Description
The all-round package includes everything you need for the successful launch of your Weather Balloon.
The very light Polystyrene probe offers enough space for several cameras and protects the equipment from the temperature in the stratosphere. The robust construction ensures a safe landing of the equipment and the “wings” attached to the side of the Polystyrene probe reduce rotation for great images and recordings. The included gloves protect the delicate “skin” of the balloon during inflation. There is also a reliable 4G GPS tracker STRATOfinder, as well as a Weather Balloon and a corresponding parachute. The parachute, the Weather Balloon, and the camera can be securely connected to each other with the help of the Special Cord.
Important: The Special Cord complies with the legally required tensile strength of < 230N. In contrast to normal power banks, the High-Performance Batteries also works in the stratosphere and reliably supplies the camera with power, so that the entire flight will be recorded. As we have successfully carried out all our flights with this equipment, it has proven itself to be realiable and efficient. Based on our experience, we have also created a detailed Weather Balloon Guide (‘How to launch a Weather Balloon’, ebook). In this free manual, we explain the entire mission step by step and offer valuable tips and advices, accompanied by numerous pictures on almost 100 pages. The combination of Weather Balloon Kit and Guide prepares you perfectly for your own successful stratospheric flight.
The only thing missing: helium. You can get the helium/balloon gas from a gas dealer in your region or from larger hardware stores. If you want to know how much helium you need, check out our helium calculator.
The Weather Balloon Kit
- Own images from the stratosphere
- Complete kit including step-by-step instructions
- Complies with the regulations of the aviation authorities
Features
- All-in-one package: weather balloon, GPS tracker, camera, and much more.
- Detailed step-by-step instructions with numerous pictures and videos
- Tips & tricks for obtaining flight permission and insurance
- Take breathtaking video footage from the edge of space
- Reliable equipment for extreme stratospheric environments
- Highest quality: We only offer equipment that has been proven over the years
- Meets all regulations of the aviation authorities (SERA regulation)
- Incl. useful tools: Helium calculator, flight route prediction, data logger evaluation, registration with aviation authorities
- Reusability: Except for the bursting weather balloon, everything can be used for further flights.
- No matter if school project, research flight or private hobby project: Our Weather Balloon Kit can be configured individually
Do you work for an agency or a company? Then our full-service film production could be interesting for you.
Specifications
Weather Balloon 800
| Article number |
100250 |
| Weight |
800g (28oz) |
| max. Payload |
800g (28oz) |
| Filling quantity at max. payload in liters |
2200l (77.7cu ft) |
| Average burst altitude |
30.000m (18.6mi) |
| Average bursting diameter |
approx. 7.5m (24.6ft) |
| Neck length |
approx. 13cm (5.1inch) |
| Neck diameter |
approx. 6cm (2.4inch) |
| Color |
white |
| Recommended ascent rate |
4-5m/s (13-16f/s) |
| Material |
mixture of natural rubber and latex |
| Scope of delivery |
balloon, cable tie, instruction |
| Packaging |
packed separately |
| Manufacturer |
Stratoflights GmbH & Co. KG |
| Storage property |
at room temperature protected from direct sunlight. |
Weather Balloon 1600
| Article number |
100150 |
| Weight |
1600g (56oz) |
| max. Payload |
1600g (56oz) |
| Filling quantity at max. payload in liters |
4400l (155.4cu ft) |
| Average burst altitude |
36.000m (22.3mi) |
| Average bursting diameter |
approx. 11.1m (36.4ft) |
| Neck length |
approx. 15cm (5.9inch) |
| Neck diameter |
approx. 8cm (3.1inch) |
| Color |
white |
| Recommended ascent rate |
4-5m/s (13-16f/s) |
| Material |
mixture of natural rubber and latex |
| Scope of delivery |
balloon, cable tie, instruction |
| Packaging |
packed separately |
| Manufacturer |
Stratoflights GmbH & Co. KG |
| Storage property |
at room temperature protected from direct sunlight. |
Weather Balloon 2000
| Article number |
100170 |
| Weight |
2000g (70.5oz) |
| max. Payload |
2000g (70.5oz) |
| Filling quantity at max. payload in liters |
5500l (194.2cu ft) |
| Average burst altitude |
38.000 m (23.6mi) |
| Average bursting diameter |
approx. 12.5m (41.0ft) |
| Neck length |
approx. 16cm (6.3inch) |
| Neck diameter |
approx. 9cm (3.5inch) |
| Color |
white |
| Recommended ascent rate |
4-5m/s (13-16f/s) |
| Material |
mixture of natural rubber and latex |
| Scope of delivery |
balloon, cable tie, instruction |
| Packaging |
packed separately |
| Manufacturer |
Stratoflights GmbH & Co. KG |
| Storage property |
at room temperature protected from direct sunlight. |
Weather Balloon 3000
| Article number |
100190 |
| Weight |
3000g (105.8oz) |
| max. Payload |
3000g (105.8oz) |
| Filling quantity at max. payload in liters |
8300l (293.1cu ft) |
| Average burst altitude |
40.000m (24.8mi) |
| Average bursting diameter |
approx. 14.0m (45.9ft) |
| Neck length |
approx. 16cm (6.3inch) |
| Neck diameter |
approx. 9cm (3.5inch) |
| Color |
white |
| Recommended ascent rate |
4-5m/s (13-16f/s) |
| Material |
mixture of natural rubber and latex |
| Scope of delivery |
balloon, cable tie, instruction |
| Packaging |
packed separately |
| Manufacturer |
Stratoflights GmbH & Co. KG |
| Storage property |
at room temperature protected from direct sunlight. |
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)
Batterypack
Connection: USB
Dimensions: 109 x 27 x 27 mm
Weight: 88g
Charging time: 240 min
Capacity: 3400 mAh (12.34 Wh)
Battery type: 18650 3.6V
Water and dust protection IP65
On/Off button available
Gloves (2 pair)
Material: Cotton
Special cords
Length: 50m (164ft)
Diameter: 1.2mm (0.4ft)
Weight: 30g (1oz)
Polyethylene cord
Tear strength: 180N
GPS Tracker STRATOfinder
4G GPS Tracker
Weight: 96 g including battery (3.4 oz)
SIM Card Format: Nano-SIM (included in the package)
Dimensions: 75 x 45 x 21 mm (2,95 x 1,77 x 0,83 inch)
Battery: Integrated lithium-ion battery: 3.8 V 3,000 mAh
Standby Time: Depending on usage level: 24-72 hours
GPS Accuracy: 5 meters (16 feet)
Time to First Fix (TTFF) after power-on: approx. 3-5 minutes
Network: GSM / GPRS
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
Scope of delivery
Optional:
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.
Flight service
You work for an agency or a company and are thinking of carrying out a stratosphere flight yourself for a marketing campaign or a live event? You are welcome to use our equipment for this.
But how about someone with more than 10 years of experience taking on this task for you? As a full-service film production company, we are happy to offer you our support. For more information on our services, as well as inspiration and our portfolio, please go to marketing.stratoflights.com.
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.