Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 12/20/2025
Launch site: Williams Field, McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Balloon launched by: Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
Flight identification number: 762N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 1/1/2026 at 20:30 UTC
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 12 d 12 m
Landing site: On the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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