RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 02

Developed by Raven Aerostar

Balloon launched on 8/14/2020, from Raven Innovation Campus, Baltic, South Dakota, US

Purpose of the flight and payload description

PAYLOAD UNKNOWN There is no data available on the purpose of the flight or the experiments performed. Information regarding launch, flight path and landing obtained from public ADS-B tracking networks.

Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 8/14/2020 at 6:13 utc
Launch site: Raven Innovation Campus, Baltic, South Dakota, US  
Balloon launched by: Raven Aerostar
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon  
Flight identification number: HBAL02
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 8/14/2020 at (L) 7:10 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 55 m
Landing site: Balloon failure at 28.000 ft. Payload landed SW of Jasper, Minnesota, US

External references

Images of the mission

Image of the balloon recovered by a Otter Tail Power Company Service Representative. It was the cause of a brief outage affecting the Porter, Minnesota area that day.        

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