MIFRASO (Milano - FRAscati - Southampton)

Balloon launched on: 7/16/1989
Launch site: Base di Lancio Luigi Broglio, Trapani, Sicily, Italy  
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon 830.000 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 7/16/1989
Landing site: Balloon failure just after the launch. Aborted mission.
Payload weight: 3829 kgs

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