Reprinted with permission from Arizona Near Space Research [Click Here]
Arizona Near Space Research (ANSR) is pleased to announce the flight of ANSR-68. This high altitude balloon flight will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. The launch site will be the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center, near Maricopa, AZ (33 deg 04.42 min, 111 deg 58.97 min). The final launch site choice will depend on the predicted winds aloft. Watch for additional announcements prior to launch day.
The balloon will be a 3000-gram weather balloon, filled with helium. The expected burst altitude will be 90,000 feet or more. The flight is anticipated to last about 2.5 hours from launch to touchdown.
The balloon will carry ten student-built payload packages containing a variety of scientific apparatus as well as digital cameras to photo-document the flight. This flight is part of the NAU and Arizona Space Grant "Changes in Altitude" program. This project involves six elementary, Middle and High Schools from across Arizona. We thank NAU and AZ Space Grant for helping us fulfill our goal of "Promoting Science and Education through Amateur Radio and High Altitude Balloons."
APRS Beacons will transmit position information as follows: KA7NSR-11 and KA7NSR-12 both on 445.950 MHz, KA7NSR-13 on 144.34 MHZ
The ANSR Cross-Band Repeater will operate with an input frequency of 145.56 MHz with a 162.2 Hz tone, and an output of 445.525 MHz. While contacts (especially DX) are welcome, please give priority to chase team members. It is planned to place the repeater on IRLP node 9256.
The Sunday prediction for the flight of ANSR-68 is for a track of 56.3 miles on a bearing of 101º, or 29 miles NE of Picacho Peak and 23 miles ESE of Florence. This prediction is based on the model at [Click Here] and is 8 miles longer than the previous prediction. A prediction using Balloon Prediction 0.9.1.2 lands 7 miles south of Habhub.
The Jetstream is forecast to be way to the north with just a mild southeasterly flow over Arizona. High temperatures are predicted to be near 90ºF. No precipitation is forecast. FOLLOW @BENSWEATHER NOW ON TWITTER!
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