Welcoming in a new era of HacDC weather balloons!
| Metric |
Value |
| Altitude |
110k ft |
| Temperature |
-40C - 40C |
| Payload Mass |
2.2 kg |
Kaymont HAB-1500
(We'll need to get a supplier for an estimated 290 cubic feet of helium)
These are the expected payload modules, in order of priority.
- We have plenty 18650 batteries to power one, they're about 50g each
- Duties
- Metric Logging
- Location Tracking
- Data Transmission
- Misc. Module Control
- Possible Core Boards
- Add-Ons (Est. $23)
- Stuff we already have
- BN0055 (Rachel)
- Orientation
- Angular Velocity
- Magnetic Field Strength Vector
- Acceleration Vector
- Gravity Vector
- Temperature (1 byte)
- Software Framework Options
- 210 g
- 256g total (12.8% limit) (does not include servo weight)
- Peak photo altitude
28.3km
- assuming 36 exposures, each shot should be 780m apart
- May want stablization as dscribed here
- If we can obtain a 360 camera, it would get mounted to the top to record the flight and balloon burst (if it happens)
- to monitor how an egg handles the pressute, temperature, and radiation changes
- To monitor the effect of such an altitude on sound
- Simulate Event with Sondehub
- Target date will be March 2026
- Unrestricted airspace