October 2019
October 27, 2019
Eight days after launch, still no beacons received. It’s possible that the balloon is still swirling around over the Atlantic Ocean (it’s a big ocean!), but it’s not looking good. We’ll keep watching, and if we don’t hear anything more we’ll toss out a few ideas about what might have happened and what we’ll try […]
October 20, 2019
No beacons reported today. Hopefully the balloon is in the process of crossing the Atlantic Ocean and will reappear on the other side in a couple of days.
October 19, 2019 Launch Day
The KC3AFB-5 balloon was successfully launched at 8:35am from the Parade Field at Camp Agawam in New Castle, PA, as part of the Jamboree On The Air/Internet event and the Family Camping Weekend festivities. By the last report of the day, it had traveled some 425 miles almost to New Haven, Connecticut. The last beacon […]