THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)

Balloon launched on: 8/12/1974
Launch site: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas, US  
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen 26.621 m3 (38.10 Microns - Stratofilm)
Flight identification number: 841P
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): ??/??/1974
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): F 21 h
Payload weight: 587 kgs.

• Balloon-borne infrared telescope for absolute surface photometry of the night sky Applied Optics, 16(12), 3125
• National Scientific Balloon Facility Annual Report FY 1975 National Center for Atmospheric Research, November 1975
• Surface brightness of the central region of the Milky Way at 2.4 and 3.4 microns Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 57, no. 1-2, May 1977, p. 111-114