{"id":241021,"date":"2016-05-12T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=29257"},"modified":"2016-05-12T15:32:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:32:27","slug":"schools-in-mass-launch-of-434-mhz-balloons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=241021","title":{"rendered":"Schools in mass launch of 434 MHz balloons"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Successfully<\/p>\n

Successfully launched tracked and retrieved – Credit Hobb Computer Services<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

TV presenter Jason Bradbury 2E0JAB<\/a><\/strong> was among those present at a mass launch of 25 balloons transmitting in 434 MHz on Thursday, May 12, 2016.<\/p>\n

\"Tracks<\/p>\n

Tracks of some of the balloons – Credit PitsProject<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Balloons from 25 schools were launched in batches of five from RAF Cosford. Each balloon carried a payload incorporating\u00a0two\u00a0small cameras and the Raspberry Pi In The Sky<\/a> telemetry tracker. The balloons transmitted on unique frequencies ranging from 434.040 to 434.790 MHz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jason Bradbury’s balloon reached an altitude of 33 km before it burst and the payload parachuted back to Earth. The next problem was finding it. He tweeted:<\/p>\n

Call out to my radio amateur friends. Need help finding 434.04mhz telemetry binary code<\/em><\/p>\n

The balloon was eventually found stuck up a tall tree.<\/p>\n

The event was featured on the BBC TV show Midlands Today.<\/p>\n

Pi In The Sky telemetry board
\nhttp:\/\/pi-in-the-sky.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/pitsproject<\/a><\/p>\n

Sent into Space
\nhttp:\/\/sentintospace.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Sent_into_space<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Getting<\/p>\n

Getting ready for the launch – Credit KMF Metal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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