PSAS Launch 12

L-12 was the 13th launch in Portland State Aerospace Society history. For a full program launch history see psas.pdx.edu.

Liftoff: July 19, 2015 11:17:11.45 Pacific Time

• Motor: CTI N2501-W
• GLOW: 34.0 kg

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L-12 Objectives

Read the full debrief.

1. ✅ Launch our LV2.3 airframe fall 2014
2. ✅ Successful flight to at least 75% of projected altitude; recover all hardware intact.
3. ✅ Telemetry

• get data from:
  • ✅ Inertial sensors
  • ✅ Events (e.g., 'launch')
  • ❌ Commands
• ✅ Record telemetry on rocket
• ✅ Live stream to ground
• ✅ Record on ground
• ✅ Real time display on ground
• ❌ Record on data creating device

1. Ground Support

• ✅ Remote, safe, digital ignition control
• ✅ Effective recovery
  • ✅ Coordination between recovery teams and mission control
  • ✅ Know rocket location immediately after landing
  • ✅ Easy transportation back to flight line

1. Experiments

• ✅ Roll control
  • ✅ Documented algorithm and analysis
  • ✅ Include control data in telemetry
• ✅ Record raw GPS RF environment to SD card
• Digital Video
  • ✅ Downward facing camera:
    • ✅ Record locally
    • ❌ Live digital feed of camera to ground in integrated telemetry stream
    • ❌ Record on ground
    • ❌ Real time ground display
  • ❌ Outward facing camera
    • ❌ Record localy
    • ❌ Optionally stream to ground