GUSTO (Galactic / Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory)

Developed by NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) / University of Arizona / Johns Hopkins University / Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Balloon launched on 12/31/2023, from Williams Field, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Purpose of the flight and payload description



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Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 12/31/2023 at 6:35 utc
Launch site: Williams Field, McMurdo Station, Antarctica  
Balloon launched by: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Aerostar - W39.57-2-113 - 39.570.000 cuft
Flight identification number: 736N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 2/26/2024 at 23:24 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 57 d
Landing site: 380 km S of Mawson Station, Antarctica

External references

Images of the mission

         

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