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Capabilities of the Current Flight Program
- 6-16 conventional flight/year
- ~1 day, from Palestine TX, Ft. Sumner NM, or Lynn Lake Canada
- Two polar Long-Duration Balloon (LDB) campaigns/year
- 2 LDB flights/year from McMurdo Antarctica, 10-15 days (up to 30+)
- 2 LDB filghts/year from Kiruna, Sweden to Canada or Alaska, ~7 days
- Subject to approval for the over-flight of Russia, these could be around-the-world flights for ~20 days and the launch could be from Fairbanks, Alaska.
- One mid-latitute LDB campaign/year
2 LDB flights between Alice Springs, Australia and South America, ~10 days
- Within safety constratints, these could be around-the-world flights, ~20 days
- Development of Ultra Long Duration Balloon (ULDB)
- 1-ton instrument > 110kft by FY07
- 100-day flight goal
- Little or no day/night altitude variation
