HASP HELIOS 2012 Gateway to Space

HASP HELIOS 2012GATEWAY TO SPACE

Colorado Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fund

HASP Background High Altitude Student

Payload – Supported by LSU

Provides students opportunity to conduct research and experiments11 million ft3 helium balloon36 km (120,000 ft)In-float 15-36 hours8 small - 3kg payloads4 large - 20kg payloads

HASP Interface Interface Type Specification

Maximum Weight 20 kg

Maximum Footprint

38cm x 30cm

Maximum Height ~ 30cm

Supplied Voltage 29 – 33 VDC

Available Current 2.5 Amps @ 30VDC

Maximum Serial Downlink

4800 bps

Serial Uplink 2 bytes/command

Serial Interface 4800 baud, RS232 Protocol, DB9 connector

Analog Downlink 2 channels in 0 – 5 VDC range

Discrete Commands

6 available – i.e. Power ON/OFF

Analog & discrete interface

EDAC 516-020

Mission Overview

Mission OverviewShall demonstrate the feasibility of high-altitude balloon based observatories

Shall analyze and understand solar phenomena by observing the Sun in Hydrogen-Alpha and Calcium(II) Potassium wavelengths

Observations of the Sun currently rely on ground and orbiting solar observatories, hindered by cost, accessibility, and atmospheric interference James Webb Space Telescope ~

$1.6 billion Kepler Telescope ~ $600 million Average Shuttle Launch ~ $450

million Mission offers analysis of:

Lower Chromosphere (Ca II – K) Mid Chromosphere (H-A) Solar Magnetic Field (both) MicroFlares (both) Arch Filaments (both)

 Hydrogen-Alpha Exploration with Light Intensity Observation of the

Sun

Concept of Operations

Flight Timeline

Day Float Night Float

Descent

LandingLaunch

Ascent36 km

Altit

ude

T-0 hrsSystem

powered off for launch and

ascent

T 1 hrsAscent to

float altitude of

36 km

T 4 hrsSystem Initialized

SHAIRC/ADCS tracking/imaging

Sun

T 10 hrsSleep mode

T 20 hrs System

powered off for descent

T 24 hrsPayload Retrieval

Prot

otyp

ing

Manufacturing

Testing

Fully Integrated

Pre-Launch

Launched

Conclusion Ultimate objective: to

gather quality data and images at high altitude by which we can prove the feasibility of high-altitude balloon observatories

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