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VWS-8 Balloon Launch
I made it out to the Vienna Wireless Society's balloon launch today. The balloon was launced at 13:35:02/GMT and made it to 117683 ft at 15:16:29/GMT. The payload touched down in Henson Creek Park, MD at 15:59:48/GMT for a total flight time of 2:24:46.
You can download the raw APRS packets here, or the decoded packets here. You can view the flight of the balloon in Google Earth by using this KML file.
Mel from VWS has put up a lot of good information about this launch, and previous ones, one his site.
You can see the pictures from the payload on Phil's site. Here are two of my favorites:
You can see my photos of the launch and recovery on my flickr page. (geo map) You can also find Mark Adams photos of the launch on flickr.
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May 4th, 2010 - 09:26
What permits are needed to launch so high and avoid air traffic? Does it just fall to earth when it’s ready, or is it commanded?
May 4th, 2010 - 15:43
I’ll quote VWS on this one, “our amateur balloon flights do NOT exceed any of the FAR §101.1(a)(4)(i-iv) criteria that triggers a requirement for FAA waivers or in flight reporting to FAA ATC. By staying small (and fragile) we fly under the simpler FAR §101.7 that says we must not operate in a hazardous manner.” But really, I’m not sure =D Check out their website for more info. http://www.viennawireless.org/balloon/