Purpose of the flight and payload description
Fourth flight in a series of engineering flights to develop a Long Duration Balloon Vehicle
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 8/17/1993 at 14:28 utc
Launch site: Lynn Lake Airport, Manitoba, Canada
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Long Duration Balloon N29E-8/8/8T-28.40
Balloon serial number: R28.40-2E-102
Flight identification number: 365NT
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 8/19/1993 at 16:10 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 50 h
Landing site: 22 miles NE of Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
External references
- Developments in long duration balloon vehicles using pressurized balloon systems 32nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1994
- NASA Balloon Flights (19891998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
- The Long Duration Balloon Vehicle (LDBV) flight system development 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1996
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