julie working on a CricketSAT.