HEMERA ZPB2021
HEMERA ZPB 2021
HEMERA is a balloon infrastructure project, funded by the European Commission within its programme Horizon2020.
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation.
It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.
The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.
On this mission seven experiments are flying onboard a zero pressure balloon on 150 000 m3
General Information
- Launch site:
- Esrange Space Center, Kiruna
- Launch period:
- 8th of September - 19th of September
- Balloon type:
- Zero Pressure
- Balloon size:
- 150 000m³
- Payload:
- Various atmospheric and astronomic science.
Payload details
Della Corte (DUSTER)
- Objective:
- Collect grains and aerosols (interstellar dust) to investigate compunds of the solar system
- Size:
- 40x30x50 cm, 25 kg
Rigourd (STRATOBUS)
- Objective:
- Test ERC (Emergency Recovery Capacity) for STRATOBUS: A project from Thales concerning a network of blimps at 19-21 km. Wish to test how to ”detonate” the envelope of the blimps in case of loss of control.
- Size:
- Separete gondola hanging below, 7 kg on the Gondola, 30 kg suspended below
Santoni (STRAINS)
- Objective:
- Explore new tracking methods for balloons – Time Of Arrival, Frequency Difference of Arrival, Single Motorized Station Tracking
- Size:
- 50x50x50 cm, <15 kg
Stude (BAMARA)
- Objective:
- Measure ions in the atmosphere with a mass spectromoter (Liquid Neon Cryo pump thorugh floor)
- Size:
- 50x50x100 cm, 110 kg
Turunen (B-TRUE)
- Objective:
- Measuring electrons in the atmosphere using a silicon telescope
- Size:
- 30x30x30 cm, 5 kg
GRASS
- Objective:
- Gamma ray spectrometer
- Size:
- 6 kg
ASI TM
- Objective:
- TM system
- Size:
- 50x50x10 cm,30 kg
HEMERA is a balloon infrastructure project, funded by the European Commission within its programme Horizon2020.
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation.
