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Super Pressure Balloon Flight, October 14, 2019

CNSP-33   K6RPT-11

California Near Space Project (CNSP) launched a Super Pressure Balloon from Silicon Valley California on Monday, October 14, 2019, flight # CNSP-33; call sign K6RPT-11. This is another one of our  SPEED Project missions to push the evolution of efficiency and design. This is a SBS-13 Version 2, Machine Seamed Super Pressure Balloon. We are testing higher levels of free lift on this flight. All design changes have been successful, with a float altitude of 46,000 feet or 14 km. This flight is using a LightAPRS tracker with solar power.

 

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