Data of the stratospheric balloon launched on 6/5/2007
For 37H (Technological Flight)

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Details of the balloon and launch operations


 
Launch site:Fort Sumner Municipal Airport, New Mexico, US  
Launch team: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Balloon: Open balloon (zero pressure)
Volume:  
Serial number: -
Flight identification number: 571NT
Campaign: - 
Payload weight: -
Gondola weight: -
Overall weight: -

The balloon was launched by dynamic method with assistance from launch vehicle on June 5th, 2007 at 14:08 utc.

After a nominal ascent phase the balloon started to move due southeast until reach float altitude (122.000 ft) when it changed his route due west, with a slighty southward desviation, as can be seen in the map at left (click to enlarge).

The balloon was terminated after 4 hours and 22 minutes of flight the same day. The separation of the payload occured at 18:30 utc wich landed at 19:10 utc 41 miles southwest of Fort Sumner, New Mexico.  

Images


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View of the launch site during the inflation of the balloon

Launch!

The balloon viewed trough a camera mounted in the gondola. The balloon still is not fully inflated

The balloon at float altitude. Fully inflated

The parachute a few seconds after being deployed after cutdown

© CSBF webcam

Description of the payload or experiment


37H (Technological Flight)

Responsable institution:  Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Principal Investigator:  Debora Ann Fairbrother

Flight qualification mission for the Stratofilm SF-450 / 37 "Heavy" balloon.  

Performance in flight and data obtained


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External references and bibliographical sources



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