Firefly (FHALP-3)
Firefly (FHALP-3) was launched from EARs on 26/04/08 attached to two balloons (to test potential Atlas setups). After a rough launch the flight computer cut out after a few minutes though the payload could be tracked visually and by the radio beacon for over 30 minutes. After this contact was lost however on landing sms were received and the payload was recovered in a field: 52.322 0.888.
More information can be found on the pegasushabproject website
Posted on Apr 26, 2008 by James Coxon · Comment [524]
Pong-1 'The John R Hall'
Launched from west of Templeton, California, Pong -1 reached a apogee of 98000ft before descending by parachute. The last known position was 35°41’18” N 118°57’59” W at an altitude of 3800ft in to an area of hills.
Throughout the flight the payload was tracked by APRS – the track can be found here
Update – Pong-1 has been retrieved more info be found on the site: Pong-1
Posted on Mar 31, 2008 by James Coxon · Comment
Firefly (FHALP-2)
Firefly (FHALP-2) was launched from EARS, Cambridgeshire on 10/02/08 and was tracked by radio (Morse on 434mhz) and also visually to apogee. At apogee contact was lost and despite search in a variety of forecast landing sites the payload was not found.
More information can be found:
FHALP-2
Posted on Feb 10, 2008 by James Coxon · Comment
UKHAS Rogallo
Low altitude test of a rogallo guided system launched from EARS, cut down at 4100m and landed near Grafton Water. More information on the wiki.
Posted on Dec 16, 2007 by James Coxon · Comment
Pegasus V
Launched 10.54, 28th April 2007, climbed to 10,155m before cutdown after 1 hour, landed in field near Kettering.
More info on the UKHAS wiki
or on its page here
Posted on Apr 28, 2007 by James Coxon · Comment [362]
MiHAB Glider Flight 1
Launched from EARs site in Cambridgeshire carrying glider – cutdown after 15 minutes
“This appears to have gone into a spiral dive soon after release, descending at 15m/s into an industrial estate at the edge of St-Neots, it was found the next day and will be recovered shortly.”
Posted on Apr 03, 2007 by James Coxon · Comment [75]
UTARC Icarus II
Home made Zero Pressure Balloon test. Lift off 1st April 10.32 Knoxville. Didn’t achieve planned float due to over inflation and landed in a large tree – 36 26.2962 LAT 083 08.9616 LON
More Info Here
Posted on Apr 03, 2007 by James Coxon · Comment
Nova 4
Nova 4 was launched today (7/03/07) and reached an altitude of 20,005m before cut down and descent landing near Colchester, Essex.
vital stats: – 20km apogee, – cutdown triggered due to 45km distance, – both (mechanically parallel) cutdowns operated successfully, – pilot-deployed drogue chute worked but rigging problems caused tangles and chute didn’t open fully. – Some spin on descent but recovered before firm 8m/s landing.
Videos: http://www.ukhas.org.uk/launches/19/nova-4
More info soon
Posted on Mar 07, 2007 by James Coxon · Comment
UKHAS 1
UKHAS 1 was launch from Churchill College, Cambridge at 1.20pm 3/2/07. The train included XABEN1, Tracker 4, mc-’s payload and MiHAB 3. After losing communications during the flight the train was retrieved from a garden in Haverhill, Essex.
More info soon
Posted on Feb 04, 2007 by James Coxon · Comment
UTARC UX-9 Icarus 1/2
Mission Summary:
Mini-Me class test of the in-flight digital HF transmitter and Lyster 2m.
Launched from Knoxville, USA.
http://www.utarc.org/wiki/index.php/Icarus_1/2
Posted on Dec 17, 2006 by James Coxon · Comment