Third Launch s’more-004
u4b
WSPR
20m
32in balloon x2
Helium 99%
Single SolarFlex design using 5.1V regulator.
Balloon went up and immediately descended, landing somewhere near the Ohio-West Virginia border. Total flight time, less than a day.
Abstract
smore-004 was similar to smore-002. The launch went well, but after reaching about 6500 meters altitude immediately started to descend and landed somewhere near the Ohio-West Virginia border, not making it out of Ohio. Assumed to be either a balloon or rigging failure. The balloon went north, crossing the Arctic Circle but because trapped in the middle of a storm and likely went down due to icing near Baffin Island, Canada.
Tracking information
Design
Smore-004 is similar to smore-002 using the same regulator and solar panel design.
