Description
The Weather Balloon Kit by Stratoflights contains everything that you need for a successful launch of a space balloon. The very lightweight polystyrene probe provides enough space to launch several cameras on their journey into the stratosphere and protect the equipment against extreme temperatures. The robust construction protects the technology during landing and the “wings” attached to the sides reduce the rotary movement for more stable pictures. In addition, there is a reliable 4G GPS Tracker STRATOfinder for locating and a weather balloon with the corresponding parachute. The battery pack supplies reliably the power so that the entire flight can be recorded.
The concept has been tried and tested and it is exactly this combination that, we use successfully for all of our flights up until now. A comprehensive manual will guide you step by step through the project to make your flight into the stratosphere successful.
Not included: a SIM card and helium. Helium can be obtained from your local or regional gas supplier. If you want to know how much helium you need, here is our helium calculator.
Specifications
Parachute 800
Diameter: 1.07m (3.5ft)
Weight: 70g (2.4oz)
Payload: 800g (28.2oz)
Parachute 2500
Diameter: 1.2m (3.9ft)
Weight: ca. 80g (2.8oz)
Payload: 800g–2500g (28.2-88.1oz)
Gloves (2 pair)
Material: Cotton
Special cords
Length: 50m (164ft)
Diameter: 1.2mm (0.4ft)
Weight: 30g (1oz)
Polyethylene cord
Tear strength: 180N
Weather Balloon 800
Material: Mixture of natural rubber and latex
Diameter: 1.4m–1.6m (4.5-5.2ft)
Weight: ca. 800g (28oz)
Payload to 800g (28oz)
Climb Rate: 5-7m/s (16-23f/s)
The height of burst: Max. 30,000m (18.6mi)
Filling capacity with 800g (28oz) payload: ca. 2.2m³ helium (77.7cu ft)
Storage property: at room temperature protected from direct sunlight
Weather Balloon 1600
Material: Mixture of natural rubber and latex
Diameter: 1.9m–2.1m (6.2-6.8ft)
Weight: ca. 1600g (56oz)
Payload to 1600g (56oz)
Climb Rate: 5-7m/s (16-23f/s)
The height of burst: Max. 36,000m (22.3mi)
Filling capacity with 1600g (56oz) payload: ca. 4.4 m³ helium (155.4 cu ft)
Storage property: at room temperature protected from direct sunlight
Weather Balloon 2000
Material: Mixture of natural rubber and latex
Diameter: 2.0m-2.2m (6.5-7.2ft)
Weight: ca. 2000g (70.5oz)
Payload to 2000g (70.5oz)
Climb Rate: 5-7m/s (16-23f/s)
The height of burst: Max. 38,000m (23.6mi)
Filling capacity with 2000g (70.5oz) payload: ca. 5.5m³ helium (194.2cu ft)
Storage property: at room temperature protected from direct sunlight
Weather Balloon 3000
Material: Mixture of natural rubber and latex
Diameter: 2.3m (7.5ft)
Bursting diameter: 13m (42.6ft)
Weight: ca. 3000g (105.8oz)
Payload to 3000g (105.8oz)
Climb Rate: 5-7m/s (16-23f/s)
The height of burst: Max. 40,000m (24.8mi)
Filling capacity with 3000g (105.8oz) payload: ca. 8.3m³ (293.1cu ft)
Storage property: at room temperature protected from direct sunlight
Battery pack with batteries
On/OFF-Button
Cable length: ca. 20-25cm (0.65-0.82ft)
Port: Micro USB / Mini USB
Measures: 69x64x19mm (2.7×2.5×0.7in)
Weight: ca. 40g (1.4oz) (with batteries ca. 120g (4.2oz))
Quantity: 4 x High-Performance Batteries
Voltage: 4×1,5V
Capacity: 4x2900mAh
Area of use: -40 °C to 60 °C (-40°F to 140°F)
GPS Tracker STRATOfinder
Weight: 130g
Dimensions: 77 x 25 x 48mm
Battery power: 3.8V 3,400mAh Li-ion
Standby time: Depending on usage level: 24-72 hours
GPS accuracy: 5 metres
Polystyrene probe
Color: white
Inside measurements: 16x16x13cm (6.2×6.2×5.1in)(L x W x H)
Outside measurements: 22x22x18cm (8.6×8.6x7in) (L x W x H)
Wall thickness: Ca. 3cm (1.1in)
Volume: 3.3 liters (0.8gal)
Material: Polystyrene
Weight: Ca. 200g (0.8oz)
2 Wings: 25×20 cm (9.8×7.8in) (W x H)
Tesa duct tape extra Power
Dimensions: 25m x 50mm (0.9×1.9in)
Color: white
Delivery time
Delivery time: 5-7 days*
Shipping worldwide
The ‘How to launch a Weather Balloon (eBook)’ is part of the Weather Balloon Kit and will be sent to you by email after the order is completed.
Guillaume Lescure –
I recommend, all you need in one package, so convenient to be sure you are not missing something! The only additional item I ordered is the SPOT tracker, which I recommend as a back-up to retrieve your payload.
Mr. Nyung –
Wow guys, thank you so much for this awesome website, tools, weather balloon kit and all the shared information. My students an me love this project. Perfect job! Thanks!!!
STEM mission –
What a great project to get young people interested in science. We have successfully carried out our school project and conducted great experiments. Now we evaluate the data from the data logger. Besides the good equipment, I would like to praise the service for questions, there is no better or faster way. Thanks a lot. Next year our school will start another mission. Thank you Stratoflights
Ed –
Well priced and complete package. We sucessfully launched our balloon, sending it to 38000m(!!!) and recovered the payload 100% intact. We had such fun and have some amazing footage from near space. I used the tk 102 tracker and a spot trace which gave a real time flight path for us to follow. The guys at Stratoflights flights were incredibly helpful answering all my pre-flight questions right up to the day. Thanks for taking some of the guess work out of the project and for all your help to make it a successful and fun experience.
Strato Shuttle –
This full set is a very professional one! High Quality and a useful manual.