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| − | '''SSI-87''' (project designation '''CY-3''') was the third launch of [[Cycloon|Project Cycloon]] on June 1, 2019. It featured a legacy ballast and vent mechanism from ValBal operated by Cycloon avionics and was the first such fully controlled Cycloon flight. The mission was noted for its eventful manual equilibration, early termination, and for being the last latex Cycloon before the project transitioned to polyethylene. | + | '''SSI-87''' (project designation '''CY-3''') was the third launch of [[Cycloon|Project Cycloon]] on June 1, 2019. It featured a legacy ballast and vent mechanism from ValBal operated by Cycloon avionics and was the first such fully controlled Cycloon flight. The mission was noted for its eventful manual equilibration, early termination, and for being the last latex Cycloon before the project transitioned to polyethylene. The payload was recovered the afternoon of the launch. |
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Revision as of 08:26, 21 October 2019
| SSI-87 | ||||
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| Designations | CY-3 | |||
| Launch date | June 1, 2019, 10:20 PDT | |||
| Launch site | Le Grand Elementary School, Le Grand, CA | |||
| Launch coordinates | 37.226, -120.251 | |||
| Flight profile | Ballast and vent control | |||
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SSI-87 (project designation CY-3) was the third launch of Project Cycloon on June 1, 2019. It featured a legacy ballast and vent mechanism from ValBal operated by Cycloon avionics and was the first such fully controlled Cycloon flight. The mission was noted for its eventful manual equilibration, early termination, and for being the last latex Cycloon before the project transitioned to polyethylene. The payload was recovered the afternoon of the launch.
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| Balloon Launches | |
|---|---|
| 2014-15 | SSI-19 • 20 • 21 • 22 |
| 2015-16 | SSI-23(a) • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 |
| 2016-17 | 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 |
| 2017-18 | |
| 2018-19 | 83 • 86 • 87 • 90 • 91 |
| 2019-20 | 92 • 93 • 97 |
| V • E | |