NMSS-04, February 17, 2014

NMSS-04

Note: NMSS-04 was launched before NMSS-03 due to a numbering error

  • Launch Date: February 21, 2014
  • Launch Time: 10AM MST
  • Launch Location: Valley High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Max Altitude: 79,981 (APRS)
  • Landing Time: 1:18PM MST
  • Landing Location: 34.787, -104.048 (APRS) About 30 miles north-east of Ft. Sumner
  • Average ascent rate: 2.216 M/S (APRS) = 7.27 Ft/S
  • Average descent rate: 14.6 M/S (APRS) = 47.8 Ft/S = 9.93MPH
  • Max horizontal speed: 105 MPH
  • Manifest:

ITEM                       MASS (g)
DELTA FLIGHT FRAME           170
BALLOON                     1200
BYONICS AIO APRS BEACON      333
RF BEACON ANTENNA            TBD
PARACHUTE (.9M)               75
FLIGHT COMPUTER / SENSOR      50
FLIGHT COMP BATTERY PK        70
MOUNTING HARDWARE             30
BRIDLE/STRECH CORD            35
PAYLOAD TRAIN                 20
SPOT TRACKER                 120
UPPER REFLECTOR              177
CONTOUR ROAM CAMERA          144
GO PRO 1                     175
GO PRO 2                     175
RADIATION DETECTOR           206
VISUAL STROBE                275
AUDIO BEACON                 180
GO PRO 3                     175
STUD EXPERIMENT 1 (BARBIE)   210
STUD EXPERIMENT 2 (SPORES)    85
CUT DOWN DEVICE              TBD
CW BEACON                     51

Note: NMSS-04 was launched before NMSS-03 due to a numbering error