Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 12/21/2007
Launch site: TIFR National Balloon Facility, Hyderabad, India
Balloon launched by: National Balloon Facility, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Antrix (25 micron) - 110.900 m3
Flight identification number: 469
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 12/21/2007
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 3 h 24 m
Payload weight: 331 kgs
External references
- Balloon launch records Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- Characteristics and performance of thin LaBr3(Ce) crystal for hard X-ray astronomy Advances in Space Research, Volume 47, Issue 1, p. 30
- Current Developments and Future Plans at NBF@Hyderabad and Prospects for Long Duration Balloon Flights Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan Vol. 8, No. Ists27, Pag 55
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