Ballooning activities in Japan |
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| Authors: | Tetsuya Yoshida Daisuke Akita Hideyuki Fuke Akira Kadokura Jiro Kawada Tomomi Kawasaki Issei Ijima Naoki Izutsu Yukihiko Matsuzaka Eiichi Mizuta Michiyoshi Namiki Naoki Nonaka Shigeo Ohta Yoshitaka Saito Motoharu Seo Michihiko Toriumi Kazuhiko Yamada Takamasa Yamagami |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510, Japan;2. National Institute of Polar Research, 1-9-10, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8515, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The Scientific Balloon Center of ISAS/JAXA has carried out two balloon campaigns at Sanriku, Iwate, Japan every year. Ten to twelve balloon vehicles are launched annually for scientific and engineering experiments. Since 2005, a Brazilian balloon campaign has also been conducted in cooperation with INPE. In the 2006 Brazilian campaign, large and heavy payloads up to 1500 kg for astronomy will be launched. New generation balloons, such as super-pressure balloons and high-altitude balloons with ultra-thin films, are being developed. The current status and prospect of the Japanese scientific ballooning are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Scientific balloon Balloon technology |
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