SSI-19 - Revision history

Stanfordssi at 05:01, 18 October 2015

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	The balloon reached a peak altitude of 119,932 ft at 9:15 AM PDT, May 17th, breaking the former SSI altitude records for latex balloons. It burst shortly after this position report, indicating a descent of nearly 1,000 feet. Unequipped with a parachute, SSI-19 descended from altitude in a matter of approximately 30 minutes. It landed just east of Grant Lake, a few hundred feet off the California 395.		The balloon reached a peak altitude of 119,932 ft at 9:15 AM PDT, May 17th, breaking the former SSI altitude records for latex balloons. It burst shortly after this position report, indicating a descent of nearly 1,000 feet. Unequipped with a parachute, SSI-19 descended from altitude in a matter of approximately 30 minutes. It landed just east of Grant Lake, a few hundred feet off the California 395.

			[[File:ssi19rec.jpg \| thumb \| <center> SSI-19 at the Recovery Site </center>]]

	[[File:ssi19aprs.PNG\|center\|800px\|frame\|<center> SSI-19 Flight Path </center>]]		[[File:ssi19aprs.PNG\|center\|800px\|frame\|<center> SSI-19 Flight Path </center>]]

Stanfordssi at 01:39, 18 October 2015

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	== Debriefing ==		== Debriefing ==

	The ability ~~of the balloon~~ to ~~maintain~~ altitude ~~on its own through almost the entire flight to such precision~~ was ~~a testament~~ to ~~the resilience of the technology~~. ~~Nevertheless~~, ~~problems were encountered, including the following:~~		The ability to use natural passive feedback to equilibrate at a given altitude was spectacular to observe. Nonetheless, issues existed.

	*~~The power draw for heating was quite high;~~ the ~~battery started~~ at a ~~voltage of ~ 4~~.~~34 V and was around ~ 3.40 V upon landing. 3.20 V is the point at which the flight control system ceases~~ to ~~function; thus, for longer flights, more power is needed~~. ~~Proposed improvements included more battery storage and~~, ~~more importantly, solar panels for power regeneration~~.		* In order to utilize this feedback mechanism, the balloon must be at a sufficiently high altitude. Achieving this altitude requires a large balloon with very little gas (in order to not burst prematurely). This requires a very lightweight payload, which means very little can be carried onboard.

	*~~This flight offered an indication of how far the preloaded quantity of ballast was able to take~~ the ~~balloon. Granted~~, the ~~turbulence experienced over Idaho resulted in considerable usage of ballast, but the fact that this occurred suggested that significantly more ballast would be required for longer journeys.~~		* UV radiation is very strong at this high altitude (being above the Ozone layer), causing the latex to break down very quickly. Additionally, latex quality varies drastically from balloon to balloon, making launches fairly unpredictable.

	*Gas venting can also be amended; a 3-inch neck was used to allow for high volumes of gas to be vented, but this could have been reduced to a neck diameter as small as 1 inch and compensated for with a larger vent time. Venting for 5 seconds at a time with a 3 inch neck caused unnecessarily large volumes of gas to be vented.

	*Better payload insulation is needed. ~~[[SSI-18]] used a payload wrapped in AeroGel Cryogel blanket~~, ~~which was so insulative that its heaters did not need~~ to ~~turn on for over 10 hours. A shrinking budget and smaller timeframe did not permit the team to put Aerogel on this flight~~, ~~but its potential value to future payload containers was demonstrated~~.

	== Milestones ==		== Milestones ==

	* First international launch of SSI Balloons		* Longest flight of SSI Balloons (as of May 2015)
	* Longest flight of SSI Balloons (as of ~~September~~ 2015)		* Highest altitude reached of SSI Balloons (as of May 2015)
	* ~~Longest ground distance traveled by any~~ SSI Balloons ~~mission~~ (as of ~~September~~ 2015)

	~~== Gallery ==~~

	~~<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>~~
	~~File:ssi_22_gpath.jpg \| <center> Ground path </center>~~
	~~File:ssi_22_altitude.png \| <center> Altitude data </center>~~
	~~</gallery>~~

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	[[Category: High Altitude Balloons]][[Category: Balloon Launches]]		[[Category: High Altitude Balloons]][[Category: Balloon Launches]]

Stanfordssi at 01:33, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).












	== Launch site ==		== Launch site ==

Stanfordssi at 01:33, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).

Stanfordssi at 01:33, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).

Stanfordssi at 01:33, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).

Stanfordssi at 01:32, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).

Stanfordssi at 01:32, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).

Stanfordssi at 01:32, 18 October 2015

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	== Payload Specifications ==		== Payload Specifications ==

	[[File:ssi191.jpg \| thumb \| <center> SSI-19 Payload </center> ~~\|left\|~~]]		[[File:ssi191.jpg \| left \| thumb \| <center> SSI-19 Payload </center>]]

	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).

Stanfordssi at 01:32, 18 October 2015

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	The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).		The SSI-19 payload was, as needed, a very barebones set of electronics. It included an APRS BigRedBee transmitter using the callsign of balloons team member Iskender Kushan (KK6MIR), a GPS for position reporting, a sizable lithium-ion battery, and a heater made of nickel-chromium (nichrome) wire. In total, the payload had a mass of about 365g. It was the first balloon to be launched during the launch of SSI-19, SSI-20, and SSI-21. CNSP graciously brought their mass-flow meter to fill the SSI-19 latex balloon to a precise lift capacity (a mission-critical aspect of this launch).




	== Launch site ==		== Launch site ==