Hot air balloon aluminized Mylar / Polyethylene balloon

• 45 000 m³ volume

• 60-65 kg maximum load

• Service gondola: NARCISSE Inmarsat telemetry (Temperature, Pressure, GPS 3D location, Global IR radiometer, balloon temperature and housekeeping information)

• 1-2 months autonomy

• Meteorological parameters for evaluating the analyzed temperature and wind (RUMBA payload, in 2003 only)

• Remote sensing of O3, NO2, H2O, O4, atmospheric extinction by SAOZ solar occulation spectrometer

• Remote sensing of cirrus and sub-vis cirrus by downward looking MICRO-LIDAR