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SSI-23 was the first launch for everyone on the team and surprisingly, nothing failed.
SSI-23 Gemini was the 22nd 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 UC Berkeley research facility.
== Pre-Launch ==
== Pre-Launch ==
== Payload Specifications ==
== Payload Specifications ==
== 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.
== The Flight ==
== The Flight ==
155.10 kilometers E (79°)
155.10 kilometers E (79°)
[[File:SSI-23_06.jpg | thumb | <center> ground track </center>]]
[[File:SSI-23_06.jpg | thumb | <center> ground track </center>]]
== Debriefing ==
== Debriefing ==
SSI-23 was a success and fulfilled all of the initial goals set out by the team.
SSI-23 was a success and fulfilled all of the initial goals set out by the team.
== Milestones ==
== Milestones ==
== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==