ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLING

An onboard imaging experiment provided live videos of portions of the flight.

In addition to the onboard imaging experiment was a high altitude air sampling experiment that collected eight air samples taken from 65,600 feet to 71,350 feet.

There also were two Global Positioning System (GPS) experiments.

Balloon launched on: 8/22/1998 at 10:44 utc
Launch site: Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, US  
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon SF3-0.197-.8/0-NHR
Balloon serial number: R0.197-0-05
Flight identification number: 458N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 8/22/1998 at 13:26 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 2h 42 m
Landing site: Hyghway 13, near Birdnest, Virginia, US

• NASA Balloon Flights (1989-1998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
• NASA Wallops Flight Facility Launches Student Balloons Inside Wallops - Volume XIX-98 Number 31 August 24, 1998