The stratospheric sunset
On June 28, 2024, a stratospheric mission took place. The mission goal was to test new cameras and to film a sunset from the stratosphere. The mission was launch from Sobótka in Poland at 20:17 CET. The balloon burst at 22:37 over Nasławice at 36 km of altitude and Landed at 23:44 somewhere between Kalinowa […]
SSTV transmitter on the Great Owl (Wielka Sowa) mountain
Last Sunday (2024-04-07) the SSTV transmitter on the Great Owl mountain has been activated. After successes of the automatic stratospheric SSTV transmitter, a new dedicated, working as a radio service, was prepared jointly by Łukasz Pieczonka LPI Consulting (computer, software, peripherals) and SP6ZWR Amateur Emergency Communication Club (radio transmitter, organizational matters). Many thanks to Włodzimierz […]
Stratospheric flight SP6ZWR & WroSpace “Bory 2023”
Stratospheric flight SP6ZWR & WroSpace “Bory 2023” On August 19, 2023, on the occasion of the SP6ZWR Emergency Communications Club members meeting – “Bory 2023” in the Lower Silesian Forest, a stratospheric flight took place. The mission aim was to lift the sculpture created by Mariusz Potyszka as well as to test the SSTV transmitter […]
Stratospheric SSTV transmitter
Stratospheric SSTV transmitter Last Saturday, 19-08-2023, the new stratospheric SSTV (Slow Scan Television) transmitter has been tested, during the “SP6ZWR Emergency Communication Amateur Digital Communication” club meeting in the Lower Silesian Forest (pol. Bory Dolnośląskie) in the south-west part of Poland. The transmitter was designed and developed jointly by Łukasz Pieczonka LPI Consulting (computer, software, […]
Successful mission of the Probe-03
I am happy to share with you that on the 18th of June, the stratospheric mission, the flight of the next probe, the “Probe-03” was successfully completed. The launch took place at Sokolniki near Kąty Wrocławskie and A4 highway, then the Probe reached 39086 meters of altitude above the sea level. After three hours, thirteen […]
Lift-off video and photos from the flight of the Probe-02
I invite you to a 40-minute video, filmed by members of the WroSpace association, of the launch of two stratospheric probes, which took place on November 11, 2021. The video describes the steps involved in preparing the launch (language: PL). https://www.facebook.com/wrospace/videos/2984299931831914/ Below is the gallery of selected photos taken during the flight of the […]
Successful flight of the Probe-02
I am proud to announce that on the 11th of November, the flight of the newest probe, i.e. the “Probe-02” was successfully completed. The start took place from Sobótka near Wrocław at 09:08:47. At 10:58:17 the probe reached its maximum altitude of approx. 27.8 km. The touchdown took place at 11:56:02 near the town of […]
Fireplace, indoor pollution and measurements
In the October, the main module of the stratospheric probe software, used at the Probe-01, has been expanded to operate with few additional sensors including air quality sensor, the Sensirion SPS30. The goal was to measure the air quality distribution along with the altitude during the winter time. The flight was planned from Wrocław, which […]
Ground test of a stratospheric balloon
On 2020-09-23, together with Włodzimierz Tarnowski, we conducted a ground test of a 300g stratospheric balloon, manufactured by Kaysam Worldwide Inc. in… 1996. The aim was to research the maximum size of the balloon just before burst, and thus to check, whether after 24.5 year of storage, the balloon will retain its parameters specified by […]
How does the atmosphere protect us against radiation?
Thanks to the Probe-01 outcomes we can analyse gathered data and tell something more in terms of radiation in our atmosphere at various altitude levels. The probe was equipped with a dosimeter, i.e. a device with Geiger–Müller tube, which allowed measuring gamma radiation along the stratospheric mission time. The outcomes at ground were at the […]