hasp helios 2012 gateway to space
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Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fund. HASP HELIOS 2012 Gateway to Space. Colorado Space Grant Consortium University of Colorado at Boulder. HASP Background. High Altitude Student Payload – S upported by LSU Provides students opportunity to conduct research and experiments. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
Space Grant is awesome