JOHNSTON ATOLL
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FaSNO.
TITLE
USER
SANDIA
STRUCTURE “FACILITY NO.
744
01110
SCIENTIFIC
Balloon Relase Station, Station Relocation
SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.
91 -4-53
BoD
.
FUNDING
AGENCY
AEC
($000)
PROC
CONST
TOTAL
9.5
10.0
9.3
9.3
18.8
19.3
FURN
PRE-GO
Prior Cost
SANDIA
ENGR
FOD
0.5
PRE-GO
Prior Cost
TOTAL
0.5
COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION The Balloon Release Station is located just west of the SANDIA
AME Field. A 50-ft. nonmetallic collapsible pole is provided and allows the
pole to be lowered to ground level during nonuse periods. The pole is located
downwind and within 30-ft. of the shelter, and is equipped with a "flag pole"
type halyard system for raising and releasing inflated weather balloons. The
manifold system and gas bottles for balloon inflation are installed in the shelter.
Five kw of electrical power is provided by a Sandia furnished generator. A
clear line-of-sightis provided from the wind radar trailers to the top of the pole.
{Completed in 1966.)
DRAWINGS:
VOLI
April 1969
91-071-S2 and $3
JS 91-3200-S104
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