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| Name: Nagendra Neerudu Affiliation: TIFR BALLOON FACILITY,HYDERABAD Conference ID: ASI2015_417 Title : Development of high altitude balloons for scientific applications Authors and Co-Authors : Suneel Kumar Buduru, Devendra K Ojha, Sakram Korra, Stalin Peter Godi, Anmi Reddy V, Anand D, Kulkarni P M Abstract Type : Oral Abstract Category : Instrumentation and Techniques Abstract : First-ever, scientific balloon of volume 61,013 m3 was designed and fabricated from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Balloon Facility (TIFR-BF), Hyderabad have been reaching mesospheric altitude. We made three consecutive balloon flights from TIFR-BF during January 2014 and they reached a record altitude of 51 km with suspended load of 10 kg. This new development of high altitude balloon can be used for atmospheric and astronomical observation in near future. In this presentation, we will discuss the detailed information on the balloon fabrication, development of launch hardware, flight control instruments and launch technique for these mesospheric balloon flights. |