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27 January 2024 ANSR-149 QuartzFest Balloon Launch
NOTE: The FAA NOTAM (notice to airmen) for this flight is ZLA 01-109
Good Morning,
The Saturday launch day prediction for the ANSR-149 balloon flight with a 120% fill of hydrogen is for a flight that lands 57.6 km (35.8 miles) east on a bearing of 090º, landing at 33° 34.819'N, 113° 36.013'W, or 23.3 km (14.5 miles) west of Centennial, AZ., and south of I-10. Burst should occur after 111 minutes with a total flight time of 156 minutes. The assumptions for this prediction are a 3000 gram, Kaymont balloon, payload mass of 4.928 kg (10.867 lbs), neck lift of 5.914 kg (13.041 lbs), an ascent rate of 4.94 m/sec (973 fpm), a burst altitude of 33,404 meters (109,600 feet), descent rate at landing of 5.11 m/sec (1006 fpm) and using the Sondehub Predictor. Google Earth KML, JPG file and a screenshot of the Sondehub.org predictor are attached.
The launch of ANSR-149 is scheduled for today, Saturday, January 27,2024 at 10:00 AM MST (1700 UT), from a launch site south of Quartzite, Arizona at the Quartzfest Ham Festival (33° 35.105'N, 114° 13.291'W).
The Weather Underground forecast for Quartzite, AZ for today, Saturday, January 27, 2023, is for: Sunny. High 69F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Weather at launch time is forecast to be mostly sunny with a temperature of 54F and winds north at 7 mph.
Best Regards,
Bob Thompson, KC8BOB
MANIFEST
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ANSR-149 QuartzFest 2000 gm |
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ANSR-149 QuartzFest |
lbs. |
kg. |
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Parachute, Cord, Clips |
3.000 |
1.361 |
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radar reflector |
0.269 |
0.122 |
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KA7NSR-8 144.34 |
0.607 |
0.275 |
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ADS-B Transponder ANSRBL2/ANSR142 |
1.971 |
0.894 |
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Gene Radio Sonde 431.050 |
0.400 |
0.181 |
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KA7NSR-12 checkout flight |
1.063 |
0.482 |
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Crossband Repeater - uplink 145.56 (162.2), downlink 445.525 |
1.000 |
0.454 |
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Randy prediction Payload KA7NSR-4 / -5 (predict) |
1.437 |
0.652 |
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KA7NSR-9 445.925 |
0.873 |
0.396 |
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ANSR Radio Sonde APRS KA7NSR-14 |
0.247 |
0.112 |
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Total Wgt |
10.867 |
4.928 |
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Overfill Factor |
1.200 |
1.200 |
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Fill Total |
13.041 |
5.914 |
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