Purpose of the flight and payload description
*** PAYLOAD DESCRIPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON ***
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 6/2/1997 at 1:25 utc
Launch site: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF), Palestine, Texas, US
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Raven 40L - 1.100.000 m3 - SF3-459.37-080-NSXC-ST
Balloon serial number: W39.57-2-19
Flight identification number: 1551P
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 6/2/1996 at 11:51 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): F 6 h 39 m
Landing site: 25 miles SE of Sonora, Texas, US
Payload weight: 4539 lbs
External references
- Instrumentation for Precision Measurements of Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background Thesis by Sean S. Cordone
- Microwave Mappers Sweat Details SCIENCE - 25 Mar 1994 - Vol 263, Issue 5154 - pp. 1682-1684
- MSAM2/TopHat Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurements: A Status Report
- NASA Balloon Flights (19891998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
- The MSAM/TopHat Program of Anisotropy Measurements Astrophysical Letters and Communications, Vol. 32, p.273
Images of the mission
StratoCat is an independent, non-commercial project maintained to preserve and share the history of scientific and stratospheric ballooning. If you find the site useful, you can help keep it running with a small donation toward its operating costs. Every contribution, even the equivalent of a cup of coffee, is greatly appreciated.
