Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 7/31/2026 at 5:30 JST
Launch site: Ofunato Port, Iwate, Japan
Balloon launched by: Astrox
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 7/31/2026
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 1 h
Landing site: In the Pacific Ocean, 20 km SE of Ofunato, Japan
The balloon was launched at 5:30 JST on July 31, 2026, from the Port of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture. The 8-meter-diameter balloon carried a 40-kilogram gondola with measurement equipment. After reaching 4 km of altitude the flight was terminated, after which the payload descended by parachute and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean approximately 20 kilometers southeast of the launch site.
External references
- Astrox website
- News about the flight (In Japanese) IAT News website
Images of the mission
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