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Field, Chris

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NASA NTRS2019

Telemetry Options for LDB Payloads

The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) provides Telemetry and Command systems necessary for balloon operations and science support. There are various Line-Of-Sight (LOS) and Over-The-Horizon (OTH) systems and interfaces that provide communications to and from a science payload. This presentation will discuss the current data throughput options available and future capabilities that are planned to be incorporated in the CSBF Science Support Systems such as 8Mbps LOS data and up to 1Mbps OTH data.

LDB↗

NASA NTRS2017

Telemetry Options for LDB Payloads

The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility has been designing and building high-altitude balloon power systems for over 26 years. With that experience, we have found certain types of PV panels, batteries, and charge controllers that are reliable in stratospheric environments. The ultimate goal is to ensure that power systems will provide power reliably throughout the duration of an LDB flight. The purpose of this presentation is to provide some general guidelines and best practices for power system design.

Power Systems Design for Long Duration Ballooning↗