In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1951, 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 base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/18 | 1 h 20 m | CANISTER + DOSIMETER | 10 miles W of Hope, New Mexico, US, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/26 | 1 h 35 m | AEROBEE NOSE CONE | 22 Miles NW of Tularosa, New Mexico, US |
| White Sands (NM) | 2/12 | ~ 8 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/7 | 7 h | MELPAR TRANSMITTER | In Sweetwater, Texas, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/7 | 15 h | MELPAR TRANSMITTER | In Greenville, Mississippi, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/16 | --- | MELPAR TRANSMITTER | In West Virginia, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/20 | 15 h | MELPAR TRANSMITTER | Aspermont, Texas, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/3 | 2 h | AIR SAMPLING APPARATUS + DOSIMETER | 10 Miles ENE of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/8 | 3 h | MELPAR TRANSMITTER | Columbus, Mississippi, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/10 | 3 h | AIR SAMPLING APPARATUS | 18 Miles E of Mayhill, New Mexico, US |
 Bristol | 5/24 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/24 | --- | MELPAR TRANSMITTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/22 | 25 m | ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH | Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
 Thule | 7/17 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
 USS Wyandot | 7/17 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 7/22 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| USS Wyandot | 7/22 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 7/23 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| USS Wyandot | 7/23 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| USS Wyandot | 7/24 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 7/24 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 7/30 | 39 h | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | 36 miles N of Columbus, Ohio. US |
| Thule | 8/2 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Bismarck (ND) | 8/2 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 8/3 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Bismarck (ND) | 8/3 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 8/4 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Bismarck (ND) | 8/4 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 8/5 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Bismarck (ND) | 8/5 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Thule | 8/6 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Bismarck (ND) | 8/6 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/13 | 22 h 18 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Winsconsin, US |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/13 | 32 h 12 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | At 44º 53' N - 79º 21' W, Canada |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/16 | 5 h | DUMMY LOAD (SAND BAGS) | Near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/18 | 36 h 30 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | In Texas, near the Mexican border |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/18 | 36 h 30 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | In Mexico |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/18 | 2 h 30 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | By a Mechanical control failure in Utah, US |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/18 | ??? | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Damaged antenna at launch prevented tracking. Never recovered. |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/23 | 2 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | In a point called Peter 15, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/25 | 27 h 25 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Estimated impact in Canada |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/25 | 28 h 30 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Estimated impact in Canada |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/26 | 20 h 10 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Watertown, Winsconsin, US |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/26 | 20 h 20 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Watertown, Winsconsin, US |
| Hill AFB (UT) | 8/26 | 20 h 50 m | AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB | Near Milwaukee, Winsconsin, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 1 h 15 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | La Luz, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/5 | 6 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | In the Fort Bliss Artillery Range, Texas, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/7 | 11 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | In Craig, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/8 | --- | TRACK PLATES | No flight. Balloon destroyed during inflation |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/9 | 1 h 30 m | TRACK PLATES | Near Pinon, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/21 | 16 h | INFRARED GEAR | Never recovered |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/26 | 4 h | TRACK PLATES | Near Pinon, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/3 | 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 35 Miles SE of Hondo, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/16 | 2 h | DUMMY LOAD (SAND BAGS) | Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/18 | 2 h | COMMAND RELEASE GEAR TEST | NW of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/6 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST) | Oro Grande, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/10 | 35 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/13 | --- | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST) | Oro Grande, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/14 | 15 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST) | Guntersville, Alabama, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/20 | 43 h 25 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST) | 200 miles E of Charleston, South Carolina, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/28 | 25 m | TRACK PLATES | 2 Miles NE from launch site |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/30 | 7 h 30 m | TRACK PLATES | 1 Mile NE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/21 | 4 h | PROJECT GOPHER GEAR | 7 miles W of Abilene, Texas, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/28 | 3 h 10 m | PROJECT GOPHER GEAR | 12 Miles SE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
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