The EUSO-SPB2 (Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 2) Mission will consist of 2 telescopes that will measure air showers produced by cosmic rays. The mission will be launched from Wanaka, New Zealand and will last up to 100 days and the expected launch date is 2022 and it will be floating up 33km (over 20 miles).
EUSO-SPB2 will be made up of 2 telescopes and will detect UHECRs (Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays) at near-orbit altitude using the UV fluorescence technique. One telescope will be measuring air-showers by looking at their Cherenkov light while the other will measure fluorescence light from the air showers. EUSO-SPB2 will look for cosmic rays of very high and ultra high energies in the sky of the southern hemisphere. It will charge via solar panels during the day and gather information at night. The telescopes will start taking data as soon as there is a dark background, the solar panels will be pointed in the opposite direction to catch the earliest sunrise.
EUSO-SPB2 will be measuring air-showers that are made by cosmic rays, they will do this by looking at their Cherenkov light from high in the atmosphere. EUSO-SPB2 will be the first to observe UHECRs(Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays) at near-orbit altitude; they are able to do this by looking at the cosmic rays’ Cherenkov light.