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PongSat Mission Away 19

The Away 19 was a ‘Autonomous Tiny Track’ (ATT) Mission. An ‘ATT’ is a small telemetry system that automatic reports it’s location and altitude. The ATT carried aloft by a small weather balloon. At peak altitude the balloon bursts and the system descends by parachute.

This mission was designed to test the accuracy of the landing site prediction software. Sixty-four PongSats were on board. Away 19 lifted off from the new West Texas Spaceport in Fort Stockton, Texas, Saturday, October 5, 2002. All system functioned perfectly and the ATT was recovered within four hours after landing.

Mission Name	Away 19
Date of Mission	October 5^th, 2002
Location	West Texas Spaceport, Fort Stockton, USA
Total Flight Duration	2 hours 20 minutes
Distance from Launch to Touchdown	36 miles
Maximum Altitude (GPS reported	100,000 feet
Temperature at Launch	+12.8 C (+55 F)
Minimum Temperature	-85 F

"America's OTHER Space Program"

PongSat Mission Away 19

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