Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 6/15/2007 at 15:05 jst
Launch site: Sanriku Balloon Center, Iwate, Japan
Balloon launched by: ISAS / JAXA
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon model B50 50.000 m3
Flight identification number: B50-49
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 6/15/2007 at 23:30
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 8 h 45 m
Landing site: In the Pacific Ocean, 60 km from Iwate
External references
- Japanese Balloon Program J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78 (2009) Suppl. A, pp. 97
Images of the mission
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