Purpose of the flight and payload description
Multipurpose gondola containing several experiments. Among them a high resolution camera. Also were tested a valve to manage the hidrogen venting to control the altitude of flight and a launch test of a extremely large flight train (100 meters)
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 7/19/1983
Launch site: Mendoza Municipal Airport, Argentine
Balloon launched by: Centro de Investigaciones y Desarrollos Espaciales Mendoza (CIDEM)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 7/19/1983
Campaign: GALAXIA 83
External references
- Actividad espacial mendocina, published in Aeroespacio, Buenos Aires, Jan/Feb 1984
Images of the mission
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