The HERCULES launch vehicle carrying the SUNRISE III solar telescope is in launch position at the launch pad in ESRANGE.

The countdown has stopped waiting for the balloon layout.

In case you are wondering about the green band below the streaming, the Swedish Space Corporation puts it on purpose to hide from public view a series of antennas located on the so-called Radar Hill.

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Now underway preparations at the Swedish balloon base of ESRANGE for the first attempt to launch the @sunrise3 solar telescope.

This will be the second flight of this iteration of the instrument after a failed attempt in 2022.

Follow the stream on the YouTube channel of the Swedish Space Corporation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXoVcNZKa94

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