[BA-Rockets] altitude tracking at DeAnza

[Jack Hagerty]

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:38:33 -0800 (PST) Gregory Wong
<sax at soundingrocket.com> writes:
> For LUNAR, some compromise will have to be made
> given that there are several low power racks at the park.  
> Perhaps I could measure from a central spot among the pads.

Not necessary. When you use two station tracking, the location of the
pads isn't important. Since the second tracker gives you side-to-side
information too, the altitude is calculated from the rocket directly to
the ground below it, not to the launch pad.

I would certainly like to give our gorgeous trackers more use than the
once a year (if that!) that they get now.

- Jack

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