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: 1/9/2025 22:48:01
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: 15614
Station Name: Sofia Observ. (Bulgaria)
Station Coordinates: 42.6539,23.3832
Station Altitude: 586

Sondes Launched: RS41 (41)
Launch Times:
Ascent Rate: 5.5
Burst Altitude: 26000
Descent Rate: 12
Station Notes:
Further Information:

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    "alt": 586,
    "rs_types": [
      "13"
    ],
    "times": [
      "0:06:00",
      "0:12:00"
    ],
    "ascent_rate": 5.5,
    "burst_altitude": 26000,
    "descent_rate": 12,
    "datetime": "2024-09-22T15:07:11.331Z"
  }
}

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    "position": [
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    "alt": 586,
    "rs_types": [
      "41"
    ],
    "ascent_rate": 5.5,
    "burst_altitude": 26000,
    "descent_rate": 12,
    "datetime": "2025-01-09T11:48:06.115Z",
    "times": [
      "0:06:00",
      "0:12:00"
    ]
  }
}

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        "data": "41"
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      "type": "updated",
      "data": "2025-01-09T11:48:06.115Z"
    }
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 1/19/2025 0:38:53
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: 16754
Station Name: Heraklion Airport (Greece)
Station Coordinates: 35.3353,25.1819
Station Altitude: 37

Sondes Launched: M20 (63)
Launch Times: Daily 00Z
Ascent Rate: 5.5
Burst Altitude: 31
Descent Rate: 3.5
Station Notes: Hellenic National Meteorological Service :
Further Information: change of radiosonde type, New since 14/01/2025 12Z M20

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    "station_name": "Heraklion Airport (Greece)",
    "rs_types": [
      "23"
    ],
    "times": [
      "0:00:00"
    ],
    "datetime": "2023-07-06T06:19:07Z",
    "station": "16754",
    "alt": 37,
    "position": [
      25.1819,
      35.3353
    ]
  }
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    "position": [
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    "alt": 37,
    "rs_types": [
      "63"
    ],
    "times": [
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    "ascent_rate": 5.5,
    "burst_altitude": 31,
    "descent_rate": 3.5,
    "notes": "Hellenic National Meteorological Service :",
    "datetime": "2025-01-18T13:38:57.382Z"
  }
}

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      "data": 5.5
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      "data": 31
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      "data": "Hellenic National Meteorological Service :"
    }
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 1/19/2025 1:06:30
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: -87
Station Name: Alcantarilla Air Base (Spain)
Station Coordinates: 37.951735,-1.232538
Station Altitude: 76

Sondes Launched: PS-20
Launch Times:
Ascent Rate: 4.8
Burst Altitude: 17818
Descent Rate: 10
Station Notes: - undefined UTC
Further Information: PS 20 does not mean M20, This is a new radiosonde 'Pilotsonde 20' from meteomodem which replaces the old pilotsonde, No TPU on this radiosonde PS 20 :
[ PS 20 Pilotsonde Type m20 ] PS 20 Red = 401.5Mhz and PS 20 Green = 402.5Mhz
https://www.meteomodem.com/pilotsonde?lang=fr

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    "times": [
      "Prior to parachute jump maneuvers (arount 19 UTC)"
    ],
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    "burst_altitude": 17818,
    "descent_rate": 10,
    "datetime": "2024-06-29T19:23:21.983Z"
  }
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    "notes": "- undefined UTC ",
    "datetime": "2025-01-18T14:06:34.722Z",
    "times": [
      "Prior to parachute jump maneuvers (arount 19 UTC)"
    ]
  }
}

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    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "created",
      "data": "- undefined UTC "
    }
  }
}

[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 1/19/2025 1:28:23
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: 10962
Station Name: Hohenpeissenberg (Germany)
Station Coordinates: 47.8155,11.01135
Station Altitude: 977

Sondes Launched: RS41 (41)
Launch Times: Monday 12Z, Wednesday 12Z, Friday 12Z
Ascent Rate: 5.3
Burst Altitude: 34100
Descent Rate: 4.3
Station Notes: German Meteorological Service, Only Ozone sondes.
Further Information: Lat and Long readjustment, and no longer launches rs92sgp since 2022 :

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    "notes": "Only Ozone sondes.",
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    "alt": 977,
    "burst_std": 700,
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    "times": [
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      "3:06:00",
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    "datetime": "2023-07-06T06:19:07Z",
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    "ascent_std": 0.15,
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      "3:12:00",
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    "notes": "German Meteorological Service, Only Ozone sondes.",
    "datetime": "2025-01-18T14:28:27.663Z"
  }
}

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[LukePrior]

Google Form Submission

Time Submitted: 2/21/2025 23:42:55
Suggestion Type: Modify Existing Site
Station ID: -100
Station Name: Bateen Liwa (United Arab Emirates)
Station Coordinates: 22.80708,54.250018
Station Altitude: 80

Sondes Launched:
Launch Times:
Ascent Rate: 4.91
Burst Altitude: 27500
Descent Rate: 5.8
Station Notes:
Further Information:

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      "0:00:00",
      "0:12:00"
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    "burst_altitude": 27500,
    "descent_rate": 5.8,
    "datetime": "2024-12-24T13:01:40.142Z",
    "rs_types": [
      "41"
    ]
  }
}

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