Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 3/3/2004 at 00:30
Launch site: Meteorological Research Institute, Baurú, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Montgolfier Infrared
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 3/3/2004 at 1:00
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 30 m
Landing site: A few kilometers NE of Baurú
Campaign: HIBISCUS
Burst at 9 kms. because of humidity on the balloon after rainfall during the operations.
External references
- An overview of the HIBISCUS campaign Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2309, 2011
- HIBISCUS campaign web site Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales LATMOS
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