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Test Flight 586NT Summary
- Test flight 586NT took place on June 22, 2008 from Ft. Sumner, New Mexico
- Launch at 7:18 AM local time
- Ascent time - 1 hour and 40 minutes
- Ascent rates were generally between 4 to 5 m/sec (800 to 1,000 ft/min)
- No venting or ballasting on ascent
- Stable float altitude of ~30.5 km (~100,150 ft)
- Balloon fully deployed between 50 and 60 Pa
- Balloons settled in at ~200 Pa
- Balloon allowed to float at this pressure for approximately 40 minutes
- Ballast dropped in several increments until all of it was expended
- Balloon reached a maximum differential pressure of ~360 Pa and a final float altitude of ~31.3 km (~102,800 ft) or 10.25 mbar
- Stable at this pressure for approximately 20 minutes
- Valve opened at the end of the flight and then flight terminated
- Total flight time for test flight 586NT was 4 hours and 7 minutes
- Balloon and the payload were recovered
