Steve Fossett

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO.

Launch Window: December-January
Cruising Altitude: 20,000 to 26,000 feet; ceiling of 33,000 feet
Duration: 15 days
Outside Air Temperature: -55 to -70 degrees C
Speed: over ocean 50 mph, land 35mph, maximum 150 mph

Type: De Rozier
Height: 160 feet
Fabric: Polyester, covered in aluminized mylar

Weight: 1,200 pounds
Fuel: 700 gallons of propane and ethane
Fuel Cylinders: 11 large and 4 small tanks
Total weight of the the balloon: 8,000 pounds

• Global Positioning System (GPS)
  
• INMARSAT C
  
• INMARSAT M
  
• NMARSAT C.
  
• HF radio and VHF radio
  
• EPIRB: Satellite emergency locator
  

A research project is being developed for the flight.