Extracted the GPS logfile saved to flash memory on the BigRedBee APRS radio tracker.  Goal is to see if the raw GPS data improves upon the ascent data and removes outliers.  In the process, noted that the highest altitude logged was 31,221 m, or 102,431 feet!  From the ascent rate near burst altitude, it seemed that the balloon would have risen higher:  the burst was what limited the ascent.  Lower spacecraft weight = less gas volume at inflation = more room for expansion . . . next launch?



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