Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1991

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1991, 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
Syowa1/5---PPB (Polar Patrol Balloon)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/18---STRAFAM 3 (Stratosphaeren-Fallschirm-Massenspektrometer)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/22---STRAFAM 3 (Stratosphaeren-Fallschirm-Massenspektrometer)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/26---STRAFAM 3 (Stratosphaeren-Fallschirm-Massenspektrometer)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/26---STRAFAM 3 (Stratosphaeren-Fallschirm-Massenspektrometer)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)1/30---LONG DURATION BALLOON18 miles S of Roswell, New Mexico, US
ESRANGE2/4---STRAFAM 3 (Stratosphaeren-Fallschirm-Massenspektrometer)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE2/6---STRAFAM 3 (Stratosphaeren-Fallschirm-Massenspektrometer)--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad2/193 hRADAR RANGE ANS SRMD SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Christchurch2/20---ELBBO (Extended Life Balloon Borne Observatories Program)Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)2/23---LONG DURATION BALLOON2.5 Miles N of Center, Texas, US
TIFR Hyderabad3/57 hXMPC (Xenon filled Multi-anode Proportional Counter telescope)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)3/7---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad3/183 hIMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program)--- No Data ---
Latacunga3/247 dELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
Apatity3/24---X-RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)3/25---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)3/295 hBALLOON STRESS INDEX TEST #514 miles ESE of Childress, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)3/31---IN SITU ClO MEASUREMENTS20 Miles S of Texico, New Mexico, US
Latacunga4/320 dELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad4/98 h 10 mRADAR RANGE ANS SRMD SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Dagget (CA)4/9---UV O3 PHOTOMETER40 Miles WSW of Socorro, New Mexico, US
Latacunga4/1042 dELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)Balloon lost over the Indian Ocean
Laramie (WY)4/19---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/1---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)5/5---MKIV INTERFEROMETER12 miles SW of Grants, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)5/87 hBALLOON STRESS INDEX TEST #623 miles ENE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)5/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/15---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/16---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/17---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/18---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/19---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/207 hSATELLITE LINK COMMUNICATION TEST--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/20---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/21---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/22---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/23---SCRIBE (Stratospheric Cryogenic Interferometer Balloon Experiment)--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/237 hHARD X-RAY / GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)5/23---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/25F 12 h 9 mBICE (Balloon-borne Infrared Carbon Explorer)14 miles NW of Big Spring, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/26F 3 h 25 mCOSMIC RAY FLUX STUDY15 miles SW of Post, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)5/28---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Volsk5/28---MARS-96 SONDE PARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/2815 h 50 mEMULSION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/4F 9 h 18 mMAX (Millimeter wavelength Anisotropy eXperiment)20 miles SE of Abilene, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/11F 8 h 21 mBICE (Balloon-borne Infrared Carbon Explorer)16 miles NE of Wink, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)6/16---LONG DURATION BALLOON40 miles NNE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)6/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/17---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES35 miles SW of San Angelo, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)6/18---NSP TEST (?)Balloon failure. Payload landed 9 miles SW of Melrose, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/19F 6 h 35 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES18 miles NW of Brady, Texas, US
Gap-Tallard6/26---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/27---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)7/16---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Trapani7/2220 h 1 mTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Jinzhou7/2472 hSPARK CHAMBER + MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERTianshan Mountain, Rusia
Lynn Lake (MB)7/2522 hSMILI 2 (Superconducting Magnet Instrument for Light Isotopes)75 miles N of Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Laramie (WY)7/26---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)7/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Trapani7/3018 h 53 mTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1F 2 h 55 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION17 miles NNW of San Angelo, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)8/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Jinzhou8/21 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWNBalloon failure at 18 km
Laramie (WY)8/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Lynn Lake (MB)8/922 hSOFIE (Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope Experiment)75 miles N of Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Vanscoy (SK)8/13---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)8/14---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)8/19---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)8/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Sanriku8/297 hCRYOGENIC SAMPLER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/30---PIROG 6 (Pointing InfraRed Observing Gondola)--- No Data ---
Sanriku8/30---BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2 URETHANE LAMINATED BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/6 ITV BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/10---LONG DURATION ENG.15 miles SE of Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Sanriku9/11 FIBER REINFORCED BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/17---CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR5 miles N of Lidia, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)9/18---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/19---SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
Syowa9/23---PPB (Polar Patrol Balloon)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/2323 hMASS (Matter Antimatter Superconducting Spectrometer)23 miles W of Corona, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)9/2530 hRICH (Ring Imaging Cerenkov Counter)15 miles W of Newman, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)10/1---UV O3 PHOTOMETER37 miles SE of Liberal, Kansas, US
Laramie (WY)10/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)10/21---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad10/264 h 15 mIMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program)--- No Data ---
Baurú GLB (SP)11/??18 hCOSMIC RAYS, OZONE AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)11/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Lauder11/7---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Baurú GLB (SP)11/818 hMEASUREMENTS OF X-RAYS IN THE ATMOSPHERE, CHARGED PARTICLES AND NEUTRONS; PROTONS AND GAMMA RAYS; ULTRA HIGH ENERGY EXOTIC PARTICLES FLUX.--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)11/8---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES10 miles W of Pauls valley, Oklahoma, US
Baurú GLB (SP)11/1018 hdE/dX DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)11/14---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)11/1914 hWELCOME IIn Sao Manuel, Sao Paulo, Brazil
ESRANGE11/20---ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE11/25---SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad11/262 hION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
ESRANGE11/28---SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE11/30---BONBON--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)12/310 hWELCOME IIn Itirapina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
ESRANGE12/4---ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/5---ASTRID (Air Sampling of TRacers for Identification of Dynamics)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/10---TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad12/116 h 20 mXMPC (Xenon filled Multi-anode Proportional Counter telescope)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/11---ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/12---KFA CAO--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/12---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/13---SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
McMurdo12/169 d 5 hMAGPIE (Magnetic Passive Isotope Experiment)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/17---OZONOXYPOLY--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---

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