In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 2016, 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
ESRANGE1/14---ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
McMurdo1/1911 d 19 h 50 mGRIPS (Gamma-Ray Imager/Polarimeter for Solar flares)83°6.18 S - 40°54.08 W. East of Pensacola Mountains. Antarctica
ESRANGE2/12---ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Bend (OR)3/14---BALLOON STEERING TEST FLIGHTN of Deming, New Mexico, US
ESRANGE3/15---ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Bend (OR)3/15---BALLOON STEERING TEST FLIGHTN of Deming, New Mexico, US
Bend (OR)3/15---BALLOON STEERING TEST FLIGHTN of Deming, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)4/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad5/718 hTEST FLIGHT380 km West of Hyderabad, India
Wanaka5/1646 d 20 h 19 mCOSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager Science)135 km W of Arequipa, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico5/1834 d 14 h 15 mPROJECT LOON FLIGHT NR-28918 km SW of Guadalupito, La Libertad, Peru
Taiki6/82 h 38 mBIOPAUSE PROJECT ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLERIn the Pacific Ocean 30 km E of Taiki, Japan
Taiki6/123 h 20 mMABE-1 (Mars Airplane Balloon Experiment One)In the Pacific Ocean 35 km E of Taiki, Japan
Palestine (TX)7/110 h 36 mSuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope)West of Pecos, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour7/211 h 25 mNIMBUS TECHNO TEST--- No Data ---
ESRANGE7/126 d 20 hPoGO+ (Polarised Gamma-ray Observer Plus)In Victoria Island, Canada
Madras Muni. (OR)8/3---DRAG FLAPs (Deployable Rigid Adjustable Guided Final Landing Approach Pinions)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/137 h 20 mBARREL 4A (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)At coordinates 67.72N, 18.88E, Sweden
ESRANGE8/167 h 50 mBARREL 4B (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)In Sweden
Corman Air Park (SK)8/19---ABOVE^2 (Airborne Balloon Observations of VLF waves and Electrons over ABOVE)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/21+ 22 hBARREL 4C (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/21+ 27 hBARREL 4D (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/2416 h 15 mBARREL 4E (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)--- No Data ---
Corman Air Park (SK)8/24---ABOVE^2 (Airborne Balloon Observations of VLF waves and Electrons over ABOVE)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/28+ 7 hBARREL 4F (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/29 CLIMAT (Combinaison de Lasers et d'Instrument in-situ de Mesure dans l'Atmosphère Terrestre)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/29+ 19 hBARREL 4G (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/30+ 9 hBARREL 4H (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/118 h 19 mHASP 2016 (High Altitude Student Platform)20 miles SW of Prescott, Arizona, US
ESRANGE9/3---BANA15 kms north of the town of Peltovuoma, Finland
Benson (AZ)9/3+ 5 hSSIPP (SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform)--- No Data ---
Taiki9/52 h 45 mO2 AND NO2 OBSERVATIONIn the Pacific Ocean 50 km ESE of Taiki, Japan
Fort Sumner (NM)9/1728 h 15 mX-CALIBUR / WASPW of Red Hill, New Mexico, US
Tillamook (OR)9/26---HASS (High Altitude Shuttle System)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/2714 h 47 mJPL REMOTESW of Booker, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)9/289 h 57 mLDB TESTW of Hart, Texas, US
Tillamook (OR)10/3---HASS (High Altitude Shuttle System)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE10/5 BEXUS 22 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students)NE of Rovaniemi, Finland
ESRANGE10/7---BEXUS 23 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students)South of Pajala, Sweden
Xinjiang11/9---TRAVELLER II--- No Data ---
McMurdo11/2830 d 2 h 1 mBACCUS (Boron And Carbon Cosmic rays in the Upper Stratosphere)50 miles E of McMurdo Station
McMurdo12/227 d 16 h 52 mANITA IV (Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna)Near the Amundsen-Scott base in the south pole
McMurdo12/821 d 19 h 17 mSTO-2 (Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory II)In the Ross ice Shelf, 340 nautical miles NW of McMurdo
McMurdo12/1113 d 12 h 39 mANITA Hi-Cal 2 (Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna High Altitude Calibration)Payload no recoverable
McMurdo12/125 d 23 h 1 mANITA Hi-Cal 2 (Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna High Altitude Calibration)Payload no recoverable
ESRANGE12/15---ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION--- No Data ---

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