Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1974

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1974, 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
Holloman AFB (NM)1/412 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN1 mile W of Three Rivers, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)1/7F 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/12F 4 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/20---BROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/21F 1 h 5 mTEST FLIGHT OF BALLOON--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/21F 11 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Mildura1/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sanriku1/26---FLIGHT TEST (NYLON-12 FILM)--- No Data ---
Sanriku1/27---WHISTLERS (?)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/28F 2 h 55 mBROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/31---TEST FLIGHT OF NYLON BALLOONBalloon failure
Palestine (TX)2/3F 6 h 5 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Mildura2/4---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura2/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad2/12---X-RAY STUDIESGround abort
Laramie (WY)2/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/16F 4 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/16F 8 h 5 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Harrisburg (PA)2/18---LIGHT HEART (Gatch)Dissapeared near Canary Islands
Palestine (TX)2/25F 3 h 45 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)2/27---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad3/2---X-RAY STUDIESBalloon burst at tropopause
Albrook AFB, Panama3/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/13F 4 h 50 mCOSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad3/19---GAMMA-RAY STUDIESGround abort
TIFR Hyderabad3/268 hGAMMA-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/29F 6 hTEST FLIGHT OF SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON--- No Data ---
Rio Cuarto4/116 hMEASUREMENTS OF LOW ENERGY GAMMA RADIATIONNear Ortiz Basualdo, Buenos Aires, Argentine
Palestine (TX)4/5F 2 h 55 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/5F 5 h 25 mX-RAY EMISSION FROM THE CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
Rio Cuarto4/6---X-RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon Failure
Rio Cuarto4/64 hAERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)4/9---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/93 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN18 miles E of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)4/9---COSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/124 hASHCAN20 miles NE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)4/12F 1 hFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad4/138 hGAMMA-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/163 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN7 miles SSE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)4/16F 1 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/224 hASHCAN29 miles SW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)4/23F 4 h 20 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/25F 8 hHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
Longreach4/27---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Longreach4/28---ASHCAN + RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad4/28---X-RAY STUDIESBalloon burst at tropopause.
Longreach4/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/3F 11 h 35 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/4F 29 h 50 mGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)5/5~ 10 hLACATE (Lower Atmospheric Composition and Temperature Experiment)36 kms from the launch site.
Palestine (TX)5/6F 19 h 55 mMAGELLAN (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Levelland (TX)5/7F 3 h 45 mLOW TEMPERATURE AIR SAMPLER - LACATE PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/7F 35 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/9F 4 h 42 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/11F 11 h 40 mCOSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/136 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN16 miles NE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/13---GRID SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/171 h 35 mBEFS (Balloon Electric Field Sensor)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/19F 7 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/2220 h 30 mSTRATCOM - V (Stratospheric Composition)6 miles E of Stallion, New Mexico, US
Hope (AR)5/23---SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/28---COSMIC-RAY SHORT PERIOD FLUCTUATION--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/30---PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF THE STRATOSPHERE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/2F 11 h 15 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku6/4---MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTSBoomerang flight. Balloon Burst
Sanriku6/7---HIGH ENERGY PARTICLESBoomerang flight
Palestine (TX)6/10F 6 h 55 mGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/10F 5 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku6/13---PRIMARY COSMIC RAYSBoomerang flight. Balloon Burst
Sanriku6/15---ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/17F 8 h 30 mBROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/17F 4 h 5 mMPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/207 hPOLAR NEPHELOMETERNear Silver City, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)6/21F 8 h 50 mX-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
Sanriku6/23---AIRGLOW & ZODIACAL LIGHT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/265 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN11 miles NW of Casa Grande, Arizona, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/277 hLIQUID HELIUM SPECTROMETER + OZONE DETECTORSouth of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Holloman AFB (NM)7/18 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN19 miles SE of Casa Grande, Arizona, US
Fort Churchill (MB)7/4F 10 h 30 mLEE (Low Energy Electrons)--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard7/6F 5 h 30 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Kourou7/784 dCBS (Carrier Balloon System)Over the Amazonia, Brazil
Fort Churchill (MB)7/8---STRATOPROBE I--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/9---SOLAR SPECTROMETER (Piggy Back Payload?)--- No Data ---
Volsk7/10---GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/11F 6 hMPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/15F 8 h 50 mLEE (Low Energy Electrons)--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1520 h 10 mMAGNETIC SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/16---CHEMILUMINISCENT PROBE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/17F 5 h 25 mLOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/21---MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/22F 6 h 15 mHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPENear Van Horn, Texas, US
Fort Churchill (MB)7/22~ 22 hSTRATOPROBE I--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/236 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN11 miles W of Springerville, Arizona, US
Laramie (WY)7/23---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/23F 9 h 20 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/24F 4 hLIQUID HELIUM SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/263 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN16 miles W of Newman, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)7/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/31F 4 h 25 mLGT (Large Gamma-ray Telescope)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/24 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/316 h 20 mMAGNETIC SPECTROMETERIn the Athabasca River area, Alberta Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)8/3---MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/811 hPARTICLE TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/12F 21 hTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/13F 5 h 10 mBROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
N.Battleford (SK)8/13F 4 h 20 mX-RAY TELESCOPEN of Saskatchewan, Canada
Thompson (MB)8/18---X-RAY IMAGING DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/22F 6 h 40 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)8/2711 h 45 mCOSMIC RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Kourou9/??---ATMOSAT TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/4F 7 h 10 mTEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/6F 8 hTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/11---SOLAR ULTRAVIOLETLaunch failure
Aire Sur L'Adour9/12---FAR INFRARED MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/13---BAT-1 (Balloon-Borne Astronomical Telescope)--- No Data ---
Watertown (SD)9/1346 h 25 mIRIS (IRon ISotopes)--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)9/1756 h 20 mCOSMIC RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Volsk9/20---BALLOON MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER - ANTIP 1--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/20---FAR INFRARED MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/22F 12 h 15 mAIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)9/22127 h 30 mSTACK OF NUCLEAR EMULSIONSNear Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Sioux Falls (SD)9/22---MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/23F 6 h 45 mINFRARED SCANNING INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura9/25---JET IMPACTOR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/27F 4 h 50 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/277 h 15 mGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/29F 12 h 5 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/30F 4 h 20 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1F 3 h 20 mMASS ESPECTROMETERNear Huntsville, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)10/2F 11 h 45 mMEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)10/22.3 hTRAINING FLIGHT AND TELEMETRY TESTIn Cunha - Sao Paulo
Palestine (TX)10/6F 41 h 10 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/6---LEVEL TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)10/8---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/8---INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/8---INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)10/87 hTEST OF RADIOACTIVE SONDE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/9F 6 h 15 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/9F 8 h 50 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/11F 8 hTEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/11F 2 h 25 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/12F 6 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/12F 7 h 50 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/12---ANEMOMETERS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/17F 41 h 45 mMAGELLAN (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/18F 11 h 30 mMEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/20F 8 h 55 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/23F 8 h 20 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/24F 3 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)10/246 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Franco da Rocha - Sao Paulo
Holloman AFB (NM)10/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/264 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN1 mile N of Crosbyton, Texas, US
Las Cruces (NM)11/112 hDA VINCI I (Craig - Engelmann - Imboden - Simons)Wagon Mound, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/43 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN35 miles ENE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/53 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN30 miles NNW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)11/5F 3 h 55 mMEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/6F 6 h 15 mENGINEERING TEST OF A SATELLITE EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/12F 45 mPARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)11/147 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour11/15---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/25F 50 mMEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF ATOMIC OXYGEN--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)11/2510 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWNIn Jaboticabal - Sao Paulo
Mildura11/29---JET IMPACTOR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad11/30---X-RAY STUDIESBalloon burst at tropopause.
TIFR Hyderabad11/305 hX-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura12/3---JET IMPACTOR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/3F 2 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC STUDY--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour12/4---OPALE--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour12/4---ANEMOMETERS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/64 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN20 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)12/10---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/123 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN23 miles E of Newman, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)12/17F 8 h 25 mTEST FLIGHT OF THE GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE TO BE PLACED IN THE HEAO SATELLITE--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)12/2010 hCOMGATE (Compton Gamma Ray Telescope)In Timburi - Sao Paulo

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