Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 6/1/1994 at 7:00 local
Launch site: Sanriku Balloon Center, Iwate, Japan
Balloon launched by: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon model B50 50.000 m3
Flight identification number: B50-43
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 6/1/1994 at ~ 21:00 local
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 10 h
Landing site: Payload recovered from the sea near the Oga peninsula in Japan
External references
- Nakamura cosmic rays laboratory web site in japanese
- Scientific observations with balloons Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Annual Handbook 1994 (In Japanese)
Images of the mission
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