Purpose of the flight and payload description
Objective of the flight was to obtain information about the performance in flight in terms of strength and reliability of a balloon made of ASTROFILM polyethilene. This was the first stratospheric balloon launched by the National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF) from the Airport of Ft. Sumner.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 3/2/1987 at 16:15 utc
Launch site: Scientific Flight Balloon Facility, Fort Sumner, (NM), US
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon N29I-.8/.8/.8/.8T-28.40
Balloon serial number: R 28.40-3-101
Flight identification number: 214NT
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 3/2/1987 at 20:18 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 4 h 30 m
Landing site: 20 miles N of Lawton, Oklahoma, US
The balloon was launched at 16:15 UTC on March 2nd 1987, from the Ft. Sumner airport in New Mexico. After launched, the balloon drifted NE at 120.000 ft and remained at that altitude during four and a half hours, before landing SW of Lawton, Oklahoma.
External references
- No Link Balloon flight records of the National Scientific Balloon Facility
Images of the mission
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