Details of the balloon and launch operations

Launch site: Scientific Flight Balloon Facility, New Mexico, US
Launch team: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Balloon: Open balloon (zero pressure) Raven - 37.000.000 cu ft
Serial number: -
Flight identification number: 571NT
Campaign: -
Payload weight: -
Gondola weight: -
Overall weight: -

The balloon was launched by dynamic method with assistance from launch vehicle on June 5th, 2007 at 14:08 utc.

After a nominal ascent phase the balloon started to move due southeast until reach float altitude (122.000 ft) when it changed his route due west, with a slighty southward desviation, as can be seen in the map at left (click to enlarge).

The balloon was terminated after 4 hours and 22 minutes of flight the same day. The separation of the payload occured at 18:30 utc wich landed at 19:10 utc 41 miles southwest of Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Description of the payload or experiment

37H (Technological Flight)

Responsable institution: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Principal Investigator: Debora Ann Fairbrother

Flight qualification mission for the Stratofilm SF-450 / 37 "Heavy" balloon.