Strato Science 2015 Campaign in numbers - Infographic

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2015-06-12 - Infographic showing the Strato Science 2015 Campaign in numbers. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
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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
File size: 0.76 MB
Image size: 1000 x 2824 pixels
Resolution: 96 dpi
Image date: June 12, 2015
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