Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 12/3/1965
Launch site: Naval Air Station Litchfield Park, Arizona, US
Balloon launched by: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen 4.000.000 cuft (1.0 MIL. Stratofilm)
Flight identification number: 190LP
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 12h
Landing site: Richland, Texas, US
Payload weight: 726 lbs
External references
- Facilities for Atmospheric Research Nº 1, Fall 1966 Atmospheric Technology Division Records, Archives, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
- NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report, 1965 National Center for Atmospheric Research, January 1966
- Ultraviolet Polarimetry Using High Altitude Balloons Applied Optics Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp. 231-233 (1967)
Images of the mission
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