Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者(英)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
宇宙航空研究開発機構研究開発報告: 大気球研究報告
雑誌名(英)
JAXA Research and Development Report: Research Reports on High Altitude Balloons
Launching a large balloon at a limited launching field is a long standing subject in Japan. The volume of the largest balloon ever launched successfully was 200,000 cubic meters. This type of balloon was firstly launched in 1973. A larger balloon with a volume of 500,000 cubic meters was tried to launch in 1980; however it did not succeed because of burst during the ascending phase. For launching a large balloon with a total lift more than 1 ton, the static launching method, which has been used for more than 20 years, has several weak points that may result in failure. A semi-dynamic launching method was developed using a new launcher, which is fixed on the ground and has a freedom of rotation around the vertical axis and an elevation system up to 5 m, as well as a leap-up spooler system for holding a balloon bubble, in 1999. Several balloons have been launched using the method. In 2003, a balloon with a volume of 500,000 cubic meters, which was made of polyethylene films of 20 micrometers in thickness, was successfully launched with the semi-dynamic launching method. It is the largest balloon ever launched in Japan.