Purpose of the flight and payload description
The objective of the flight was to send to the stratosphere a payload of 95 kg carrying scientific and technical instruments for Airbus. No other details has been published by the contractor.
The balloon was launched on April 23th, from the facilities of the Air Traffic Laboratory for Advanced Systems (ATLAS), located in Jaén, South of Spain. The payload and the balloon were recovered successfully by the Zero 2 Infinity team after the flight.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 4/23/2018
Launch site: Air Trafic Laboratory for Advanced unmanned Systems, Jaen, Spain
Balloon launched by: Zero2Infinity
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon 2.100 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 4/23/2018
Payload weight: 95 kg
External references
- Zero 2 Infinity Completed Another Successful Launch from Europes Stratoport, This Time for Airbus Zero2Infinity press release
Images of the mission
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