Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 10/14/1955
Launch site: USS Staten Island (AGB-5)
Balloon launched by: Winzen Research Inc.
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen
Balloon serial number: 72.3-150-V-136
Flight identification number: WRI 546
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 10/14/1955
Landing site: Payload no recoverable
External references
- Flight Summary Log Winzen Research Inc. report (1963)
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