Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 3/17/2002 at 16:25
Launch site: European Space Range, Kiruna, Sweden
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Montgolfier Infrared 40.000 m3
Balloon serial number: MIR 45000 Nº 26
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 3/21/2002 at 07:00
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 3,5 d
Landing site: Over Canada 45ºN - 124ºW
Campaign: ARCHEOPS II
Payload weight: 44.5 kgs
Gondola weight: 29 kgs
External references
- List of balloons launched from ESRANGE SSC Space website (via Archive.Org)
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