Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 12/11/2000 at N
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 146.000 m3
Flight identification number: 447
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 12/11/2000
Payload weight: 620 kgs
Overall weight: 980 kgs
Ground abort
External references
- The detection of living cells in stratospheric samples Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
Images of the mission
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