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SSI-23 Gemini was the 23rd launch of SSI Balloons and the first launch for the inexperienced all-freshman team. It was a complete success, querying kinetic and atmospheric data, logging data, powering heaters, never using them because of internal insulation, generating current with a solar panel, capturing beautiful shots with a camera, and dropping a paper plane at a specific altitude. It flew 155.10 kilometers over a course of 3 hours and 20 minutes, landing in a University of California research facility.  
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SSI-23 Gemini was the 23rd launch of SSI Balloons and the first launch for the inexperienced all-freshman team. It was a complete success, querying kinetic and atmospheric data, logging data, powering heaters, never using them because of internal insulation, generating current with a solar panel, capturing beautiful shots with a camera orienting the GPS upward with a gimbal, and dropping a paper plane at a specific altitude. It flew 155.10 kilometers over a course of 3 hours and 20 minutes, landing in a University of California research facility.  
  
 
== Pre-Launch ==
 
== Pre-Launch ==
 
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SSI-23 was part of a combined 3 balloon launch with [[SSI-24]] and [[SSI-25]] designed to aquatint the new members of SSI with the process of designing a payload and launching a balloon. The teams started with a single week to construct the payload, but were given a two week extension after some unfortunate circumstances.
  
 
== Payload Specifications ==
 
== Payload Specifications ==
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== Launch site ==
 
== Launch site ==
We launched from a park near 2093 San Juan Drive, Hollister, CA at 11:39AM. The conditions were not to sunny or windy, providing a great start as the balloons were picked up by the easterly drafts.  
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SSI-23 was launched from a park near 2093 San Juan Drive, Hollister, CA at 11:39AM. The conditions were not too sunny or windy, providing a great start as the balloons were picked up by the easterly drafts.  
  
 
== The Flight ==
 
== The Flight ==
155.10 kilometers E (79°)
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SSI-23 was outfitted with a balloon with about .5 net Kg of lift.
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Once the rope was cut, the balloon accelerated upwards, and immediately began to spin on its horizontal axis, an unforeseen consequence of the selfie stick.
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Despite this, the payload never fell apart, and it successfully flew 155.10 kilometers East at 79°.
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It ended up in the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources experimental range, which was interesting given our choice of decorations.
 
[[File:SSI-23_06.jpg | thumb | <center> ground track </center>]]
 
[[File:SSI-23_06.jpg | thumb | <center> ground track </center>]]
  

Revision as of 23:41, 27 October 2015

SSI-23 (Gemini)
Ssi 23.png
Launch date October 24th, 2015, 11:39AM PDT
Launch site 2093 San Juan Drive, Hollister, CA
Launch coordinates 36.84842,-121.43236
Flight duration 3 hours, 20 minutes
Landing coordinates 37.08607,-119.71602
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SSI-23 Gemini was the 23rd launch of SSI Balloons and the first launch for the inexperienced all-freshman team. It was a complete success, querying kinetic and atmospheric data, logging data, powering heaters, never using them because of internal insulation, generating current with a solar panel, capturing beautiful shots with a camera orienting the GPS upward with a gimbal, and dropping a paper plane at a specific altitude. It flew 155.10 kilometers over a course of 3 hours and 20 minutes, landing in a University of California research facility.

Pre-Launch

SSI-23 was part of a combined 3 balloon launch with SSI-24 and SSI-25 designed to aquatint the new members of SSI with the process of designing a payload and launching a balloon. The teams started with a single week to construct the payload, but were given a two week extension after some unfortunate circumstances.

Payload Specifications

Launch site

SSI-23 was launched from a park near 2093 San Juan Drive, Hollister, CA at 11:39AM. The conditions were not too sunny or windy, providing a great start as the balloons were picked up by the easterly drafts.

The Flight

SSI-23 was outfitted with a balloon with about .5 net Kg of lift. Once the rope was cut, the balloon accelerated upwards, and immediately began to spin on its horizontal axis, an unforeseen consequence of the selfie stick. Despite this, the payload never fell apart, and it successfully flew 155.10 kilometers East at 79°. It ended up in the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources experimental range, which was interesting given our choice of decorations.

ground track

Debriefing

SSI-23 was a success and fulfilled all of the initial goals set out by the team.

Milestones

Gallery

Balloon Launches
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2015-16 SSI-23(a) • 2425262728293031323334353637383940414243
2016-17 444546474849505152
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2018-19 8386879091
2019-20 929397
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