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MEC successfully completes Halo launch
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Luke George Apr 6, 2009.
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In addition to that, we lost our first balloon because we had to wait for a second confirmation to let our balloon go. As a result, we had to launch a second balloon later, but because our balloon rose at such a fast rate, our burst time was on par…
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MEC successfully completes Halo launch
We launched in rain with wind gusts up to 25mph and recovered in the snow. Burst altitude was 77583.We landed just west of the Green Mountains in Vermont. We are able to pick up the coordinates of the payload on the ground very quickly and get permission to search. It took almost two hours to get the payload. We had to bushwhack through the heavily wooded forest and swamp land in the snow.See More
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Medgar Evers College/MECSAT Halo II Launch at Paradox, NY
April 4, 2009 all day
MECSAT will be launching on April 4 as part of Halo II. In addition to the Halo kit, We will be flying an ozonesonde and a Byonics Microtrak 300.
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