MPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPE

Balloon launched on: 10/31/1982 at 11:53 utc
Launch site: Uberaba Airport, Minas Gerais, Brazil  
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen 34.300.000 cuft (0.7 Mils - Caps 3x0.8 Mils - Stratofilm)
Balloon serial number: W34.31-2-02
Flight identification number: 193N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 10/31/1982 at 18:58 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 10 h 40 m
Landing site: In Martinópolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Campaign: SOHEM  
Payload weight: 1500 kgs

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