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@article{Sirks:2023:10.3390/aerospace10110960,
author = {Sirks, EL and Massey, R and Gill, AS and Anderson, J and Benton, SJ and Brown, AM and Clark, P and English, J and Everett, SW and Fraisse, AA and Franco, H and Hartley, JW and Harvey, D and Holder, B and Hunter, A and Huff, EM and Hynous, A and Jauzac, M and Jones, WC and Joyce, N and Kennedy, D and Lagattuta, D and Leung, JSY and Li, L and Lishman, S and Luu, TVT and McCleary, JE and Nagy, JM and Netterfield, CB and Paracha, E and Purcaru, R and Redmond, SF and Rhodes, JD and Robertson, A and Romualdez, LJ and Roth, S and Salter, R and Schmoll, J and Shaaban, MM and Smith, R and Smith, R and Tam, SI and Vassilakis, GN},
doi = {10.3390/aerospace10110960},
journal = {Aerospace},
title = {Data Downloaded via Parachute from a NASA Super-Pressure Balloon},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10110960},
volume = {10},
year = {2023}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In April 2023, the superBIT telescope was lifted to the Earth’s stratosphere by a helium-filled super-pressure balloon to acquire astronomical imaging from above (99.5% of) the Earth’s atmosphere. It was launched from New Zealand and then, for 40 days, circumnavigated the globe five times at a latitude 40 to 50 degrees south. Attached to the telescope were four “drs” (Data Recovery System) capsules containing 5 TB solid state data storage, plus a gnss receiver, Iridium transmitter, and parachute. Data from the telescope were copied to these, and two were dropped over Argentina. They drifted 61 km horizontally while they descended 32 km, but we predicted their descent vectors within 2.4 km: in this location, the discrepancy appears irreducible below ∼2 km because of high speed, gusty winds and local topography. The capsules then reported their own locations within a few metres. We recovered the capsules and successfully retrieved all of superBIT’s data despite the telescope itself being later destroyed on landing.
AU  - Sirks,EL
AU  - Massey,R
AU  - Gill,AS
AU  - Anderson,J
AU  - Benton,SJ
AU  - Brown,AM
AU  - Clark,P
AU  - English,J
AU  - Everett,SW
AU  - Fraisse,AA
AU  - Franco,H
AU  - Hartley,JW
AU  - Harvey,D
AU  - Holder,B
AU  - Hunter,A
AU  - Huff,EM
AU  - Hynous,A
AU  - Jauzac,M
AU  - Jones,WC
AU  - Joyce,N
AU  - Kennedy,D
AU  - Lagattuta,D
AU  - Leung,JSY
AU  - Li,L
AU  - Lishman,S
AU  - Luu,TVT
AU  - McCleary,JE
AU  - Nagy,JM
AU  - Netterfield,CB
AU  - Paracha,E
AU  - Purcaru,R
AU  - Redmond,SF
AU  - Rhodes,JD
AU  - Robertson,A
AU  - Romualdez,LJ
AU  - Roth,S
AU  - Salter,R
AU  - Schmoll,J
AU  - Shaaban,MM
AU  - Smith,R
AU  - Smith,R
AU  - Tam,SI
AU  - Vassilakis,GN
DO  - 10.3390/aerospace10110960
PY  - 2023///
TI  - Data Downloaded via Parachute from a NASA Super-Pressure Balloon
T2  - Aerospace
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10110960
VL  - 10
ER  -
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