Passepartout Sherpa - A low-cost, reusable transportation system into the stratosphere for small experiments

Autor(en)

M. Taraba, H. Fauland, T. Turetschek, Willibald Stumptner, V. Kudielka, D. Scheer, Birgitt Sattler, Andreas Fritz, B. Stingl, H. Fuchs, B. Gubo, S. Hettrich, A. Hirtl, Erik Unger, A. Soucek, Norbert Frischauf, Gernot Grömer

Abstrakt

The Passepartout sounding balloon transportation system for low-mass (<1200 g) experiments or hardware for validation to an altitude of 35 km is described. We present the general flight configuration, set-up of the flight control system, environmental and position sensors, power system, buoyancy considerations as well as the ground control infrastructure including recovery operations. In the telemetry and command module the integrated airborne computer is able to control the experiment, transmit telemetry and environmental data and allows for a duplex communication to a control centre for tele-commanding. The experiment module is mounted below the telemetry and command module and can either work as a standalone system or be controlled by the airborne computer. This spacing between experiment- and control unit allows for a high flexibility in the experiment design. After a parachute landing, the on-board satellite based recovery subsystems allow for a rapid tracking and recovery of the telemetry and command module and the experiment. We discuss flight data and lessons learned from two representative flights with research payloads.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Österreichisches Weltraum Forum (ÖWF), Technische Universität Graz, Austrian Amateur Radio Society, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Medizinische Universität Wien, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck

Journal

Advances in Space Research

Band

54

Seiten

2259-2273

Anzahl der Seiten

15

ISSN

0273-1177

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2014.07.030

Publikationsdatum

08-2014

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103004 Astrophysik, 104003 Anorganische Chemie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Aerospace Engineering, Space and Planetary Science

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/dbc9b93b-3248-40e2-bf99-4ab165c059d5