Purpose of the flight and payload description
There is no data available yet about the payload flown. Below there is a link to the only known reference.
Video footage of the launch operations
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 3/6/1985
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen - LTV-027 - 1.150.000 cuft
Flight identification number: H85-01
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 3/6/1985
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 4 h 30 m
Landing site: 40 miles NNW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Payload weight: 730 lbs
External references
- AFGL Balloon History since 7/7/1982 in Operational climatology for research ballooning in south central New Mexico (1988)
- Balloon Launch Day and Night and Mystery Balloon U.S. Gov. National Archives
- Summary of Balloon Flights launched from H.A.F.B. NM (1962 thru 1987) U.S. Gov. National Archives
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