Purpose of the flight and payload description
*** PAYLOAD DESCRIPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON ***
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 6/30/2000 at 17:48
Launch site: Aérodrome de Gap-Tallard, Haute Alpes, France
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon model 10zl Zodiac - 10.000 m3
Balloon serial number: 10ZL Nº 107
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 6/30/2000 at ~ 19:00
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): ~ 2 h
Payload weight: 94 kgs
Gondola weight: 46 kgs
The balloon was launched on 30 June, 2000 at 17:48 utc.
It took about 90 minutes to reach the float altitude of approximately 30.5 km remaining there for 28 minutes.
External references
- SAOZ balloon program Service d'Aéronomie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Twilight tropospheric and stratospheric photodissociation rates derived from balloon borne radiation measurements Atmos. Chem. Phys., 3, 377-385, 2003
Images of the mission
StratoCat is an independent, non-commercial project maintained to preserve and share the history of scientific and stratospheric ballooning. If you find the site useful, you can help keep it running with a small donation toward its operating costs. Every contribution, even the equivalent of a cup of coffee, is greatly appreciated.
