According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automated balloon launching system for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde. The system comprises a container and a storage arranged in the container for storing at least one box at a defined storage position p=1, 2, . . . , n. The at least one box includes a balloon and a sonde. A release silo is arranged at least partially on top of or above and adjacent to the container for sheltering the balloon during inflation. A x-, y- and z-manipulator is arranged in the container for removing a specific box from one of the defined storage positions p=1, 2, . . . , n, and for subsequent feeding the release silo with the specific box. The present invention also concerns a method for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde.


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    Title :

    AUTOMATED BALLOON LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING


    Additional title:

    AUTOMATISIERTES BALLONSTARTSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM STARTEN
    SYSTÈME DE LANCEMENT DE BALLON AUTOMATISÉ ET PROCÉDÉ DE LANCEMENT


    Contributors:
    LEINONEN ISMO (author) / SAARI TUOMO (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-02-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01W METEOROLOGY , Meteorologie / B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft



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