Measuring Relative Wind Speeds in Stratospheric Balloons with Cup Anemometers: The TASEC-Lab Mission
Daniel Alfonso-Corcuera,
Mikel Ogueta-Gutiérrez,
Alejandro Fernández-Soler,
David González-Bárcena,
Santiago Pindado
Affiliations
Daniel Alfonso-Corcuera
Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad “Ignacio Da Riva” (IDR/UPM), ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza. del Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Mikel Ogueta-Gutiérrez
Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad “Ignacio Da Riva” (IDR/UPM), ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza. del Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Alejandro Fernández-Soler
Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad “Ignacio Da Riva” (IDR/UPM), ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza. del Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
David González-Bárcena
Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad “Ignacio Da Riva” (IDR/UPM), ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza. del Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Santiago Pindado
Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad “Ignacio Da Riva” (IDR/UPM), ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza. del Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
This paper shows wind speed measurements from the TASEC-Lab experiment in a stratospheric balloon mission. The mission was launched in July 2021 from León (Spain) aerodrome. Measurements of horizontal wind speed in relation to the balloon gondola were successfully carried out with a cup anemometer. According to the available literature, this is the first time a cup anemometer has been used in a stratospheric balloon mission. The results indicate the need to consider the horizontal wind speed from the balloon ascent phase for thermal calculations of the mission.
