Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1947

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1947, which are currently available in StratoCat's database. Each row displays essential information such as the launch base, date and time of launch, and, if known, the mission duration and landing site of the payload.


Clicking on the experiment name will offer details about the scientific institutions involved, a summary of the experiment's purpose and results, and other relevant information on the balloon flight, including references and images. Clicking on the arrows at the top and the bottom of the table you can move to other year's tables.

Launch baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Bethelem (PA)4/31 h 16 mMOGUL PROJECTIn the ocean near Sandy Hook , New Jersey, US
Bethelem (PA)4/18---MOGUL PROJECTNo flight. Telemetry failure
Bethelem (PA)5/8---MOGUL PROJECTBalloons broke free
Holloman AFB (NM)6/4---MOGUL PROJECTBalloons broke free
Holloman AFB (NM)6/55 h 50 mMOGUL PROJECTRoswell, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)7/28 hMOGUL PROJECTCloudcroft, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)7/33 h 15 mMOGUL PROJECT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/59 hMOGUL PROJECTNot recovered
Holloman AFB (NM)7/7---MOGUL PROJECTNot recovered
NAS Lakehurst (NJ)8/5---MOGUL PROJECTSmyrna, Delaware, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/97 hMOGUL PROJECTIn Croft, Kansas, US
St.Cloud (MN)9/25---TEST FLIGHTnear Eau Claire, Winsconsin.
St.Cloud (MN)10/20~ 5 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Camp Ripley (MN)10/21---PAYLOAD UNKNOWNNear Duluth, Minnesota, US
Chicago (IL)11/188 hSEEDSPayload recovered by fishermen from Lake Erie, near Toronto, Canada
Camp Ripley (MN)12/31---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---