In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1969, 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 |
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Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/11 | F 5 h 55 m | TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 1/14 | 19 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 1/18 | 9 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/22 | F 8 h 5 m | TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 1/24 | 19 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 1/26 | 22 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 2/2 | 24 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Parkes | 2/5 | F ~ 5 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 2/5 | 28 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/9 | F 4 h | UV POLARIMETRY OF VENUS AND SIRIUS | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 2/9 | 27 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 2/11 | 22 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 2/12 | 28 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Syowa | 2/13 | 20 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Parkes | 2/17 | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- | |
Palestine (TX) | 2/19 | F 8 h 50 m | TEST OF OPLE POSITION AND LOCATION SYSTEM WITH ATS-III SATELLITE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/25 | 3 h 30 m | SPECTROMETER | 20 miles NNW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 2/26 | F 3 h | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Parkes | 2/26 | F ~ 8 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kourou | 3/13 | F 7 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/20 | --- | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Kampala | 3/21 | --- | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/21 | F 7 h 10 m | OBSERVATION OF X-RAY SOURCES IN M87 AND CYGNUS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/25 | F 4 h 50 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/5 | 2 h 45 m | TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/6 | F 5 h 5 m | COLLECT INTERPLANETARY DUST PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/14 | F 3 h 50 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/15 | 5 h 30 m | MEASURE COSMIC RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/15 | --- | ENGINEERING TEST OF X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/16 | F 16 h | X-RAY TELESCOPE | Lost on the Tasmanian Sea. Apperared nine months later on a beach in New Zealand. |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/16 | --- | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 4/18 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/19 | --- | DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER FOR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/19 | --- | UV SPECTROMETER | Near Auch, France |
Palestine (TX) | 4/20 | 3 h 30 m | MEASURE COSMIC RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/21 | F 5 h 35 m | ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/22 | F 9 h 5 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/22 | F 6 h 30 m | GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/24 | --- | SPECTROGRAPH | In Auch, Gers, France |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/27 | --- | X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/28 | F 6 h 20 m | TEST OF TELEMETRY AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/28 | F 14 h 30 m | IONIZATION SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/30 | F 1 h | SPECTROGRAPH | In Captieux, Landes, France |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/?? | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE PROTOTYPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/1 | 5 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 27 miles N of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 5/2 | --- | UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/4 | --- | UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/5 | F 7 h 50 m | UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/9 | F 10 h 55 m | X-RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM CRAB NEBULA AND JUPITER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/10 | 11 h 30 m | MEASURE COSMIC RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/10 | F 7 h 30 m | HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/11 | F 9 h 20 m | SOLAR FLARE NEUTRON MONITOR | --- No Data --- |
Broomfield (CO) | 5/11 | F 7 h 25 m | TEST OF NIMBUS-3 SATELLITE BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/12 | F 36 h 20 m | NUCLEAR EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/12 | F 13 h | SEARCH FOR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/15 | 7 h 55 m | MEASURE X-RAYS FROM SOLAR FLARES | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/20 | 6 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 18 miles WSW of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 5/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/22 | 3 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 42 miles N of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 5/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/24 | 8 h 45 m | MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/25 | F 30 h | EXPERIMENT OF IRLS LOCATION WITH NIMBUS III SATELLITE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/25 | F 15 h 45 m | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Paardefontein | 5/26 | + 365 d | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Durham, (NH) | 5/27 | --- | SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Kampala | 5/29 | --- | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/29 | --- | MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 6/?? | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE PROTOTYPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/2 | 7 h 55 m | MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/4 | F 9 h 50 m | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER | Van Horn, Texas, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/4 | 11 h 20 m | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | 40 miles S of Gila Bend, Arizona, US |
Longreach | 6/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 6/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/6 | F 9 h | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | Near Del Rio, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 6/9 | F 7 h 45 m | ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/9 | F 13 h 15 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | F 4 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/13 | 4 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 17 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/14 | F 11 h 45 m | SEARCH FOR ANISOTROPY IN DIFFUSE GALACTIC X-RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/14 | --- | POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/17 | F 9 h 25 m | NEUTRON SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/17 | --- | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/18 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 9 miles E of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/19 | 4 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 15 miles NNW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 6/20 | --- | SONEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/21 | --- | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 6/27 | F 7 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/27 | 8 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/29 | --- | POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/1 | 29 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 8 miles NE of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/3 | F 7 h 55 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE MOUNTING TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/5 | --- | POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 7/5 | F 5 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/7 | --- | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/10 | F 6 h | TEST OF UHF TELEMETRY SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 7/11 | F 1 h 45 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/11 | 20 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/15 | F 6 h | GAMMA RAY DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/16 | F 6 h 50 m | ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/18 | 6 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 10 miles E of Yuma, Arizona, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/18 | 22 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 7/18 | --- | BALLOON MATERIAL TEST | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 7/22 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC OZONE | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/25 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/27 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 7/27 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 7/27 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 7/28 | --- | SOLAR NEUTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/29 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 7/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 7/29 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/31 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/1 | --- | TEST OF VIRON VISTA BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 8/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Penhold (AB) | 8/2 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Yellowknife (NT) | 8/2 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 8/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 8/2 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Uranium City (SK) | 8/2 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Cambridge Bay (NU) | 8/2 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort McMurray (AB) | 8/2 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/2 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Penhold (AB) | 8/3 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Yellowknife (NT) | 8/3 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 8/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Uranium City (SK) | 8/3 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Cambridge Bay (NU) | 8/3 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort McMurray (AB) | 8/3 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/3 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 8/4 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/7 | F 17 h 50 m | EXPERIMENT OF IRLS LOCATION WITH NIMBUS III & ATS III SATELLITES | --- No Data --- |
Penhold (AB) | 8/8 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/8 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION + RADIOMETER TEST | 12 miles NW of Pierre, South Dakota, US |
Uranium City (SK) | 8/8 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Yellowknife (NT) | 8/8 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Cambridge Bay (NU) | 8/8 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort McMurray (AB) | 8/8 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/8 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Penhold (AB) | 8/9 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Uranium City (SK) | 8/9 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Yellowknife (NT) | 8/9 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Cambridge Bay (NU) | 8/9 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort McMurray (AB) | 8/9 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/9 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/12 | F 7 h 25 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/13 | --- | MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | Balloon failure reaching float altitude |
Palestine (TX) | 8/19 | F 3 h | MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/20 | F 2 h | DOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTOR | Balloon failure |
Haranomachi | 8/20 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/21 | F 8 h 50 m | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER | Van Horn, Texas, US |
Haranomachi | 8/21 | --- | DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE TESTING | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 8/22 | --- | INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/25 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/26 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 5 miles E of Nashua, Minnesota, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/27 | 7 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 18 miles W of Gila Bend, Arizona, US |
Haranomachi | 8/28 | --- | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 8/29 | --- | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/3 | 8 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Dowagiac (MI) | 9/3 | F + 10 h | POLLUTANTS DETECTOR TEST | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/3 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Resolute Bay (XO) | 9/4 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/4 | 6 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 13 miles ENE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/4 | F 3 h 15 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/5 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC IONS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/7 | F 6 h 15 m | MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 9/8 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | Durand municipal airport, Winsconsin, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/8 | F 5 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/8 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/9 | --- | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/9 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/10 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/10 | --- | SOLAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/11 | --- | IONIZATION STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/12 | F 11 h 15 m | ENGINEERING TEST TO VERIFY THERMAL REDESIGN FOR STRATOSCOPE II | --- No Data --- |
Fort Wainwright (AK) | 9/12 | ~ 6 h | INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION | In the White Mountains, Alaska, US |
Haranomachi | 9/13 | --- | PRIMARY ELECTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/14 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/15 | F 8 h 20 m | DOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/15 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Operations Failure |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/15 | --- | SPECTROGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
Fort Wainwright (AK) | 9/15 | ~ 2 h | INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION | Balloon burst at 29 km.Payload recovered 10 miles E of Fairbanks, Alaska, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/17 | --- | NIGHTGLOW INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/18 | F 2 h 35 m | SONEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/18 | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT & NIGHTGLOW INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/20 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
White Sands (NM) | 9/22 | 18 h | STRATCOM - II (Stratospheric Composition) | 25 miles W of Artesia, New Mexico, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/22 | --- | PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Wainwright (AK) | 9/23 | ~ 2 h | INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION | Balloon burst at 29 km.Payload recovered 40 miles SE of Fairbanks, Alaska, US |
Haranomachi | 9/23 | --- | GALACTIC X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/24 | F 6 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/24 | --- | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/25 | --- | PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/26 | --- | SOLAR NEUTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/27 | F 41 h 20 m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IV | In Celburne, Texas, US |
Haranomachi | 9/27 | --- | SOLAR X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/27 | --- | MAGNETIC FIELD | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/28 | --- | SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/29 | --- | SONEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/29 | F 9 h 40 m | INFRARED RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/29 | --- | PRIMARY HEAVY PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/29 | --- | SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Meppen | 9/30 | --- | THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments) | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/30 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC IONS | --- No Data --- |
Haranomachi | 9/30 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 10/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/3 | --- | UV SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 10/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/7 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/7 | 7 h | GAS CERENKOV DETECTOR PROTOTYPE | 23 miles N of Mineral Wells, Texas, US |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 10/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/9 | --- | TEST OF SEVERAL BALLOON SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/9 | F 2 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/10 | F 6 h 50 m | DETECT GAMMA RAY ANISOTROPIES IN GALACTIC PLANE | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 10/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 10/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/16 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/19 | F 30 m | X-RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 10/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/21 | 9 h 20 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 10/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/22 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/23 | F 6 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 10/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/23 | 5 h 20 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 10/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/24 | F 5 h 45 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/24 | 14 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 30 miles NNE of Pioria, Illinois, US |
Kampala | 10/31 | --- | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/2 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 37 miles W of Big Springs, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 11/3 | F 8 h | X-RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/4 | F 4 h 45 m | X-RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/6 | 3 h | CRISP (Cosmic Ray Ionization Spectrograph Experiment) | Balloon failure at 60.000 ft. Payload impact 34 miles NE of Roswell, balloon impact 58 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 11/7 | F 5 h 25 m | CRANE (Cosmic Ray Albedo Nucleon Experiment) | In Homochitto forest, SE of Natchez, Mississippi, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/12 | 2 h | VLF WAVES PROPAGATION STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/13 | 11 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 2 miles SE of Waco, Texas, US |
Longreach | 11/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 11/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/16 | 30 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/16 | F 2 h 45 m | SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 11/17 | 3 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 11/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Volsk | 11/18 | 7 h | BALLOON MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER - ANTIP 1 | Near Tselinograd, Kazakhstan |
Longreach | 11/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/19 | F 7 h 15 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Sioux City (IA) | 11/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/20 | --- | INFRARED RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mitchell (SD) | 11/21 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION + RADIOMETER TEST | Aborted flight |
Palestine (TX) | 11/21 | F 6 h 20 m | MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Sioux City (IA) | 11/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/21 | F 9 m | SPECTROGRAPH | In Montaigu de Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
Sioux City (IA) | 11/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/23 | F 4 h 25 m | SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER FOR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux City (IA) | 11/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/25 | 25 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 60 miles S of Big Springs, Texas, US |
Mildura | 11/26 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 11/26 | --- | SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon failure |
Paraná | 11/26 | 10 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Near San Jorge, Santa Fe, Argentine |
Palestine (TX) | 11/26 | F 2 h 5 m | GAMMA RAY MONITOR | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 11/27 | F ~ 8 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/4 | 9 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 12/4 | 5 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/10 | --- | TEST OF REEFING SLEEVE SYSTEM | Balloon not to be released |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/10 | 3 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 1 mile SE of Odessa, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 12/11 | F 3 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY MONITOR TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 12/26 | F 2 h | X-RAY EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
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