Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 1/23/1966
Launch site: Naval Air Station Litchfield Park, Arizona, US
Balloon launched by: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Schjeldahl 6.500.000 cuft (0.35 mil. Mylar Scrim)
Flight identification number: 196LP
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): ??/??/1966
Payload weight: 1.848 lbs.
External references
- Balloon Flight Record Facilities for Atmospheric Research Nº 1, Fall 1966, Pag. 18
- NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report, 1966 National Center for Atmospheric Research, January 1967
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