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Core Platforms
DC-8
ER-2
P-3
Experimental Platforms(available for lease)
PATHFINDER
ALTAIR
PROTEUS
AEROSONDE
ALTUS II
Northrop-GRUMMAN GLOBAL HAWK (> 2004)
Cooperative NASA Platforms
WB-57F
LEARJET
OV-10
Cooperative Federal non-NASA Platforms
NSF C130
Hiaper ( > 2005)
NRL P-3
NOAA P-3D
NOAA G-IV
NOAA Twin Otter
NOAA Citation II CE-550
NOAA Gulfstream AC-690
DOE B200
ONR/CIRPAS Twin Otter
ONR/CIRPAS Altus I
ONR/CIRPAS Predator
NRL Baron
University or Industry Platforms(cooperative leased basis)
King Air
T-28
Twin Otter International, Inc.
KennBorek Twin Otter
SKYResearch Cessna Caravan
Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc. Cessna Conquest
Horizons, INC. AeroCommander
Aero-Metric, INC. Cessna Conquest
University of North Dakota
NASA DC-8
Maximum Altitude: 41,000 feet
Mission Duration: 12 hours
Payload weight: 30,000 lb
Dryden Flight Research Cente
NASA ER-2
Maximum Altitude: 70,000 feet
Mission Duration: 8 hours
Payload weight: 2050 lbs.
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA P-3
Maximum Altitude: 30,000 feet
Mission Duration: 12hrs
Payload weight: 15,000 lbs
Aerovironment
PATHFINDER
Maximum Altitude: 71,500 feet
Mission Duration: 16hrs
Payload Weight: 88lbs.
General Atomics ASI
ALTAIR (Predator-B)
Maximum Altitude: 52,000 feet
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: 750 lbs.
Scaled Composites/DFRC
PROTEUS
Maximum Altitude: 60,000 feet
Mission Duration: 14hrs
Payload Weight: 2000lbs.
Wallops Flight Facility
AEROSONDE
Maximum Altitude: 20,000 feet
Mission Duration: 40hrs
Payload Weight: 2.2lbs.
General Atomics ASI
ALTUS II
Maximum Altitude: 45,000 feet.
Mission Duration: 24 hrs.
Payload Weight: 350 lbs.
Northrop-GRUMMAN
Northrop-GRUMMAN GLOBAL HAWK
Maximum Altitude: 65,000 feet
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: 1,960 lbs.
Johnson Space Center
WB-57
Max Altitude: 65,000 feet
Mission Duration: 6.5 hours
Payload weight: 6,000 lb.
Glenn Reseach Center
LEAR JET
Max Altitude: 45,000 feet
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload weight: Data Not Available
OV-10
Max Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload weight: Data Not Available
NCAR Research Aviation Facility
C-130
Maximum Altitude: 26,000ft
Mission Duration: 10hrs
Payload: 13,000 lbs
NCAR Research Aviation Facility
HIAPER
Maximum Altitude: 51,000ft
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload: 1,600 lbs
Naval Research Laboratory
P-3
Maximum Altitude: 27,000ft
Mission Duration: 12 hrs
Payload: Data Not Available
Office Of Marine And Aviation Operations
NOAA P-3D
Max Altitude Range: 27,000 ft
Mission Duration: 12 hrs
Payload weight: 15,000 lbs.
Office Of Marine And Aviation Operations
G-4
Max Altitude : 45,000ft
Mission Duration: 9hrs
Payload weight: 1000 lbs.
Office Of Marine And Aviation Operations
DHC-6 (TWIN OTTER)
Maximum Altitude: 12,500 ft
Mission Duration: 4hrs
Payload Weight: 1,0-00 lb.
Office Of Marine And Aviation Operations
CE-550
Maximum Altitude: 43,000ft
Mission Duration: 4hrs
Payload Weight: 1,000 lbs.
Office Of Marine And Aviation Operations
AC-690
Maximum Altitude: 31,000ft
Payload Weight: 10,250 lbs.
DOE B200
For more information email: jmyers@mail.arc.nasa.gov
United States Navy
CIRPAS TWIN OTTER
Maximum Altitude: 25,000ft
Mission Duration: 4hrs
Payload Weight: 4,500 lbs.
United States Navy
ALTUS 1
Maximum Altitude: 45,000 feet.
Mission Duration: 24 hrs.
Payload Weight: 350 lbs.
United States Navy
GA PREDATOR
Maximum Altitude: 25,000 feet
Mission Duration: 36 hrs
Payload Weight: 450 lbs.
NRL BARON
Maximum Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: Data Not Available
University Of Wyoming
KING AIR
Maximum Altitude: 32,000
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: 2000 lbs
SO. Dakota School Of Mines
T-28
Maximum Altitude: 25,000
Mission Duration: 2hrs.
Payload Weight: 150 lbs
Wallops Flight Facility
TWIN OTTER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Maximum Altitude: 25,000 feet
Mission Duration: 4hrs
Payload Weight: Data Not Available
Kennborek
TWIN OTTER
Maximum Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: 3500lbs
Sky Reseach
CESSNA CARAVAN
Maximum Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: Data Not Available
Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc.
CESSNA CONQUEST
Maximum Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: Data Not Available
Horizons, Inc.
AEROCOMMANDER
Maximum Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: Data Not Available
Aero-metrics/USGS
CESSNA CONQUEST
Maximum Altitude: Data Not Available
Mission Duration: Data Not Available
Payload Weight: Data Not Available

ESPO News

ARCTAS - Spring deployment successfully concluded; We are looking forward to the summer deployment in Cold Lake, Canada.

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ESPO supports joint NOAA/NASA/NSF science mission GasEx.

TC4 Deployment in Costa Rica successfully concluded on August 12th. DC-8, ER-2 and WB-57 have flown a total of 25 flights. 292 weather balloons were launched from Galapagos, Panama and Costa Rica. DC-8 launched 93 dropsondes.

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