Stratospheric balloons launched in 1979

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1979, 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
Palestine (TX)	1/12	---	SPOOL COMPRESSION TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	1/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/16	1h 58m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/24	---	HEAVY LOAD TEST	Ground abort
ESRANGE	1/30	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/8	4 h 15 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles SE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Cold Lake (AB)	2/8	6 h	LIP (LIMS Instrument Package)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/9	11 h 30 m	CHLORINE ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS	27 miles S of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	2/9	---	HEAVY LOAD TEST	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	2/9	F 4 h	LIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere)	--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)	2/11	7 h	CHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT + SCANNING RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	2/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/15	7 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	48 miles N of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/23	9 h	SAMPLER CASSETTE	22 miles NE of Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	2/26	F 2 h 20 m	COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/26	---	COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	3/4	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/5	~ 4 h	HEAVY LOAD TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/8	F 5 h 30 m	HEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/13	---	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/15	---	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)	--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)	3/15	7 h	SOURCE	In Sao Jorge - Paraná
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/20	---	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/23	+ 6 h	COMMAND RANGE AND CUTDOWN SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	3/23	1 h 46 m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	3/28	5h 35m	MEASUREMENTS OF NO AND HNO3	--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)	3/29	---	GRAB SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	3/30	---	ANNA-6	Balloon failed
S.J.dos Campos (SP)	3/31	7 h	SOURCE II	In Cosmópolis - Sao Paulo
Alice Springs	4/3	3h 10 m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/4	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/4	F 5 h 15 m	FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/4	2 h	GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/5	F 4 h 15 m	LIP (LIMS Instrument Package)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/5	F 5 h 15 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/6	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN	19 miles W of Lubbock, Texas, US
Alice Springs	4/7	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Launch Abort
TIFR Hyderabad	4/8	5 h 30 m	ANNA-6	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/9	---	NATALYA-1	Balloon failed
Alice Springs	4/9	~ 7 h	MEASUREMENTS OF NO, HNO3 AND OZONE	--- No Data ---
Mendoza	4/11	+ 9 h	ALIR-I (Infrared Telescope)	San Francisco del Monte de Oro, San Luis, Argentina
TIFR Hyderabad	4/12	4 h	ALBEDO-IND	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/12	---	HEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure going to float
Alice Springs	4/15	F 16 h 10 m	BELL/SANDIA GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mendoza	4/17	+ 10 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR	Comechingones hills, Cordoba, Arg
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/17	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	49 miles NE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Alice Springs	4/18	F 13 h 10 m	DOUBLE SCATTER GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/21	3 h 30 m	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/21	6 h	ASHCAN	21 miles N of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	4/23	F 9 h 15 m	102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/24	11 h 30 m	SAMPLER CASSETTE	22 miles NE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	4/24	F 9 h	SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/24	F 16 h	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/24	2 h 10 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Mendoza	4/27	+ 10 h	ALIR-I (Infrared Telescope)	Near Nogoyá, Entre Rios, Argentina
Laramie (WY)	4/27	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	5/??	29 h	JACEE 0 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/4	15 h 15 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles E of Hope, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/4	11 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	9 miles NE of Hatch, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	5/5	F 3 h 20 m	LIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/5	F 30 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/9	4 h 5 m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 19 h	MPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	1 h	LEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)	Balloon failure (leaking) at 27 km
Palestine (TX)	5/14	F 9 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY X-RAY EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/15	5 h 30 m	MEASUREMENTS OF NO, HNO3 AND OZONE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/15	F 29 h 30 m	EMULSION CHAMBERS	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/16	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/17	2 h 5 m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/17	F 2 h	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/17	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	5/19	60 h	GAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	5/19	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/20	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/22	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/23	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	5/23	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/24	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	5/24	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/25	F 9 h 55 m	LEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/25	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	5/25	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	5/25	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/26	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Long Beach (CA)	5/27	47 h 10 m	DOUBLE EAGLE III (Abruzzo - Anderson)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/27	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	5/27	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	5/28	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/29	F 11 h	BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/30	3h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen	5/30	30 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/31	---	TRAINING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	5/31	---	SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/1	1h 40m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/1	23 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/2	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/2	---	SCAP 2000	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/3	---	BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)	Balloon failure at release
Diego Suarez	6/3	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/4	1h 50m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Malden (MO)	6/4	---	COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT	Balloon Failure at launch
Palestine (TX)	6/4	F 6 h 30 m	LOWERED RETROREFLECTOR TEST - BLISS PROJECT	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	6/5	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/10	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	6/12	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/13	F 6 h 25 m	BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/13	---	GUMPHS (Goddard, University of Maryland Proton Helium Spectrometer)	Balloon failure at 17.4 km
Laramie (WY)	6/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/14	F 11 h 20 m	102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/14	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/14	5 h 20 m	SIMBA (Solar Irradiance Monitoring from Balloons)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/15	F 1 h 30 m	IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/15	---	ASHCAN	Ground abort due to strong winds at launch
Diego Suarez	6/15	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/16	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/16	---	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	6/18	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/18	---	HV3K + RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/19	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/19	3 h 30 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/20	F 15 h 30 m	SKY ANCHOR IX	Near El Paso, Texas
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/21	10 h	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)	28 miles NNW of Silver City, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/22	F 9 h	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	8 miles SE of Sierra Blanca, Texas, US
Diego Suarez	6/22	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/23	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	6/24	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/25	4 h	GRAB SAMPLER	12 miles SW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Seychelles	6/25	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/27	---	FAST DESCENT BALLOON TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/27	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/28	3 h	HASP (High Altitude Smoke Program)	33 miles SE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/28	F 7 h 15 m	FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT	48 miles SW of Wink, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/28	F 2 h 10 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	9 miles ESE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Seychelles	6/28	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/28	---	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)	--- No Data ---
Seychelles	6/30	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Diego Suarez	6/30	---	BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/5	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	32 miles SSE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)	7/8	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen	7/11	4 h 19 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/15	---	FAST DESCENT BALLOON TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/17	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN	18 miles N of Deming, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	7/22	F 1 h 25 m	COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST	8 miles E of Brownwood, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/24	9 h	ASHCAN	28 miles W of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/26	9 h	ASHCAN	25 miles N of Buckeye, Arizona, US
Gimli (MB)	7/27	15 h 17 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Near Broadview, Saskatchewan, Canada
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/28	8 h 15 m	SAMPLER CASSETTE + ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS	12 miles W of Gila Bend, Arizona, US
Trapani	8/5	1 h 30 m	NAUSICAA I	Balloon failure. Recovered near Rocca Palumba, Sicily, Italy
Palestine (TX)	8/6	F 4 h	MSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)	27 miles SW of Midland , Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	8/7	F 15 m	IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD	35 miles SW of Waco, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	8/8	F 2 h 30 m	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	27 miles NE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Ny-Alesund	8/13	17 d	WATCH (Wide Angle Telescope for Cosmic Hard X-Rays)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	8/15	2 h	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/16	F 2 h 55 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	13 miles W of Brady, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)	8/17	F 46 h	SKY ANCHOR X	Near Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Volsk	8/20	---	NATALYA-1	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/21	3 h 30 m	IR SOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS	Balloon failure. Desired altitude not reached. Impact 40 mi. SSE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	8/26	F 10 h	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	5 miles SW of Marfa, Texas, US
Trapani	8/26	17 h	CELIMENE II - HXR79	In Cullar de Baza, Granada, Spain
Palestine (TX)	8/28	F 4 h 30 m	GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT	23 miles S of San Angelo, Texas, US
Thompson (MB)	8/28	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	Balloon Failure
Trapani	8/28	27 h 5 m	NAUSICAA II	In Hornachuelos, Cordoba, Spain
Volsk	8/28	---	NATALYA-1	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	8/29	---	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/30	F 6 h 25 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	13 miles SW of Abilene, Texas, US
Thompson (MB)	8/31	F 30 h 30 m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/6	F 1 h 15 m	OZONE DENSITY STUDIES	28.6 miles NE of Junction, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/7	F 10 h	60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE	10 miles N of Comstock, Texas, US
Mildura	9/9	14 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/10	F 8 h 30 m	BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)	11 miles NNW of Wink, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/13	5 h	SUN PHOTOMETER	31 miles S of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Mildura	9/14	2h 15m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/17	---	DROP TEST FOR REEFING	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/17	---	OZONOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/18	5 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/18	3 h 10 m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	9/19	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/19	~ 12 h	GRATING SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/22	---	60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE	Balloon failure. Payload landed 12 miles NNE of Palestine, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/23	F 7 h 20 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	5 miles NE of New Braunfels, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/24	F 16 h 10 m	SPECTROSCOPY	4.5 miles NW of Wink, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/24	---	SPECTROSCOPY	Balloon failure in launch pad
Palestine (TX)	9/25	F 9 h 30 m	EOSCOR III (Extended Observation of Solar COsmic Radiation)	9 miles NW of Glen Rose, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/26	F 15 m	IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD	10 miles ENE of Franklin, Texas, US
Tillamook (OR)	9/26	135 h	DA VINCI TRANSAMERICA (Birch - Engelmann - Hyde - Simons)	Near Lima, Ohio, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/26	---	SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/27	12 h 30 m	SAMPLER CASSETTE + ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS	35 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	9/27	F 25 h 30 m	JACEE 1 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)	35 Miles Sw Ft. Stockton, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 46 h 15 m	X-RAY SURVEY EXPEIMENT	2 miles Se Brownwood, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	9/30	F 26 h 25 m	MISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	30 miles NW of Palacios, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/3	9 h 50 m	SAMPLING INTERCOMPARISON FLIGHT	40 miles SSW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Sanriku	10/4	~ 10 h	BALLOON TO BALLOON DATA RELAY TEST	In the Pacific Ocean, about 200 km from the Japanese shore
Sanriku	10/4	~ 10 h	ELECTRIC FIELD OBSERVATION	In the Pacific Ocean, about 1300 km from the Japanese shore
Palestine (TX)	10/5	F 15 h 30 m	GAMMA-RAY EXPERIMENT	27 miles NW of Beaumont, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	10/6	F 29 h 50 m	INFRARED EXPERIMENT	15 miles NW of Lampasas, Texas, US
Mendoza	10/7	+ 9 h	ALIR-I (Infrared Telescope)	In Tilisarao, San Luis, Argentina
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/8	---	BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/10	---	INTERFEROMETER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/10	---	LIMB CAMERA	--- No Data ---
Keesler AFB (MS)	10/12	---	BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/13	2 h	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/15	5 h	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/16	7 h	ASHCAN	15 mi. SSE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Mendoza	10/16	+ 11 h	ALIR-I (Infrared Telescope)	In La Unión, San Luis, Argentina
Palestine (TX)	10/16	F 18 h 40 m	102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	14 miles NE of Minden, Louisiana, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/16	---	STRATOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/17	F 25 h 25 m	EOSCOR III (Extended Observation of Solar COsmic Radiation)	20 miles W of Columbia, Tennessee, US
Palestine (TX)	10/18	F 15 h 25 m	HARD X-RAY DETECTOR	19.2 miles SW of Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/19	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	8 miles NW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	10/23	F 12 h 30 m	INFRARED EXPERIMENT	20 miles SW of San Antonio, Texas, US
Mildura	10/25	~ 6 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/25	F 9 h 25 m	MSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)	45 miles SW of Monroe, Louisiana, US
Laramie (WY)	11/1	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/2	F 5 h 45 m	LOWERED RETROREFLECTOR TEST - BLISS PROJECT	15 miles NW of Natchez, Mississippi, US
Palestine (TX)	11/3	F 25 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	2 miles NW of Newellton, Louisiana, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/6	---	AERIAL RECOVERY TEST - MX8 PARACHUTE SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/9	---	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/10	---	AERIAL RECOVERY TEST - MX5 PARACHUTE SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/14	F 6 h 30 m	LHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)	11 miles SW of Laurel, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/15	8 h 15 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	10 miles WNW of Jal, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	11/15	F 14 h 30 m	SUB MILLIMITER SURVEY	35 miles NNW of Mobile, Alabama, US
Palestine (TX)	11/16	F 11 h 30 m	INFRARED EXPERIMENT	25 miles NE of McComb, Texas, US
Juazeiro do Norte (CE)	11/22	F 3 h 15 m	SOURCE TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Juazeiro do Norte (CE)	11/28	F 11 h 40 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Juazeiro do Norte (CE)	12/2	F 11 h 20 m	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/9	F 10 h 30 m	FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT	2 miles NW of Starkville, Mississippi, US
Laramie (WY)	12/10	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---

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