Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 11/23/1971 at 5:45 local
Launch site: Second Air Brigade, Paraná, Entre Rios, Argentine
Balloon launched by: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) / Comision Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales (CNIE)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Raven 11.100.000 cuft (0.75 / 0.75 mil. X-124)
Flight identification number: 69N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 11/23/1971 at 17:20 local
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 11 h 35 m
Landing site: Near Calchin, Cordoba, Argentine
Campaign: GALAXIA 71
Payload weight: 2393 lbs
External references
- NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report, 1971 National Center for Atmospheric Research, February 1972
- NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report, 1971 National Center for Atmospheric Research, February 1972
- Results of High Energy Atmospheric and Albedo Neutron Measurements at 11. 5 BV and 4. 5 BV Cutoff Rigidity. (Abstract) Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, held in Denver, Colorado, Volume 1 (OG Sessions)., p.915
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