Strato Science 2015 Campaign in numbers - Infographic

2015-06-12 - Infographic showing the Strato Science 2015 Campaign in numbers. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

Timmins, Ontario, Canada

A collaboration between the Canadian Space Agency and
the French space agency (CNES)

In numbers:

• 6 balloon flights - 3 sizes
  • 100 000 m3 total weight lifted by 2 balloons: 370 kg
  • 400 000 m3 total weight lifted by 2 balloons: 1570 kg
  • 800 000 m3 total weight lifted by 2 balloons: 2090 kg
• 35 European researchers and 40 Canadian researchers
  • 1 flight qualification
  • 9 European experiments
  • 6 Canadian experiments
• 28 half high ocean containers of flight equipment
• 6 semi-trailers of helium for inflation
• Flight area in Canada
  • 500 km radius
  • 2 ground stations (Timmins, Ontario; and Chibougamau, Quebec)
• 3 times the altitude of commercial flights
  • Commercial flights: 10 to 12 km
  • Stratospheric balloons: 35 to 42 km