Purpose of the flight and payload description



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Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 2/6/1999 at 10:03
Launch site: European Space Range, Kiruna, Sweden  
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon model 100z Zodiac - 100.000 m3
Balloon serial number: 100Z Nº 101
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 2/6/1999 at ~ 15.15
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 5 h 9 m
Campaign: THESEO (Third European Stratospheric Experiment on Ozone) take place during 1998-99 to improve the understanding of the causes of ozone depletion over Europe and other mid-latitude regions. It involved more than 400 scientists from over 20 countries.
Payload weight: 955 kgs
Gondola weight: 543 kgs

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