Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 2/23/1966
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Schejeldhal 3.200.000 cuft (GT-12)
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 2/23/1966
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 7 h 20 m
Landing site: 60 miles NNW of Abilene, Texas, US
Payload weight: 3518 lb
External references
- Balloon Flight Record Facilities for Atmospheric Research Nº 1, Fall 1966, Pag. 18
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