Bear 1 Flight:
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The 1st BEAR flight was a Resounding Success. Liftoff occurred at 10:09am. The balloon package reached max altitude of 95,327 feet (confirmed by gps) with balloon burst occuring between 1:17:52 and 1:17:55pm. Data indicates the ascent time was 3hr 8min while descent time was 37min with a total flight time of 3hr 45min.

Flight statistics, photos and video will continually be posted in the next few days as information trickles in from the many observers recording the special event.

Denali - Tallest point in North America as seen from the BEAR 1 flight camera.

Denali in background and city of Fairbanks in foreground as seen from the BEAR 1 flight camera.

Flight Status

Complete

Saturday PM (5/10)
BEAR 1
Balloon Callsign
WL7NZ-11 & KL1JP-11
LaunchSite
Balloon Type
Kaymont 1200g
Payload weight
4.25 LBS
Helium
approx. 200 cu ft
Maximum Altitude
95,327 ft
Capsule 1 - Frequency
APRS 144.39 (WL7NZ-11)
Capsule 1 - Radio
Kenwood TH-D7A
Capsule 1 - Beacon Interval
Every 40 seconds with message: (BEAR Balloon Cap1) every 5th transmit
Capsule 1 - GPS
Garmin Legend
Capsule 2 - Frequency
144.70 (KL1JP-11)
Capsule 2 - Radio
Byonics MicroTrak 8000FA
Capsule 2 - Beacon Interval
Every 15 seconds with message: (BEAR Balloon Cap2) every 5th transmit
Capsule 2 - GPS
Garmin Legend
Capsule 3 (Still Camera)
Pentax Optio 43WR set to take a horizontal picture every 3minutes
Capsule 3
HOBO Data logger capturing internal and external temperature
Personnel Involved
Design, Construction and Support: Dr. Neal Brown (WL7NZ), Denise Thorsen (UAF), Rebecca Lees, Dan Wietchy (KL1JP)
Testing, Support and APRS telemetry logging: Linda (AD4BL), Jerry (KL7EDK), Bill Brookins (KC8MVW) and Carl Horn (WL7BDO)
Airplane Chase & Recovery Crew: Myles (KL1NU), Kevin (NL7WO), Tim Miner
Ground Chase & Recovery Crew: Jerry Curry (KL7EDK), Chuck Johnson (KL7AY), Roger Burns (AL7BH), Dan Parrish and Dan Wietchy (KL1JP)
You may direct any questions to Dan: powellite [at] hotmail dot com