"Unfortunately it appears that the onboard GPS module failed shortly after launch (perhaps after entering the cloud in the video) and never recovered." It failed when the ballast pump started pumping, and recovered when the ballast pump's battery ran out, which was quite a lot later.
The ballast pump didn't stop because with the GPS not working, the system didn't know when to turn it off (whoops!)
"Unfortunately it appears that the onboard GPS module failed shortly after launch (perhaps after entering the cloud in the video) and never recovered." It failed when the ballast pump started pumping, and recovered when the ballast pump's battery ran out, which was quite a lot later.
The ballast pump didn't stop because with the GPS not working, the system didn't know when to turn it off (whoops!)
robertjmunro 2 years ago