Habex (High Altitude Balloon Experiment)
On September 12th, 2010, HABEX-1 launched at 11am from Twentynine Palms, CA. Due to a power transistor failure 15 minutes into flight, we lost our main communication with the payload. We used our backup beacon to track it for about an hour and a half after launch, however we were unable to keep up with the balloon and lost all contact with payload. Our simulations show the payload has landed in Kingman, AZ. There is a $500 reward for anyone who finds it and returns it to us. If found, please email me.Presentation:
Photo's and Video:
Links:
Rules and Regulations:
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/part101.html
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.15&idno=14
MIT Students:
http://space.1337arts.com/
Kaymont Balloons:
http://www.kaymont.com/pages/sounding-balloons.cfm
Rocket Parachute:
http://www.rocketchutes.com/
Sparkfun GPS:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9159
Byonics:
http://www.byonics.com/tinytrak/
Byonics Radio:
http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/mtbft.php
Batteries:
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/marketplace_lipoly.html
Radio Beacon:
http://reality.sgiweb.org/overby/rockets/Beacons/
Cell Phone based GPS:
http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/04/03/open-gps-tracker-using-cheap-cell-phone/
Canon Powershot Hacks:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
Arduino:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10356
Thermistor:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/250
SD Card:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/204
Barometric Sensor:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8161
Geiger Counter:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9848
Balloon Launch Simulator:
http://weather.uwyo.edu/polar/balloon_traj.html
http://habhub.org/predict/
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