Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 2/22/2003 at 22:00
Launch site: Meteorological Research Institute, Baurú, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) / GLB
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Montgolfier Infrared 45.000 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 2/23/2003
Landing site: 10 km from Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The balloon failed around the tropopause level.
External references
- HIBISCUS campaign web site Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales LATMOS
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