Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 2/1/2006
Launch site: Base Mario Zucchelli, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica
Balloon launched by: ISTAR (International Science Technology And Research)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 3/7/2006
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 35 d
Landing site: Antarctic Ocean
External references
- ISTAR Group website of the group that managed the entire launch operation
- PEGASO: An ultra light long duration stratospheric payload for polar regions flights Advances in Space Research, Volume 42, Issue 10, p. 1633-1640
Images of the mission
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