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| header = SSI-52
| header = SSI-52
| img link = SSI-52.png
| img link = File:SSI-52.png
| launch date =
| launch date =April 22nd, 2017, 09:26 PDT
| launch site = 2093 San Juan Drive, Hollister, CA
| launch site = 2093 San Juan Drive, Hollister, CA
| launch coordinates = 36.8484, -121.4323
| launch coordinates = 36.8484, -121.4323
| flight duration =
| flight duration = '''88 hours, 40 minutes'''
| landing date =
| landing date = April 26th, 2017, 02:06 PDT
| landing coordinates =
| landing coordinates = 23.9669, -30.2978
| last = 51
| last = 51
| next =
| next = 83
}}
}}
'''SSI-52''' broke the record for endurance of latex balloons for the third time. It landed in the Atlantic, in a trajectory that would have brought it to Morocco. An epic flight, this ValBal died several times along the way but kept coming back to life. The final showdown off the coast of Morrocco involved state-of-the-art memes and steely eyed flight operations work.
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[[Category: High Altitude Balloons]][[Category: Balloon Launches]]
[[Category: High Altitude Balloons]][[Category: Balloon Launches]][[Category:ValBal Launches|52]]