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Previous Flights
Here are some pictures from previous flights of the ARCADE instrument.
2005 Campaign
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ARCADE payload in 2005 with intern Luke Lowe for scale.
The 2005 flight was the first flight
of the full 7-channel instrument.
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Inflating the balloon prior to the 2005 launch.
The 2005 payload flew on a 29 million cubic foot
helium balloon.
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Layout prior to the 2005 launch.
The payload is visible dangling from the
"Tiny Tim" launch vehicle at the left.
The inflated balloon is at the right,
with the parachute and flight train
connecting the two.
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Release! The 2005 payload has launched!
The parachute is clearly visible below the balloon.
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What goes up ... The 2005 payload was successfully recovered
on a hill in western Texas. The V-shaped
reflective shield that normally
sits over the aperture to hide the flight train from view
of the antennas can be seen to the right of the dewar.
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2003 Campaign
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The 2003 payload carried 2 channels at 10 and 30 GHz.
Here the entire payload sits in the high bay
in Palestine, Texas prior to launch.
The dewar is in the center,
with arms holding the ascent lid to the right.
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Photon's eye view of the 2003 payload.
The aperture plane at center
is surrounded by the stainless steel cold flares.
The cylinder wrapped in multi-layer insulation
is the external calibrator.
To its right, the 10 GHz antenna aperture can be seen.
The warm electronics are at the extreme left of the picture.
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2003 payload at launch.
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2001 Campaign
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Marmot the mascot helps debug the 2001 flight electronics.
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The launch vehicle holds the 2001 payload prior to launch.
The 2001 flight first demonstrated the feasibility
of the ARCADE cryogenic open-aperture design.
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The 2001 payload launches from Ft Sumner, New Mexico.
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The 2001 payload came down in a ravine
near Roswell, New Mexico,
and had to be disassembled
and flown out in pieces on a helicopter.
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Some landings are easier than others ...
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