Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 1/24/1973
Launch site: Oakey, Australia
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Raven - 69.691 m3 (37 Microns polyester Laminate)
Flight identification number: 80N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 1/24/1973
Payload weight: 68 kgs
Postal cover issued on launch day commemorating the flight
External references
- National Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report FY 1973 National Center for Atmospheric Research, September 1973
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