Purpose of the flight and payload description
There is no data available on the purpose of the flight or the experiments performed. Below there is a link to the only known reference.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 5/28/1985
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 Raven - SV-020A - 11.660.000 cuft
Flight identification number: H85-06
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 5/28/1985
Landing site: Balloon failure
Payload weight: 1865 lb
Aborted flight, balloon tore during the launch run
External references
- AFGL Balloon History since 7/7/1982 in Operational climatology for research ballooning in south central New Mexico (1988)
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