Purpose of the flight and payload description
This flight transported onboard a CIRCULAR CORONAGRAPH, a specialized instrument designed to block out the light of the sun so that researchers can glimpse the burning star's hot, thin, outermost layer, called the corona
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 10/4/2022 at 9:30 local time
Launch site: Dachaidan district, Qinghai Tibet Plateau, China
Balloon launched by: Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR-CAS)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 10/4/2022
External references
- Details of a previous ground mission of the coronagraph Website of the Yunnan Observatories
- News about the mission Website of the Yunnan Observatories (in Chinese)
Images of the mission
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