ALIAS II + LACE (Lightweight Airborne Chromatograph Experiment) + UV O3 PHOTOMETER + ARGUS

The first instrument is a photometer to make in situ observations of atmospheric ozone. The third instrument is a two-channel gas chromatograph that is designed for operation on balloons and remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) up to 32 km in altitude.

Balloon launched on: 6/10/1996 at 15:23 utc
Launch site: Scientific Flight Balloon Facility, Fort Sumner, (NM), US  
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon SF3-4.001-.8/.8-NA
Balloon serial number: R4.001-1-01
Flight identification number: 416N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 6/10/1996 at 20:12 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 5 h
Landing site: 13 miles E of Corona, Nuevo Mexico, US
Payload weight: 1889 lbs

• Airborne Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer (ALIAS-II) for in situ Atmospheric Measurements of N2O, CH4, CO, HCI, and NO2 from Balloon or RPA Platforms Applied Optics Vol. 38, Issue 21, pp. 4609
• Argus: A Lightweight TDL Instrument to Measure Stratospheric Tracers Proc. SPIE 3758, Application of Tunable Diode and Other Infrared Sources for Atmospheric Studies and Industrial Processing Monitoring II, 123
• Lightweight Airborne Chromatograph Experiment description NOAA website
• NASA Balloon Flights (1989-1998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
• Observations and Analysis of Atmospheric Hydroxyl New Mexico Tech; Physics Dept. - Final Report