RWK/PARK High-Altitude Balloon Launch 2021

RWK and the Plano Amateur Radio Klub (PARK) conducted a joint balloon launch in July 2021.

Details about the balloon:

• Max Altitude
• Payloads:
• Balloon Volume
• Time in Air:

Max Height was over 90,000 feet. Here’s an image taken by the payload camera at 86,000 feet.

Max altitude reached was 90,984 feet. You can see the altitude plot below:

Total path (from launch to landing) was 16.9 miles. Here’s the map path:

There was a camera feeding an SSTV transmitter that transmitted images periodically.

The balloon launch from Aubrey TX.

Watch to see the final moments and landing of the payload.

Drone footage of the actual recovery.

Jason KC5HWB filmed the launch and recovery for his Ham Radio 2.0 YouTube Channel.