Status: Complete / Recovered

High altitude [meteorological] balloon flight. Short duration, conducted over UK mainland with the purpose of advancing capability, generating publicity and preparing for more advanced missions.

Primary

• Successful launch and recovery of a payload using a high altitude balloon
• Test new stabiliing wings
• Test Raspberry Pi
• Test new GPS antenna
• Test new payload shape
• Test RPi camera
• Test wide angle camera with standalone battery

Secondary

• To advance our ability to design, manufacture and fly hardware
• To provide useful data and experience for future balloon flights and other missions; e.g. telemetry, tracking
• To provide reference and publicity material for outreach activity

Intended profile, for actual profile see Mission Outcome.

Electronics Package EP-02

388g payload

0g parachute

Direct tracking will be achieved using Tracking Kit TK-M2.

Indirect flight tracking will be achieved using HAB community online resources.

Launch tracking will be done with own equipment

Example payload string : “$$MSPpi1,347,19:41:58,53.48425,-2.23625,00037,0,0,11,33.1,0.0,0.000*0A83”

Awaiting mission completion.

Summary Awaiting mission completion.

Discussion Awaiting mission completion.

PITS shield manual : http://www.pi-in-the-sky.com/data/uploads/pits-manual.pdf

Raw flight info is here : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17KtejNTjdhakAj6PfUhosDzlyFxk0V2Bqi2BD3hmT1g/edit?usp=sharing