SABLE-3 was launched on Saturday, August 11th, 2007, at 9:31 AM with a payload, consisting of a Nikon Coolpix P2 digital camera set to take 1 image every minute and a Byonics MicroTrak 300 APRS Tracker, that the Kaysam 1200 gram...
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SABLE-3 was launched on Saturday, August 11th, 2007, at 9:31 AM with a payload, consisting of a Nikon Coolpix P2 digital camera set to take 1 image every minute and a Byonics MicroTrak 300 APRS Tracker, that the Kaysam 1200 gram balloon carried to over 117,597 feet. The last payload camera photo from the ground was just before it was launched, at 9:31 AM, and the last photo before the balloon burst was the photo above, at 12:01 PM, exactly 2½ hours or 150 images later. And what a photo. The composition couldn't have been better or the horizon more level and out of the 196 images taken during the flight, only 1 other image is as good. What are the chances? | Tony as he is about to release SABLE-3 and then ..... Sable-3 is on it's way. Above - Tony, Brian VE6JBJ & James fill the balloon with helium while ...... | (left) yours truly assembles a battery pack for the tracker using Lithium AA cells and then .......... (right) Tony & I close & seal up the payload package after switching on and ensuring the tracker and camera are operating correctly. | Meanwhile, the balloon has grown larger and has been filled. Above - (left) Tony checking the camera angle wanted and (right) the payload container, parachute and balloon are tied together before heading outside to the launch area (below). SABLE-3's Track from aprs.he.fi
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