Purpose of the flight and payload description
Cassegrian telescope mounted on a stabilized gondola. The main objective of the flight was to obtain pictures of the sun to analize the solar granulation.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 5/2/1966
Launch site: Centre de Lancement de Ballons CLBA, Aire Sur L'Adour, Landes, France
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Tetraédrico - 40.000 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 5/2/1966 at 10:34
Payload weight: 200 kgs
External references
- A French stabilized balloon platform Facilities for Atmospheric Research Nº 5 - Fall / Winter 1967, Pag. 8
- Mise en evidence de la granulation solaire a 2000 Armstrongs Solar Physics, Vol 1, 1967
- Photographies du Soleil à haute résolution a 2000 A Annales d'Astrophysique, Vol. 31, p.333
Images of the mission
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