OBSERVATION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

The goal of the flight was to observe the vertical ozone distribution in the stratosphere.

Balloon launched on: 8/28/2001
Launch site: Sanriku Balloon Center, Iwate, Japan  
Balloon launched by: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon model BT5 5.000 m3
Flight identification number: BT5-22
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 8/28/2001
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 3 h 45 m

• Nakazawa Kazuhiro (researcher) Home Page  
• Scientific observations with balloons Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Annual Handbook 2001 (In Japanese)
• Sounding rockets and ballooning activities of Japan in 2001 and 2002 16th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research