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Phoenix College
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
Recorded route available
March 28, 2026 · KA7NSR-15

Follow the Arizona flight.

144 recorded APRS packets drive the 3D replay. Pause, change speed, or jump to the highest recorded point. The last packet is an endpoint of the record, not a verified touchdown.

Recorded peak
82,498 ft
First to last packet
About 89 min
Annual flight log

Mission years

Last archive review: October 2, 2026

Verified data

2026

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

Replay
March 28 route
Data
APRS + sensor findings
Media
Four onboard clips
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
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
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
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
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
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.

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