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
National Institute of Polar Research
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
Four Polar Patrol Balloon (PPB) experiments were performed in Syowa station as a project in the 44th Japan Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE44) from 2002 to 2003. Unfortunately, two of the four balloons including the one for the cosmic electron observation were not successful due to the incorrect action of the command system caused by static electricity in the dry Antarctic climate. Retried was another experiment for cosmic electron observation in 2004, as a project in the JARE45. To support these experiments, developed was a new housekeeping system including communication device using the Iridium satellite network, a power management system using solar batteries and an auto-level controller to maintain the balloon altitude. A balloon for the cosmic electron observation was launched on January 4, 2004 in Syowa station. It flew 13 days around the Antarctica and all the housekeeping system worked well during the flights as expected. Fruitful scientific results are expected.