Purpose of the flight and payload description
This flight was a prototype test for the ELBBO experiment, which was carried out to investigate electrodynamic and plasma processes including ionospheric convection, global current distribution, middle atmosphere generators and tropospheric sources including thunderstorms.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 2/20/1991 at 17:52 utc
Launch site: Christchurch Airport, New Zealand
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon S-P/92/92-VO.181
Balloon serial number: R.181-1.8SP-108
Flight identification number: 305N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 2/20/1991
Landing site: Balloon failure
External references
- NASA Balloon Flights (1989-1998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
- Prototype ELBBO launched at Christchurch The Radio Scientist, Vol 2 Nº 2, April 1991, Pag. 34
Images of the mission
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