• Volume: 830,000 m
3
(29.47 million ft
3
).
• Gore Length: 180.6 m (592.4 feet).
• 159 gores.
• Film Thickness: 0.8 mil (0.0008 in) (20 μm).
• Inflated height: 102 m (335 ft).
• Diameter: 129 m (424 ft).
• Vent Duct Diameter 3.8 m (12.6 ft).
Fig. 2.3 The ANITA II ascent with insert. Photo courtesy of NASA
12 Stratospheric Balloon Descriptions