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SSI-42 was the 42nd launch of SSI Balloons, and the first flight demonstration of Version 6 of [[Valve-Ballast_Altitude_Control|ValBal]].
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SSI-42 was the 42nd launch of SSI Balloons, and the first flight demonstration of Version 6 of [[Valve-Ballast_Altitude_Control|ValBal]]. The balloon remained aloft for nearly two days, traveling through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, before finally landing near the town of Elida, New Mexico.
  
 
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Revision as of 05:15, 15 July 2016

SSI-42
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Launch date July 12, 2016, 22:18 PDT
Launch site Laird Park, Modesto, CA
Launch coordinates 37.56158, -121.14993
Flight duration 47hrs, 47 minutes
Landing coordinates 33.9798, -103.5914
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SSI-42 was the 42nd launch of SSI Balloons, and the first flight demonstration of Version 6 of ValBal. The balloon remained aloft for nearly two days, traveling through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, before finally landing near the town of Elida, New Mexico.


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