Purpose of the flight and payload description
*** PAYLOAD DESCRIPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON ***
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 10/19/1977 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 965.429 m3 (20.3 Microns - Stratofilm)
Flight identification number: 1043P
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 10/19/1977
Landing site: Balloon failure during launch
Payload weight: 2232 kgs.
External references
- National Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report FY 1978 National Center for Atmospheric Research, January 1979
- Properties and performance of the MPI balloon borne Compton telescope Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 110, no. 1, June 1982, p. 138-151
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