Balloon flight B-14, 28 September 2013

Hardware is identical to B-10 and B-12.

Incremental bug fixes, improved power saving strategy. Going into complete shutdown below 3.5V with progressively longer pips interval.

Payload weight - 10.2 grams.
Free lift - 4.6 grams.
Ascent rate - 1 m/s
Frequency - 434.500MHz USB DominoEX 16
Frequency drifts within 2kHz due to a failed TCXO.
Launch time 28 September 2013 06:48 UTC

B-14 has flown through the following countries:

United Kingdom
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany

Balloon has encontered unexplained altitude gain which caused increased overpressure and leak. After sunset slowly descended and landed in Germany.

Flight path.

Altitude in metres.

Telemetry.

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