MADS (Magnetic Attitude Determination System)

Developed by Luleå University of Technology

Balloon launched on 1/27/2014, from European Space Range, Kiruna, Sweden

Purpose of the flight and payload description

MADS was a project carried out at LTU to develope and test a simple, cheap, low-weight, low power-consumption, small dimensions attitude determination system with possible science application. The targets of this system are CubeSats and micro-satellites. A first version of the System was tested during this stratospheric balloon flight launched from ESRANGE, Sweden. A second test was carried out several months later from the same place, but this time onboard a research rocket

Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 1/27/2014 at 10:22 utc
Launch site: European Space Range, Kiruna, Sweden  
Balloon launched by: Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon  
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 1/27/2014

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