Purpose of the flight and payload description
The main purpose of the flight was to serve as a training and hardware-testing platform for meteorology and rigging personnel while also carrying a mix of university and student-built science projects and experimental smart-camera technology.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 9/28/2026 at 14:00 UTC
Launch site: Scientific Flight Balloon Facility, Fort Sumner, (NM), US
Balloon launched by: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Raven Aerostar 4.000.000 cuft
Flight identification number: 767NT
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 9/29/2026 at 00:15 UTC
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 10 h 15 m
Landing site: 13 km SW of Upton, New Mexico, US
External references
Images of the mission
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