Space Hardware

More space hardware arrived yesterday. It was a functioning Motorola i425 phone with GPS.

I spent part of Saturday morning programming the new phone. This phone is mighty old by cell phone standards so there is a bit of a backwards learning curve for me.


To make matters more difficult I am not in the coverage area for Boost Mobile. In fact coverage is going to be an issue for where I launch this thing.

If I launch west today, say in Clover, SC, the darn thing floats 47 miles east.

Here is the data I got back from a proposed launch this morning.

Initial Position
35.13 degrees north, 81.19 degrees west, 211 meters.

Just East of Clover, SC

60,000 feet - Ascent
35.19 degrees north, 80.70 degrees west, 18288 meters.
24.6 nautical miles, 86 degrees magnetic from the initial position.
The magnetic declination is -6 degrees.

Burst

Burst Point

35.08 degrees north, 80.56 degrees west, 30000 meters.
31.2 nautical miles, 100 degrees magnetic from the initial position.
The magnetic declination is -6 degrees.

Impact

Impact

35.25 degrees north, 80.25 degrees west, 211 meters.
46.7 nautical miles, 87 degrees magnetic from the initial position.
The magnetic declination is -6 degrees.

When I compare this to the coverage map, I get a bit queasy. I may have to calculate a Lincolnton, NC launch.

There is still lots of stuff to do and plenty of time. 

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