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Phoenix College · 2021–2026

The flight archive.

Six years of Phoenix College engineering, organized by the evidence each team left behind. Open a recorded flight, explore the science, or follow a year’s build and launch record.

March 2026 · Onboard excerpts
Published flight figures
March 28, 2026 · Onboard footage and research

Follow the Arizona flight.

Watch the onboard excerpts, replay the recorded flight in 3D, and explore the team’s published trajectory and altitude profile. Raw science measurements and analysis files stay private.

Report-annotated burst
82,497 ft
Reported ascent to burst
About 61 min
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Earth below. Discovery ahead.

Follow the flight.

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KA7NSR-15
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Recorded flight

March 28, 2026 · KA7NSR-15 · Recorded APRS positions.

Replay follows recorded positions; straight segments connect adjacent packets. The first and last packets do not establish release or touchdown. View published flight figures →

Next launch: Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. Arizona time. Live tracking appears when confirmed KA7NSR beacons report fresh launch-day positions.

Annual flight log

Mission years

Next launch: November 14, 2026

Verified data

2026

Spring flight figures, sensor findings, and onboard footage from the March 28 flight.

Flight
Authored flight figures
Data
Published sensor figures
Media
Four onboard clips
Open 2026 →Flight figures ↗
Verified report

2025

Spring and Fall rosters, the December 6 flight report, and a lighter carbon-composite payload.

Flight
December 6 report
Data
Reviewed report values
Media
Payload image archive
Open 2025 →
Research documented

2024

Five named symposium presenters, detector objectives and carbon-fiber fabrication, with links to the published abstract.

People
5 named presenters
Data
Research objectives published
Media
Historical recruitment deck
Open 2024 →
Research documented

2023

College-published radiation research and a named student team, alongside the official April ascent video.

Playback
April ascent video
Data
Reported radiation finding
Media
April ascent · 360° video
Open 2023 →
Research documented

2022

Named symposium presenters and modular payload design, with recorded Fall launch media.

Playback
Recorded Fall video
Data
Engineering abstract available
Media
Fall launch trailer
Open 2022 →
Research documented

2021

Ten named symposium presenters and a published account of the year’s science and payload design.

People
10 named presenters
Data
Engineering abstract available
Focus
UV/DNA experiment design
Open 2021 →
Reading the archive

Follow the evidence

Every published name, measurement and flight record is tied to a source. Explore the research, compare the reported results and open original references from the annual pages.

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Accepted source classes
  • Phoenix College ASCEND presentations and reports
  • Team-owned APRS, CSV, and sensor workbooks
  • Official Phoenix College ASCEND video posts
  • Faculty or team-lead approved roster documents