ASCEND! High Altitude Balloon Payload Project

By Jeff Wheeler, Charles Franz, Kevin Kirkpatrick, and John Tolby

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Project Information
- Sponsor
- Description
- Requirements and Specifications
- Flight Path
- Schedule
- Team Members
- Faculty Advisor

Payload Design
- Block Diagram
- Packaging
- Video Capture System
- Video Communications
- Sensors
- Data Acquisition Processor
- GPS Logger
- GPS Communications

Ground Station Design
- Video Receiver
- GPS Receiver

-RESULTS

-FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

Project Description

-To design, launch, and retrieve a small payload on a high-altitude weather balloon.

-The Payload satellite will be designed to measure various atmospheric parameters as well as capturing images. 
-The Payload satellite will be designed to transmit the required data and images during flight to the chase team.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




If you have any questions or comments about this webpage
please contact Jeff Wheeler at jlw268@dana.ucc.nau.edu
Last Updated March 25, 2007