FIREBall-2 2023: flight communications performance

Greyson Davis; Keri Hoadley; Jared Termini; Fernando Cruz Aguirre; Philippe Balard; Nicolas Bray; Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman; Erika Hamden; Gillian Kyne; Zeren Lin; D. Christopher Martin; Drew Miles; Bruno Millard; Shouleh Nikzad; Vincent Picouet; David Schiminovich; Meghna Sitaram; David Valls-Gabaud

doi:10.1117/12.3019120

21 August 2024 FIREBall-2 2023: flight communications performance

Greyson Davis, Keri Hoadley, Jared Termini, Fernando Cruz Aguirre, Philippe Balard, Nicolas Bray, Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman, Erika Hamden, Gillian Kyne, Zeren Lin, D. Christopher Martin, Drew Miles, Bruno Millard, Shouleh Nikzad, Vincent Picouet, David Schiminovich, Meghna Sitaram, David Valls-Gabaud

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 130932S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019120
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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The balloon-borne UV telescope Faint Intergalactic Red-shifted Emission Balloon (FIREBall-2) was launched from Fort Sumner, NM on September 25, 2023, for its second attempted flight. The flight was unexpectedly terminated at 10 hours due to a mechanical issue, and no science data was obtained; however, this short flight provided an excellent opportunity to test the in-flight communications system. Testing the communication system pre-flight was challenging, and an accurate simulation of signal reception and communication errors expected during flight was not possible. From launch to landing, only a single packet was dropped. Had the flight continued for the expected duration, the success up to early termination gives confidence that the communications systems would have continued to meet our expectations. While this test was highly successful, some areas for improvement were identified and will be addressed before FIREBall-2’s next flight.

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Greyson Davis, Keri Hoadley, Jared Termini, Fernando Cruz Aguirre, Philippe Balard, Nicolas Bray, Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman, Erika Hamden, Gillian Kyne, Zeren Lin, D. Christopher Martin, Drew Miles, Bruno Millard, Shouleh Nikzad, Vincent Picouet, David Schiminovich, Meghna Sitaram, and David Valls-Gabaud "FIREBall-2 2023: flight communications performance", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 130932S (21 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019120

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