[K3PZN-List] Fwd: SimSat: Announcement: Next Flight

[Pat Kilroy]

Our next local ham radio balloon mission is scheduled for
this Saturday morning.  Releasing from Hagerstown.  Flight
path is expected to take the payloads over Carroll County.
HF net on either 7204 kHz (3860 kHz backup) with NCS being
Hugh W3FUO at the WA3NAN station in Greenbelt, Md.  You
are invited to check in.  See below for news.

Cheers,

Pat
N8PK


>Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:32:43 -0500
>To: simsat at listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov
>From: Pat Kilroy <Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa.gov>
>Subject: SimSat: Announcement: Next Flight
>
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>The Simulated Satellite (SimSat) project and the MDSGC BPP
>are education & outreach programs.  Visit our web site at
>http://patkilroy.com/bpp/ for further news and information.
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>
>SimSat Partnering with Maryland Space Grant!
>
>Mission designation: NS-6
>Operators: Maryland Space Grant Consortium (MDSGC)
>Launch date: Saturday, March 11, 2006.
>Launch time: Target is between 8:30 and 9:30 A.M. EST (1330z - 1430z)
>Back-up date: the very next day, same time, same place.
>
>HF net frequency: 7204 kHz SSB (back up on or near 3860 kHz).
>Net Control Station (NCS): Hugh W3FUO at WA3NAN club station.
>Launch site: Fairview OEC, Washington Co. BoE, Clear Spring, MD 21722.
>
>Launch site coordinates: 39.66, -77.94 (Lat, Lon in DD.DDD format), 
>650 ft AMSL.
>Flight Observation Net: WA3NAN, Goddard Amateur Radio Club, Inc. to host.
>UMCP Campus Club: Amateur Radio Association at the Univ of Md, W3EAX, will not
>    hold a separate net; see WA3NAN.
>
>Flight callsign: W3EAX-11 on primary frequency, W3EAX-12 on back up.
>Primary frequency: 144.390 MHz FM APRS (on findu.com via IGate).
>Back up frequency: 144.340 MHz FM APRS (W3EAX-12).
>Navigation SSFH downlink: 900 MHz spread spectrum, FH, APRS.
>
>Recovery team callsigns: N8PK-9, KB3MRQ-7, TBD and TBD.
>Recovery team coordination: K3PZN/R 145.410 MHz FM passing through 
>Carroll County,
>    others TBD by course, 146.520 simplex.
>Greenbelt secondary coordination: 146.835 MHz FM WA3NAN/R on 
>EchoLink, node 40045.
>
>Balloon type: KCI 1500, uncolored/natural, 6-ft. diam. at release.
>
>Payload count: University of Maryland CP (2), Morgan State (2), 
>Carver Center (1),
>    HCC (1).
>Flight command module: by Dru and UMCP.
>Payload descriptions: see here.
>Tracking links: see http://www.patkilroy.com/bpp/ as updated today.


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Patrick L. Kilroy                                             WK
Integration & Test (I&T) Manager    301-286-1984 Voice
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center    301-286-1673 Fax
Building 5, Mail Code 568           Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa.gov
Greenbelt, Maryland  20771          http://patkilroy.com/bpp/
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