Featherweight GPS Tracker

The most capable GPS tracker you can buy.

The Featherweight GPS Tracker is rocketry's longest-range tracking system, and the only system designed to work with iPhone (Android coming soon). The basic feature set is available now, and additional advanced features are coming soon!

Tracker and tracker with ground station enclosure

Features

Longest Radio Range

Yes, it really can track to space.
No directional antenna needed
Robust margin for rocket body attenuation etc.

Most Advanced GPS (u‑blox M8)

Simultaneous reception of GPS and GLONASS constellations means your tracker can use twice as many satellites, giving you great reception wherever the antenna is pointed
10 GPS solutions per second
Accurate 3D velocity
Low power consumption

iPhone Compatible

iFIP iPhone app available now
aFIP Android app coming soon

Free Over-the-Air Software Upgrades

Buy in confidence now, knowing that additional features in the future are a button-click away
Nothing to plug in and no websites to monitor, just turn on the tracker while in the phone app and it will let you know if updates are available.

Small Size and Long Battery Life

1.67" x 0.8" board size, not including antenna
Tracker can run 5 hours on a small, 400 mAhr single LiPo cell.
Ground station enclosure can stay up all weekend

Your Phone Points to Your Rocket

App uses GPS location, compass and accelerometers to point to your rocket
Real-time updates vertically and horizontally

Advanced Features Coming Soon

Spoken Telemetry

You phone tells you the flight information so you can keep your eyes on the sky

Data Logging

Records GPS 3D velocity, location and signal strength at 10 samples per second for detailed post-flight analysis
Designed to meet the requirements for Tripoli record
Save as .kml file and plot in Google Earth

Multi-Stage Flights (Done!)

Monitor two or more stages with one phone app and one ground station.
Easy switching between displays of each stage.

Over-the-Horizon Relay

Any Featherweight tracker with a line of sight will relay the location of a "lost "rocket

Public Telemetry

Follow along with your friends' flight data with the press of a button
LCO can monitor flight progress real-time

Estimated Landing Point

Uses the GPS velocity from the last signal to estimate the last landing point
Choose to track to the last data or the estimated landing

Accessories

Adjustable GPS Battery Charger

$17.00

Adjustable battery charger for the LiPo batteries used in the Featherweight GPS. To charge the the 400 mAhr Tracker battery, set all the DIP switchs to "off" except for the 400 mA DIP switch, plug the battery into the compatible connector, and connect the charger with a micro-USB cable (not supplied) to any USB outlet, such as a car charger or portable USB charger. To charge a 1.2 Ahr ground station battery, turn on the 500, 300, and 200 switches to get 1.0 Amps

Note: This charger is compatible with the Featherweight GPS batteries. To charge batteries used in Featherweight Altimeters, go here.

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Tracker Battery + Adapter

$12.00

A 400 mAhr Lithium Polymer battery plus a connector adapter that works with the Featherweight GPS Tracker. The connector adapter can be installed horizontally as shown in the photo, or vertically. The tracker battery also plugs into the ground station enclosure for recharging in the field. The 400 mAhr capacity provides about 4-6 hours of tracker operation.

This cell includes cell protection circuitry that prevents sustained high current discharge, making it good for powering a tracker but unsuitable for use driving deployment charges with an altimeter. A charger for it is here

Dimensions: 1.06" x 1.48" x 0.2" (26.5mm x 36.9mm x 5mm), 9 grams

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GPS enclosure

$40.00

Turns a GPS tracker into an enclosed ground station

Includes enclosure, adapter board with battery charger, and battery. GPS tracker not included. Assembly required. Smaller battery shown in photo not included.

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