STRATO-Spec (Multi-payload Gondola)
StarSpec Technologies
A modular, azimuth-controlled balloon gondola supporting up to 20 simultaneous payloads for stratospheric missions.
Technical specifications
- Axes
- 1-axis, azimuth-controlled
- Pointing reconstruction
- < 1 arcsec from balloon
- Payload support
- Up to 20 payloads, 10-100kg each
- Bus power
- 1000W switched bus
- Communications
- CSA/NASA compatible
- Services included
- Operations software, payload integration
- Heritage
- NASA/CSA design heritage
- Operating altitude
- High-altitude (<40km), -40 to 85°C
About
STRATO-Spec is a modular balloon gondola platform enabling single-axis, azimuth-controlled pointing with less than 1 arcsecond pointing reconstruction from a balloon. It supports up to 20 payloads ranging from 10 to 100kg each, provides a 1000W switched bus power supply, and offers CSA/NASA compatibility, included operations software, payload integration services, and NASA/CSA design heritage for high-altitude operation to -40°C.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
