Online Tracking of ACES Flights

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The ACES flight package generally includes two independent beacons that broadcast GPS latitude, longitude and altitude information in the APRS format.  When we fly from NSBF in Palestine, Texas a member of the Palestine / Anderson County Amateur Radio Club (Jack Coleman) provides the facility to repeat these data over the internet.  The links below allow you to track an ACES payload during flight operations.

 

ACES-04 Flight Vehicle

Find position using the primary beacon

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=k5lsu-11

I-Gated telemetry from primary beacon

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=k5lsu-11

Vehicle trail using the primary beacon

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/track1.cgi?call=k5lsu-11

Find position using the secondary beacon (only if digipeated)

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=w5gix-11

Position of ACES-04 relative to VORs

ACES-05 Flight Vehicle (only if flying)

Find position using the primary beacon

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=w5yw-11

I-Gated telemetry from primary beacon

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=w5yw-11

Vehicle trail using the primary beacon

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/track1.cgi?call=w5yw-11

Find position using the secondary beacon (only if digipeated)

 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=kd5zup-11

Position of ACES-05 relative to VORs

Balloon Position Report Page

Find balloon relative to VOR

http://www.wxqa.com/cgi-bin/balon1.cgi

Instructions: Once at page enter call sign (K5LSU-11 or W5GIX-11 for ACES-02, KD5ZUP-11 or W5YW-11 for ACES-03), select two VOR sites from the menus (e.g. FZT for Frankston TX and LFK for Lufkin TX), and then click the Submit button.