Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 12/5/1971 at 6:55 local
Launch site: Second Air Brigade, Paraná, Entre Rios, Argentine
Balloon launched by: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) / Comision Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales (CNIE)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Raven 11.100.000 cuft (0.75 / 0.75 mil. X-124)
Flight identification number: 74N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 12/5/1971 at 16:55 local
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 10 h
Landing site: Near Milagro, La Rioja, Argentine
Campaign: GALAXIA 71
Payload weight: 950 lbs
External references
- Gamma-ray Observations of the Galactic Centre Nature physical science 243, 6-8
- NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report, 1971 National Center for Atmospheric Research, February 1972
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