KD7LMO - ANSR


ANSR ANSR-21 Summary Photos

ANSR-21 Flight Summary

Launch 11 Dec 2004, 1533 UTC, (8:33 AM MST)

Payloads Payload Computer and Micro Beacon II

Flight Notes No wind, very calm launch conditions.

Top-10 cross band repeater contact from Las Vegas, Nevada to Tucson, Arizona (360 miles). Contact between Ron, N0UCV at The University of Arizona and Jay, W0JAY in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Flight Summary

Flight nominal. All payload recovered.

19.8 statue miles from the launch site on a heading of 219° true.

Fight time 2:36:45, landed 1810 UTC, (10:10 AM MST)

Departed at 1134', landed at 1315'.

Peak altitude 96,535'.

Average ascent rate 965'/minute. Average descent rate 1644'/minute. At touch down 687'/minute.

Lowest internal payload computer temperature -0.7° F, average 34.0° F.

Lowest external temperature -75.6° F during descent, average -7.4° F.

GPS maintained 100% 3D lock during flight Average PDOP 1.38. Average of 10.0 tracked satellites.

Average bus voltage 8.25 volts.

ANSR-21 ready for flight! Look Ma, no hands. No wind day.

Touch down 2½ hours later. About ½ mile from the landing location. 2 miles from power line.

Payload Performance

The following is the performance of each payload package.

Micro Beacon II – Operation nominal.

Payload Computer – Operation nominal.

Flight Data Recorder and Maps

	Flight Data Recorder contents as comma separated text (ASCII) NOTE: This file contains the complete flight recording in one second increments. Additional information on telemetry measurands included with Payload Computer - Data Logger
	APRS data as received at IRLP node location.
	Topographical Map, Complete flight.

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