APRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)

Developed by Reconnaissance Laboratory, Aeronautical Systema Division, USAF / Honeywell Inc.

Balloon launched on 9/30/1964, from Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US

Purpose of the flight and payload description

A experience on high altitude photography using a stabilized gondola propeled by a jet mechanism.

Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 9/30/1964
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US  
Balloon launched by: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Schjeldhal GT11 Dacron-Mylar scrim
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 9/30/1964
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 7 h
Landing site: 12 miles S of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
 Payload weight: 3142 pds

External references

Images of the mission

Launching of the APRE gondola from the Holloman Base in New Mexico        

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