Re: Preparation, Launch and Loss of a Pico Balloon
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Rick Hewett
Aug 14, 2024, 9:36:01 AMAug 14
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On Wed 14 Aug John Laidler wrote:
> After 2 hours and at an altitude of about 7,000m and still ascending
> it flew into a region of storms north of Bristol.
>
> It was never heard from again and probably suffered what SpaceX call a
> RUD or Rapid Uncheduled Disassembly.
I was watching the track of those thunderstorms for other reasons. We
heard plenty of thunder, but nothing came close to us and we had a dry
day. One lot of storms went past a few miles to the west of us and the
other lot a few miles to the east.
Sometimes a mile or three can end up making a lot of difference...
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73, Rick, M0LEP (aka lazyleopard on #highaltitude IRC)
> After 2 hours and at an altitude of about 7,000m and still ascending
> it flew into a region of storms north of Bristol.
>
> It was never heard from again and probably suffered what SpaceX call a
> RUD or Rapid Uncheduled Disassembly.
I was watching the track of those thunderstorms for other reasons. We
heard plenty of thunder, but nothing came close to us and we had a dry
day. One lot of storms went past a few miles to the west of us and the
other lot a few miles to the east.
Sometimes a mile or three can end up making a lot of difference...
--
73, Rick, M0LEP (aka lazyleopard on #highaltitude IRC)
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