First large balloon launch from Antarctica
By: John Ground ... [et al.].
Contributors: U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory. Aerospace Engineering Division
Series: AFGL-TR -- 88-0265; Environmental research papers -- no. 1015; Environmental research papers (Hanscom AFB, Mass.) -- no. 1015
Publisher: Aerospace Engineering Division, Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Hanscom AFB, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Balloons; Aerospace telemetry; Tracking; Balloons in astronomy
Notes: Cover title.

"26 September 1988."

"U.S. Government Printing Office: 1989-600-000/00005"--P. 103.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37).

Scientific, final.

Sponsoring organization, Space Test Program, Space Division/CLTP. program element no. 63402F, project no. GRAD, task no. P-87-3
Table of contents: title: A large ballon, Antarctica and Supernova 1987A / John Ground; title: Logistics and support for balloon flights from Antarctica / Kenneth Dallas; title: GRAD payload integration and flight system instrumentation / Ralph J. Cowie; title: Airborne telemetry station for GRAD / Willard F. Thorn; title: Performance of Argos locating system in GRAD flight / Willard F. Thorn.