/Launch-12

Data about PSAS's 13th official flight.

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PSAS Launch 12

L-12 Mission Patch

L-12 was the 13th launch in Portland State Aerospace Society history. For a full program launch history see psas.pdx.edu.

Liftoff: July 19, 2015 11:17:11.45 Pacific Time

  • Motor: CTI N2501-W
  • GLOW: 34.0 kg

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L-12 Objectives

Read the full debrief.

  1. ✅ Launch our LV2.3 airframe fall 2014
  2. ✅ Successful flight to at least 75% of projected altitude; recover all hardware intact.
  3. ✅ Telemetry
  • get data from:
    • ✅ Inertial sensors
    • ✅ Events (e.g., 'launch')
    • ❌ Commands
  • ✅ Record telemetry on rocket
  • ✅ Live stream to ground
  • ✅ Record on ground
  • ✅ Real time display on ground
  • ❌ Record on data creating device
  1. Ground Support
  • ✅ Remote, safe, digital ignition control
  • ✅ Effective recovery
    • ✅ Coordination between recovery teams and mission control
    • ✅ Know rocket location immediately after landing
    • ✅ Easy transportation back to flight line
  1. Experiments
  • ✅ Roll control
    • ✅ Documented algorithm and analysis
    • ✅ Include control data in telemetry
  • ✅ Record raw GPS RF environment to SD card
  • Digital Video
    • ✅ Downward facing camera:
      • ✅ Record locally
      • ❌ Live digital feed of camera to ground in integrated telemetry stream
      • ❌ Record on ground
      • ❌ Real time ground display
    • ❌ Outward facing camera
      • ❌ Record localy
      • ❌ Optionally stream to ground