The payload was launched via a weather balloon at 0650H, as scheduled, after securing all required approvals. Over the course of a four-hour flight, it ascended to an altitude of 31 km, reaching the edge of space. Throughout the mission, the team maintained a high-fidelity, continuous real-time video feed alongside telemetry data.
This low-altitude launch was a collaborative effort supported by the CDE2605R Undergraduate Research Experience (UREx), offered by CDE, and Singapore’s Balloon Experiments with Amateur Radio (BEAR) team who has extensive weather balloon experiments. The mission enabled the team to test their in-house developed electronic system, remote sensing payload, and ground receiver, which features an automated tracking capability.
The launch was also witnessed by two additional UREx teams based at the STAR Centre, as part of their preparation for upcoming low-altitude launches.
Figure 1 Weather Balloon Release (Left). Footage from 6km altitude, overlooking eastwards towards the South China Sea (Right)
Figure 2 Automatic tracking antenna at launch site (Left). Student with supporting from BEAR team.
Figure 3 UREx teams with STAR centre staff group photo
