Purpose of the flight and payload description
SCRIBE is a balloon-borne, high resolution Fourier transform spectrometer designed to measure atmospheric emission at stratospheric altitudes with high resolution (0.06 cm) and high sensitivity.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 8/10/1986 at 6:00 mst
Launch site: Roswell Industrial Air Center, New Mexico, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen - 1.330.000 cuft (Stratofilm)
Balloon serial number: SF145.67
Flight identification number: H86-12
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 8/10/1986
Payload weight: 3058 lbs
External references
- AFGL Balloon History since 7/7/1982 in Operational climatology for research ballooning in south central New Mexico (1988)
- SCRIBE (Stratospheric Cryogenic Interferometer Baloon Experiment) Data Survey and Validation Final rept. Jul 86-Jan 87 - OPTIMETRICS INC BURLINGTON MA
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