SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST FLIGHT

Developed by World View Enterprises

Balloon launched on 5/23/2021, from Spaceport Tucson, Arizona, US

Purpose of the flight and payload description

The objective of the flight was to test a new design of Super Pressure Ballast Balloon to be used on future Stratollite missions. The balloon was launched from Spaceport Tucson at 15:55 utc on May 23, 2021. The test was conducted by filling the Ballast Balloon with Helium (in normal Stratollite flights the ballast balloon is filled with atmospheric air). As it ascended, the balloon pressurized and was tested to beyond the nominal operational pressure used during a Stratollite flight.

The balloon flight was terminated about 18:20 utc that same day, with payload landing inside the Coronado National Forest, in Arizona.

According to World View, this new design will allow to carry more mass to the stratosphere while decreasing the complexity of the design.

Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 5/23/2021 at 15:55 utc
Launch site: Spaceport Tucson, Arizona, US  
Balloon launched by: World View Enterprises
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Super Pressure Balloon  
Flight identification number: N136WV
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 5/23/2021 at 18:20 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 2 h 25 m
Landing site: Inside the Coronado National Forest, Arizona, US

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Images of the mission

         

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