Arizona Near Space Research - ANSR

Arizona Near Space Research - ANSR ANSR promotes science and education by exploring frontiers in amateur radio and high altitude ballooning. programs since 2001.

Arizona Near Space Research (ANSR), a 501(c)(3) organization, promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio and High-Altitude Balloons (ARHAB) and has supported Arizona NASA Space Grant ASCEND! ANSR has conducted more than 100 high-altitude balloon flights, one of which reached an altitude of 117,127 feet. Many carry student payload projects. More exciting

flights which YOU can participate in are currently being planned. A successful ARHAB group uses a variety of skills. These include: APRS (packet), DF, GPS, TV receivers, transmitters and multiple antenna types, electronic and mechanical design and fabrication, digital design and programming, Mesh Network, weather and flight path prediction, and many other STEM related activities. It shall be a challenge to utilize the ingenuity of this organization to provide the necessary resources towards realizing these goals in the form of:

-people with recognized expertise and skills;
-organizations with vested interest in exploring the solar system;
-a plan to establish and sustain existing and future facilities; and
-a means to provide a supplementary financial base in support of these endeavors.

03/28/2026

ASCEND 59 launch

Of Feb 28th we launched a demonstration flight at the Quartzsite ham fest
03/28/2026

Of Feb 28th we launched a demonstration flight at the Quartzsite ham fest

*****ANSR-154 QUARTZFEST FLIGHT HAS BEEN SCRUBBED ******Flight Scrubbed due to overcast skies above acceptable limitsFli...
01/20/2025

*****ANSR-154 QUARTZFEST FLIGHT HAS BEEN SCRUBBED ******

Flight Scrubbed due to overcast skies above acceptable limits

Flight Announcement
ANSR-154 2025 QUARTZFEST

Arizona Near Space Research is pleased to announce the flight of ANSR-154 2025 QUARTZFEST.

This high altitude balloon flight will take place on Saturday, Jan 25th, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. The expected launch site will be from the QUARTZFEST Ham Fest located SAouth West of the intersection of La Paz Road and US-95 about 7 miles south of Quartzsite, AZ. The final launch site choice will depend on the predicted winds aloft. Watch for additional announcements prior to launch day.

The balloon will be a 3000 gram latex weather balloon, filled with Hydrogen. The expected burst altitude will be 90,000 feet or more. The flight is anticipated to last about 2.5 hours from launch to touchdown.

This flight will include standard tracking equipment as well as a Video payload. We will also be flying our ADSB Transponder. More detail will be added later.

APRS Beacons will transmit position information for each balloon on 144.34 MHz and 445.925 MHz as KA7NSR with a dash number. It will carry backup CW beacons on 147.515 MHz and a Mode C Transponder as well. Call signs and -SSIDs will be published closer to the flight day. Our mobile cross band Digipeater will repeat locally the beacons' APRS data to the 144.390 MHz standard APRS frequency and subsequently will be I-GATED to the Internet for out-of-area trackers. You can track the flight using the link: http://aprs.fi

Be sure to check http://ansr.org for updates to this announcement prior to the flight.

If you are interested in supporting this flight or just coming out to watch it please contact [email protected] to be added to the communication list for updates.

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Chandler, AZ
85224

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