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Voyage: IN2015_E01       [details]
Subject: 1st Launch - GPS failed due to software not recognizing launch
When: 2015-02-02 03:35:00 UTC

- entered into Elog/Everlog as 2/2/2015 3:35:00 AM
Log: in2015_e01_Balloon_deployment_log
Equipment: Balloon deployment
Station/Location: 47.2S, 144.5E
Position: Latitude: -47.4441 Longitude: 144.8986 Position from underway logging
Action: Radiosonde - 350g
Event time:35 2015 AEST
350g balloon with dry cell battery RS92 sonde (RS:F4610223. 885g of Helium used for inflation - 585g of free lift, 300g for radiosonde. Nozzle weighs 500g and 385g of weights used. Cotton string tied.
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Launch at 14:29 UTC -
Burst altitude:17.3hPa
Comments:

350g balloon with dry cell battery RS92 sonde (RS: F4610223. 885g of Helium used for inflation - 585g of free lift, 300g for radiosonde. Nozzle weighs 500g and 385g of weights used. Cotton string tied.

Sonde had been opened at Monash and reconditioned several times as practise setting up procedures for launching.

Information about map: FRAWPTU
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Map name (internal) : FRAWPTU000
Sounding set (internal) : 0
RS-Number : F4610223!00
Data record length : 20 bytes
Number of data records : 9503
Max filemap size : 9503 bytes
Data header size : 12504 bytes
Free space in map : -193061 bytes (214738711 records)
Status flag (not used) : 1

Launch at 14:35 AEST, 03:35:29 UTC -

Burst altitude: 17.3hPa

Winder got caught on release. Telemetry system failed to recognize that launch was made. GPS data incomplete. Ascent rate ~ 5m s-1.

Data not useful as position data not able to be provided with the sounding.

47.2 S, 144.5 E

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