BOR1007A Flight Review

Flight July 15, 2010

Flight Details

• Launch Harlowton – 8:00 am MDT• Burst Altitude ~ 87250 feet MSL• Flight Duration ~ 125 minutes• Touchdown – 10:05 am MDT midway between

Ryegate and Rapelje

Communications

• Main tracking – Byonics MicroTrak (modified GPS)– Noisy position reports, intermittent altitude

reports• Backup tracking – Yaesu Radio w/ Byonics Tiny

Trak 4 interface– Limited reception after launch

Experiments

• Pressure – HOBO• Temperature – HOBO • Geiger Counter• Ozone + UVA and UVB sensors• Energy Harvester

Flight TrackActual vs Prediction

Altitude profile

Burst = 87250 feet

Pressure vs Altitude

Temperature vs Altitude

Flight Track PredictionThursday July 15