Mission : BSO balloons

COBRAT: BSO balloons



Use of instruments onboard Open Stratospheric Balloons (BSO) up to an altitude of 40 km


 * Remote sensing and in-situ measurements
 * Gondolas with up to 200 kg of scientific payload
 * “long duration” flights (at least several days and above active thunderstorm areas)

Several gondolas with different instruments


 * Measurements of stratospheric species by in-situ and remote sensing techniques
 * Detection of Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes
 * Electric field and magnetic field measurements
 * Detection of Transient Luminous Events by fast cameras

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