Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 12/17/2017 at 17:58 utc
Launch site: Longyearbyen Airport, Svalbard, Norway
Balloon launched by: ISTAR (International Science Technology And Research)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Aerostar SF4 1.105-.6/0TA - 10.000 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 12/18/2017
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 24 h
Landing site: Payload impacted at coordinates 65º 57', 18º 37', Sweden
External references
- Winter night balloon test launch in the Arctic Stratocat News, December 29th, 2017
Images of the mission
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