Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 7/11/1974 at
Launch site: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas, US
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen - 569.455 m3 (12.70 Microns - Stratofilm)
Flight identification number: 835P
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 7/11/1974
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): F 6 h
Payload weight: 902 kgs.
External references
- Diffuse cosmic and atmospheric MeV gamma radiation from balloon observations Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 217, Oct. 1, 1977, p. 306-319
- National Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report FY 1975 National Center for Atmospheric Research, November 1975
- New Results on the Diffuse Cosmic Gamma Radiation with the Double Compton Telescope 14th International Cosmic Ray Conference, München, Germany, 15-29 August, 1975. Volume 1, p.8
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