{"product_id":"midnight-make-habsat-near-space-flight-module","title":"Midnight Make HabSat Near-Space Flight Module","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHabSat is a complete electronics platform for high-altitude ballooning. It is designed to make near-space exploration accessible to students, educators, makers, hobbyists, or anyone who has ever wanted to launch their own spacecraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eHabSat Flight Module\u003c\/strong\u003e is a compact \u003cstrong\u003e10 x 10 x 7 cm payload\u003c\/strong\u003e weighing \u003cstrong\u003eless than 300 g\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is designed to be carried by a weather balloon \u003cstrong\u003eover 30 km (100,000 ft)\u003c\/strong\u003e above the Earth. This is high enough to see some slight curvature of the horizon, the blackness of space, and a view normally only associated with spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile it's up there, the HabSat records its journey, measures the environment around it, transmits live telemetry to the ground, and sends back images while it is still flying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter approximately 2-3 hours, the balloon bursts in the stratosphere and the HabSat descends safely back to Earth via parachute to fly another day. You'll use our ground station software to track and chase the HabSat in real-time so you'll always know where it is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Near-Space Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA HabSat mission begins with planning on the ground. This includes selecting a launch location and time, and predicting where it will land using the software we provide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the flight, you will receive:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGPS position and altitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnostic values such as internal temperature, internal relative humidity, battery voltage, and status of peripherals (SD card, camera, etc.)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-axis acceleration and motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarometric pressure down to 300hPA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage thumbnails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredicted flight path and landing location\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe HabSat also records all of the above telemetry, as well as additional high-resolution images, to an onboard SD card for recovery after landing. 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It displays the HabSat's position, predicts where it will land, displays streaming telemetry, and contains an image gallery of received image thumbnails. All of the received data is also automatically saved to disk so you won't lose it after the mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh-altitude balloons can travel a long way before landing! Some of our missions have flown 100 km away. An important feature of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabSat Ops\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the integrated \u003cstrong\u003eflight prediction system\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat allows you to predict flight paths up to 1 week in advance, and also \u003cstrong\u003epredict in real-time during a flight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhere your balloon is likely to land. 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