Radiosonde Launch Site - Launch Times & Parameters

[darksidelemm]

To help provide better predictions of radiosondes launches for all the launch sites that appear on the tracker map, we need information on:

What times of the day, and what days of the week radiosondes are launched. (e.g 00Z/12Z Monday-Friday)
What the target ascent rate, nominal burst altitude, and landing descent rates are. (e.g. 5m/s ascent, 26km burst, 6m/s descent)
Some of this information we can get from other sources (e.g. the giant database of radiosonde telemetry that is SondeHub), but local knowledge can help too!

If you have any of the above information for a launch site near you, please reply to this issue so it can be incorporated in.

EDIT (Luke Prior): Please use the Google Form your response will be automatically posted here.

https://forms.gle/GserZmFAif5z9QXH9

[darksidelemm]

As an example of what information we need:

• Launch Site: Mount Gambier, South Australia (Refer list here: https://github.com/projecthorus/sondehub-tracker/blob/testing/launchSites.json)
• Launch Times: 00Z, Monday and Wednesday
• Flight Profile: 5m/s ascent rate, 26km burst, 6m/s landing rate

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 10/31/2024 2:17:14
Suggestion Type: New Launch Site
Station ID: -1
Station Name: Idar-Rilchenberg (Germany)
Station Coordinates: 49.70725,7.29485
Station Altitude: 410

Sondes Launched: DFM-09 (17), DFM-17 (54)
Launch Times: variable schedule
Ascent Rate: 4.5
Burst Altitude: 19.5
Descent Rate: 5
Station Notes: Idar - Artillery School Rilchenberg Barracks
Further Information: in 2024 with DFM-09, but for a few weeks in DFM-17:

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  "-1": {
    "station": "-1",
    "station_name": "Idar-Rilchenberg (Germany)",
    "position": [
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    "alt": 410,
    "rs_types": [
      "17",
      "54"
    ],
    "times": [
      "variable schedule"
    ],
    "ascent_rate": 4.5,
    "burst_altitude": 19.5,
    "descent_rate": 5,
    "notes": "Idar - Artillery School Rilchenberg Barracks",
    "datetime": "2024-10-30T15:17:15.166Z"
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 10/31/2024 2:40:01
Suggestion Type: New Launch Site
Station ID: -1
Station Name: Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Station Coordinates: 42.88658,-8.52115
Station Altitude: 290

Sondes Launched: RS41 (41)
Launch Times: only on tuesday 09Z ( 06Z & 12Z Sporadic )
Ascent Rate: 5.5
Burst Altitude: 27.5
Descent Rate: 5.5
Station Notes: Météo galicia,
Further Information: Saint Jacques de Compostelle( in French ) always 400.5mhz:

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  "-1": {
    "station": "-1",
    "station_name": "Santiago de Compostela (Spain)",
    "position": [
      -8.52115,
      42.88658
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    "alt": 290,
    "rs_types": [
      "41"
    ],
    "times": [
      "only on tuesday 09Z ( 06Z & 12Z Sporadic )"
    ],
    "ascent_rate": 5.5,
    "burst_altitude": 27.5,
    "descent_rate": 5.5,
    "notes": "Météo galicia, ",
    "datetime": "2024-10-30T15:40:05.552Z"
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 10/31/2024 3:00:08
Suggestion Type: New Launch Site
Station ID: -1
Station Name: Potenza (Italy)
Station Coordinates: 40.60115,15.72375
Station Altitude: 760

Sondes Launched: RS41 (41)
Launch Times: Variable schedule, Mainly Monday & Thursday sometimes Tuesday or Wednesday
Ascent Rate: 5.5
Burst Altitude: 34.5
Descent Rate: 7
Station Notes: Atmospheric Observatory (CIAO)
CNR-IMAA - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis :
Further Information: Variable schedule, ~12Z - ~15Z - ~18Z - ~21Z - ~00Z, 405.3mhz (402.1)
Mainly Monday and Thursday ; Sometimes RS41 with Ozone:
Autosonde : 40.60105 / 15.72235:

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  "-1": {
    "station": "-1",
    "station_name": "Potenza (Italy)",
    "position": [
      15.72375,
      40.60115
    ],
    "alt": 760,
    "rs_types": [
      "41"
    ],
    "times": [
      "Variable schedule",
      "Mainly Monday & Thursday sometimes Tuesday or Wednesday"
    ],
    "ascent_rate": 5.5,
    "burst_altitude": 34.5,
    "descent_rate": 7,
    "notes": "Atmospheric Observatory (CIAO)\nCNR-IMAA - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis : ",
    "datetime": "2024-10-30T16:00:09.936Z"
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 10/31/2024 3:34:27
Suggestion Type: New Launch Site
Station ID: -1
Station Name: Tomaszow Mazowiecki (Poland)
Station Coordinates: 51.58292,20.08603
Station Altitude: 180

Sondes Launched: PS-20 (PS means PilotSonde)(20 means it is the same as an M20)
Launch Times: variable day and time, Military
Ascent Rate: 4
Burst Altitude: 15
Descent Rate: 10
Station Notes: Tomaszow (Nowy Glinnik - EPTM Military Base)
Further Information: [ PS-20 Pilotsonde Type M20 ] PS-20 Red 401.5Mhz - PS-20 Green 402.5Mhz
PS-20 replaces the old PilotSonde in tube form ±12cm,
The PS-20 visually resembles the M20, but the PS-20 does not have TPU,
PS-20 visible on the meteomodem site,
and for info meteomodem manufactures the M20 accompanied by an OZONE box
as with the Haute-Provence Observatory station who no longer launches the M10 Ozone
In Poland he could give information on the sites which now launch the PS-20 instead of the old Pilotsonde node.
73s Joël :

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    "station": "-1",
    "station_name": "Tomaszow Mazowiecki (Poland) ",
    "position": [
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    ],
    "times": [
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      "Military"
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    "ascent_rate": 4,
    "burst_altitude": 15,
    "descent_rate": 10,
    "notes": "Tomaszow (Nowy Glinnik - EPTM Military Base)",
    "datetime": "2024-10-30T16:34:31.715Z"
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 12/10/2024 15:42:04
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: 96749
Station Name: Jakarta / Soekarno-Hatta (Indonesia)
Station Coordinates: -6.12400, 106.67990
Station Altitude: 8

Sondes Launched:
Launch Times: Daily 00Z, Daily 12Z
Ascent Rate:
Burst Altitude:
Descent Rate:
Station Notes: I have been watching this station for the past week. The launch appears to be coming from this complex, but I have not identified the exact building/location yet. I plan to leave a station in Jakarta to continue to monitor.
Further Information: I am updating the launch position and times based on my observations over the past week.

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    "station_name": "Jakarta / Soekarno-Hatta (Indonesia)",
    "rs_types": [
      "35"
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    "datetime": "2023-07-06T06:19:07Z",
    "station": "96749",
    "alt": 8,
    "position": [
      106.65,
      -6.1167
    ]
  }
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    "position": [
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    "alt": 8,
    "times": [
      "0:00:00",
      "0:12:00"
    ],
    "notes": "I have been watching this station for the past week.  The launch appears to be coming from this complex, but I have not identified the exact building/location yet. I plan to leave a station in Jakarta to continue to monitor.",
    "datetime": "2024-12-10T04:42:08.765Z",
    "rs_types": [
      "35"
    ]
  }
}

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    }
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 12/11/2024 2:10:40
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: -19
Station Name: AMF2 Crested Butte (United States) - Inactive
Station Coordinates: 38.95621,-106.98796
Station Altitude: 2885

Sondes Launched:
Launch Times: None
Ascent Rate: 4.8
Burst Altitude: 27600
Descent Rate: 11.1
Station Notes: Surface Atmosphere Integrated Laboratory (September 2021 - June 2023)
Further Information: No scheduled launch times. Station inactive.

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    "station_name": "AMF2 Crested Butte (United States) - Inactive",
    "position": [
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    "alt": 2885,
    "ascent_rate": 4.8,
    "ascent_std": 0.32,
    "ascent_samples": 94,
    "burst_altitude": 27600,
    "burst_std": 1730,
    "burst_samples": 96,
    "descent_rate": 11.1,
    "descent_std": 3.13,
    "descent_samples": 91,
    "notes": "Surface Atmosphere Integrated Laboratory (September 2021 - June 2023)",
    "datetime": "2024-04-14T15:36:49.351Z",
    "times": [
      "0:00:00",
      "0:12:00"
    ],
    "rs_types": [
      [
        "41",
        "403.0"
      ]
    ]
  }
}

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    "descent_rate": 11.1,
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    "notes": "Surface Atmosphere Integrated Laboratory (September 2021 - June 2023)",
    "datetime": "2024-12-10T15:10:45.345Z",
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