Purpose of the flight and payload description
The instrument is a balloon borne germanium spectrometer with a resolution ~ 1 keV.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 4/19/1982 at 17:45
Launch site: Uberaba Airport, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Balloon launched by: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 4/19/1982
Landing site: In Sete Lagoas - Minas Gerais, Brazil
External references
- A infraestrutura do INPE para lancar balao cientifico Elisete Rinke dos Santos, editorial Transtec, 1993
- High resolution X- and Gamma-Ray spectroscopy of solar flares Final Report; 1 Feb. 1979 - 31 Oct. 1983, University of California, Berkeley
- Pesquisas realizadas em 1982 a bordo de baloes Revista Espacial Año 11 Nº 48 - Enero 1983
Images of the mission
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