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Weather Sounding Balloon

This high-performance weather balloon is purpose-built to lift radiosondes and various atmospheric sensing gear all the way through the troposphere into the lower stratosphere. It works smoothly whether launched manually or by automatic equipment, maintaining steady rising speed steadily even under windy field conditions up to Beaufort Force 8. With complete specs covering 300g to 1600g, it easily fits different payload weights and ascent speed needs for routine meteorological observation and professional atmospheric research projects.

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Description

Features

Wide weight range - available from 300 g to 1600 g, covering light research payloads through heavy dual-sensor configurations
Automated system compatibility - supports enclosed-container precision inflation and automated release sequences for integration with unattended upper-air sounding stations
Strong-wind launch capability - compatible with dedicated high-wind launch devices for operational continuity in exposed, coastal, and mountainous sites under wind conditions up to Beaufort Scale 8
Dual radiosonde compatibility - accommodates both standard radiosondes and Beidou/GPS dual-mode radiosondes across all payload weight classes

Key Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Balloon Weight Range	300 g to 1600 g
Inflation Control Accuracy	±10 g (inflation quantity control error)
Launch Response Time	≤ 0.3 s
System Inflation Response Time	≤ 300 ms
Release Hook Success Rate	100%

Application fields

These weather balloons serve as essential consumable lifting carriers for regular scheduled launches at meteorological stations to fulfill fixed-frequency daily observation tasks. They fit perfectly into fully unmanned automatic observation stations with stable inflation performance and reliable launching effects, keeping continuous observation work running smoothly without on-site staff intervention. They can cooperate well with wind-resistant launching tools to complete stable launching work on windy coastal areas, mountainous regions and open plains, effectively avoiding data missing caused by harsh field conditions. Steady and controllable ascending performance makes them ideal carriers for various atmospheric research projects to send detection devices to designated atmospheric layers stably. They are also widely applied in artificial weather modification work to carry professional instruments for cloud seeding and other practical operations, and can strictly follow preset observation schedules to finish upper-air meteorological detection tasks for airports and aviation weather service sites.

Why Choose Our Weather Sounding Balloon

Accurate inflation control within ±10 grams keeps steady buoyancy and uniform rising speed for every balloon, making collected atmospheric data far more consistent for successive observations. It achieves fully smooth separation during release with zero malfunction, perfectly suiting all-night unattended automatic observation stations to avoid missing meteorological data. Capable of stable launching under winds up to Beaufort Force 8, it keeps observation work going normally at open and exposed field stations in most daily weather scenarios. Its fast inflation and quick launch response fit well with automatic operating rhythm without slowing down continuous launch processes. Available in sizes from 300g to 1600g, it easily carries light single-sensor sondes as well as heavy dual-mode detection units. Stable unified production quality also supports large-scale bulk delivery, fully meeting the high-frequency deployment needs of nationwide meteorological observation networks.