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Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center - Svalbard

Presentation by: Steven Peterzen. Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center - Svalbard. New site of the Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center Svalbard. Layout with the prevailing wind directions. Winds. Approximately 1800’. Road to launch area. Generator 450kw.

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Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center - Svalbard

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  1. Presentation by: Steven Peterzen Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center - Svalbard

  2. New site of the Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center Svalbard Layout with the prevailing wind directions Winds Approximately 1800’ Road to launch area Generator 450kw Integration Barn (Rubb Hall)

  3. Andoya Rocket Range is supporting this effort. Support : Helium, International Permits, Transportation, Communications

  4. Luigi Broglio Launch Facility Trapani, Sicily

  5. TRAPANI -L. BROGLIO – BALLOON FACILITY General Description Established: 1975 Geographic coordinates: 38 01’ N, 12 35’ E Flight statistic: 78 launches 66 successfully concluded 12 failures Payload Weight: 3.5 ton (h=30 Km) 2.5 ton (h=42 Km) Flight duration: > 20 Hours (Trans-Mediterranean)

  6. Support of Astrophysics, Aeronomy, and AtmosphericSciences

  7. Recoverable Experiments • One of the advantages of ballooning is the quick turn a round period from launch... achieving the science... to termination of the flight… the recovery... and then readiness to fly again. • This can be done in a relatively short period. It is feasible to launch a payload, have the balloon system stay aloft for two weeks or more, terminate and recover the payload and have it flight ready within less than a month!

  8. Science has driven the requirement of a Long Duration Balloon program from a far northern latitude. OLIMPO BArSPOrt PEGASO HEXIT

  9. Progression towards the LDB Campaign • Science requirement – Teams on line • Location – Where to launch • Support – Local support infrastructure • Winds – Pathfinders and Satellite data • Recovery – Safe recovery location

  10. Pathfinder Balloonto Long Duration Flights • ASI / ARR anticipates launching four Trailblazer balloons from Longyearbyen, Svalbard during the summer of 2005 • The dates of the campaign are between the 1st of June through the end of July.

  11. WHY SVALBARD? • The location of Svalbard is nearly equal to the launch location of the NASA launch facility in Antarcitca. 78 deg. 14' N 15 deg. 29' E 77 deg. 52' S 167 deg. 7' E

  12. REINDEER… …Norwegian word for dinner!

  13. What Longyearbyen offers… • Commercially available flights from Oslo and Trømso to Longyearbyen • Commercially available vessels from Trømso to Longyearbyen • You can even drive to Longyearbyen (Trømso – ferry) • Northern most University on site with labs and support. • Norwegian Polar Institute on site for logistical support • A “ pay as you go” support community. • Commercially available flights for recovery!

  14. Antarctica Trajectory Closely Matches That of the Arctic Trajectory NASA LDB FLIGHTS

  15. Beginning and end of the circulation patterns…when to launch • Three year construction of the wind analysis from May through • August. • Data utilized from European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) • Trajectories simulated from the stratospheric wind analysis.

  16. 30-06-03 12utc 5hPa

  17. 11-06-0212utc 5hPa

  18. YEAR START FINISH DURATION 2000 30 May 20 July 50 Days 2001 10 June 20 July 40 Days 2002 20 May 30 July 70 Days LAUNCH WINDOW? • Mid June through mid July– The data shows this time period to be reasonable for launching and recovery of the payloads.

  19. JUNE and JULY TRAJECTORY

  20. TIME AT ALTITUDE • The data points at 5 mb gives a duration of 10 DAYS MINIMUM 15 DAYS MAXIMUM For one circumpolar trajectory

  21. Stratospheric Pathfinders A small pathfinder balloon being released in Antarctica. This sacrificial payload helps relay the infromation needed pior to launching the main experiments. Pathfinders = 3685 m3 0.130 mcf Pathfinder balloon launch from Williams Field Antarctica (Gianni Romeo, 1999)

  22. GPS / ARGOS PAYLOAD Simple system using a GPS / Argos unit weighing only 450 grams They system is solar powered. Data is recorded through System Argos via Internet.

  23. SURFACE WINDS AND ABOVE • This project will also make use of a theodolite and PIBAL (PIlot BALloons) • A tethered blimp is another option for obtaining local winds prior to launch. • The blimp will be at an elevation of 300 meters. • 300 meters is the approximate elevation of a LDB balloon just prior to release

  24. TETHERED BLIMP AND LDB BALLOON Tethered Blimp Balloon bubble

  25. Approximately 300 meters above the launch vehicle NASA launch - Antarctica

  26. 2004 Launch of a TrailBlazer (0.327mcf)… 40 DAYS! > Perfect for Student Launch > Ideal for Technological Flights > In-situ test of equipment

  27. Summary • Stratospheric balloons represent a powerful and affordable tool for several scientific diciplines. • The advantages of a circumpolar trajectory offers extended scientific discoveries as well as a safe location in the polar regions away from populated areas for the launch and recovery.

  28. Nobile / Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center - Svalbard

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