Launch baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Palestine (TX)1/81 hTEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDE10 miles SW of Henderson, Texas, US
Chico (CA)1/87 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)1/109 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama1/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama1/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/145h 30mTEST OF GT-88 FILM10 miles NE from Needles, California, US
Holloman AFB (NM)1/145 hFROST POINT HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Panama1/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)1/16---PROPIETARY BALLON DESIGN TEST--- No Data ---
Panama1/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/21---ASHCANBalloon burst at 81.000 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)1/223 hBALLOON TESTBalloon burst at 61.000 ft
Mildura1/22---ASHCANGradual descent from 81.000 ft. Failed flight
Page (AZ)1/23---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY62 miles SE of Page, Arizona, US
Page (AZ)1/24---COSMIC RAY STUDIESBalloon not released
Page (AZ)1/266h 30mCOSMIC RAY STUDIES15 miles N of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Mildura1/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/276h 30mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY25 miles SE of Corona, New Mexico, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/2816hMICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR5 miles E of Encino, New Mexico, US
Mildura1/28---ASHCANFloated at 101.000 ft two hours and then began to descent.
Holloman AFB (NM)1/296 hBALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/30---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY5 miles NE of Kabito, Arizona, US
Page (AZ)2/17h 40mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYBlytheville, Arkansas, US
Page (AZ)2/48h 30mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY30 miles E of Yuma, Arizona, US
Mildura2/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/56 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura2/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura2/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)2/1330 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/15---COSMIC RAY STUDIESBalloon Failure
Panama2/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)2/1630 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Mildura2/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)2/1726 hBALLOON EVALUATIONNear Logandale, Nevada, US
White Sands (NM)2/1820 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Mildura2/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/189 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Panama2/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/222h 30mPHOTOTUBE OF STRATOSCOPE II13 miles SSW from Monroe, Louisiana, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama2/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)2/247 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura2/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura3/??----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Mildura3/2---ASHCANMurray River, Renmark, South Australia
Palestine (TX)3/3---TEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDE20 miles E of Carthage, Arkansas, US
Truth or Consequences (NM)3/46 h 30 mAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/46 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Mildura3/4---ASHCANBalloon burst at 50.000 ft
White Sands (NM)3/530 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Osmania3/6---NEUTRON COUNTER + X-RAY COUNTERGround Abort. Termination squibs fired before launch.
Palestine (TX)3/61hTANDEM BALLOON TEST30 Miles E of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
Osmania3/7F 4 hNEUTRON COUNTER + X-RAY COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/83 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)3/920 mBALLOON TEST 'C' LAUNCH SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)3/1010 hSIRS (Satellite Infrared Radiometer Spectrometer)2 km NW of Snyder, Nebraska, US
Mildura3/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura3/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama3/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama3/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/153hAIR SAMPLING10 miles WNW of Newellton, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)3/16---COSMIC RAY STUDIES9 miles W of Logansport, Louisiana, US
Mildura3/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Clifton-Morenci (AZ)3/173 hBIO-SATELLITE DROP TEST - PRECISION TARGET FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)3/18---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) - Test Flight--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/20---ASTROPHYSICS EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/21---TANDEM BALLOON TEST5 miles E of Cushing, Texas, US
Chico (CA)3/23---ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/247 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Lordsburg (NM)3/243 hBIOSATELLITE DROP TEST - PRECISION TARGET FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/26---COSMIC RAY STUDIES47 miles SE of Shreveport, Louisiana, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/26F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/28---ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER - HORIZONTAL FLIGHT TESTBalloon burst at 34.000 ft
Eielson AFB (AK)3/31---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Mildura3/316 hASHCAN - LVIC (Large Volume Impactor Collector)33 miles from Mildura, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)3/315 hINFRARED SPECTRA MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Mildura4/1---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/322 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER - HORIZONTAL FLIGHT TEST--- No Data ---
Mildura4/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/85 hTEST OF CAPPED BALLOON--- No Data ---
Mildura4/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama4/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama4/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama4/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/13---TEST OF BALLOON FILM10 Miles ENE of tenaha, Louisiana, US
Aire Sur L'Adour4/13---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura4/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/14---TEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDEPayload not recovered
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/1610 hX-RAY DETECTOR PROTOTYPE2 miles E of Waskom, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)4/172hTANDEM BALLOON TEST2 miles N of Salem, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)4/201 hMETEORITE COLLECTOR1 Mile N of Mon tgomery Airport, Texas, US
Truth or Consequences (NM)4/207 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/22---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST4 miles W of Palestine, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/22F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/228 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/237 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/249h 30mNUCLEAR EMULSION EXPERIMENT18 miles NNW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
New Brighton (MN)4/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Truth or Consequences (NM)4/283 hTANDEM BALLOON RECOVERY TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/299h 10mSPARK CHAMBER TEST3 miles SE of Fort Adams, Mississippi, US
Waikerie4/296 hX-RAY TELESCOPE5 miles NW of Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Point Barrow (AK)4/29---POCIBO 10 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 10)--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)4/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)5/4---POCIBO 11 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 11)--- No Data ---
Mildura5/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)5/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)5/6---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) - Test Flight--- No Data ---
Mildura5/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/8---'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/94 hBALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/10---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/1112hMEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINER10 miles N of Lometa, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/119 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/11---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)5/12---POCIBO 12 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 12)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/13---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/146 h 30 mAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/17---COSMIC RAY STUDYAborted flight
Palestine (TX)5/1811h 30mCOSMIC RAY STUDY40 miles SW of Fort Smith, Arkansas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/2014h 40mCOSMIC RAY STUDY9 miles WNW of Ringling, Oklahoma, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/20F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/21---COSMIC RAY DETECTOR3 miles SW of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/21---COSMIC RAY DETECTORAborted flight
Holloman AFB (NM)5/216 h 30 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/227 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/266 hBALLOON AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/287 hBALLOON AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/2914h 40mCOSMIC RAY STUDYDyes AFB, Abilene, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/304h 15mATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTSWaco, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/310 h 30 mCORONASCOPE II14 Miles N of Sweetwater, Texas, US
Eielson AFB (AK)6/4---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/5---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/6---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/79hFULL FLAP BALLOON #1 TEST + X-RAY DETECTOR2 miles W of Roby, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura6/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/104h 30mSPARK CHAMBER4 miles W of Hamilton, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/102hMETEORIC DUST COLLECTOR7 miles S of Mexia, Texas, US
Eielson AFB (AK)6/10---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/12---DOWN CAMERA FLIGHTOperations Failure
Palestine (TX)6/125hTRAINING FLIGHTNot Recovered
Fort Churchill (MB)6/1211 hLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/13---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST3 miles NE of Palestine, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/1320h 30mMICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR40 miles E of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/148h 45mGAMMA RAY STUDIES10 miles NW of Brady, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/148 hWATER VAPOUR CONTAMINATION FROM BALLOON ENVELOPE STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/16---CORONASCOPE IIOperations Failure
Mildura6/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura6/17---ASHCANBalloon burst before reach float altitude
Palestine (TX)6/189h 10mX-RAY DETECTORArtesia, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)6/2110h 30mX-RAY DETECTOR20 miles N of Van Horn, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/216 hSTRATOSPHERIC HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)6/226 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2311 hLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/239 h 30 mLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/23---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2312 h 30 mMEASUREMENT OF ENERGY SPECTRUM OF PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/234 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Mildura6/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/24---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST5 miles SE of Elkhart, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/2411h 30mX-RAY DETECTORHereford, Arizona, US
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2514 hCOSMIC RAYS COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)6/256 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2513 h 30 mSCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mildura6/25---ASHCANBalloon burst before reach float altitude
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/27F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/30---LOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDYBalloon lost lift, flight terminated
Fort Churchill (MB)6/3010 hLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/110h 10mCORONASCOPE II--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/111 hCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/110 hATMOSPHERIC OPTICS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/22h 15mATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/511 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/518 hCOSMIC RAYS COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/5---COUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERBalloon failed at altitude
Fort Churchill (MB)7/51 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERBeacon failed. Terminated after 6 hours
Mildura7/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/7---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/8---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Palestine (TX)7/912hTANDEM BALLOON TEST + X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura7/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/119 hCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1111 hEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/12---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/16---TANDEM BALLOON TEST + X-RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)7/165 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERFlight terminated prematurely, reason unknown
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1613 hCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1610 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/173 h 30 mOXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTSOperations Failure
Eielson AFB (AK)7/17---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Kiel-Holtenau7/172 hNEW RADIOSONDE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/201h 30mAIR SAMPLING--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)7/206 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/215hOXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/21---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Kiel-Holtenau7/212 hNEW RADIOSONDE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/212 hX-RAY DENSITOMETER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)7/226 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/22F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/23---STRATOSCOPE II--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/24---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/24F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Mildura7/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/276hOXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)7/28 SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION15 Miles SW of Mason City, Iowa, US
Tromsø7/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Alta7/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Andennes7/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/28---COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/28F 8 hELECTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Tromsø7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Andennes7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Alta7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Ivalo7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/304h 10mOXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTSBalloon Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)7/3010 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/1---COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)8/276 hTEST OF SL-1883 BALLOON FILM--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/28 h 45 mHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/36h 40mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOROperations Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)8/323 h 25 mSCINTILLATOR + EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/3---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/41 h 30 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/413 h 30 mCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Ruidoso (NM)8/5F 5 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura8/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/614 h 10 mSCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/65 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORRotenburg, Hannover, Germany
Fort Churchill (MB)8/79 h 50 mHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/7---COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/8---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/9 SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION1 Mile W of Lemond, Minnesota, US
Fort Churchill (MB)8/917 h 30 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/917 h 45 mSCINTILLATOR + EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/106 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORGotzburg, Kaltenkirchen, Germany
Fort Churchill (MB)8/108 hCOUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/105 hINFRARED SPECTRA MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/11---SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/112 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORAhnsen, Gifhorn, Germany
Palestine (TX)8/1215h 30mMETEORIC DUST COLLECTOROperations Failure
Bergen-Hohne8/126 hDUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/12---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/12---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/1212 hSKYTOP PROJECT - INFRARED MAPPING OF THE MOON--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/13 SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION2 miles of Belle Plain, Winsconsin, US
Bergen-Hohne8/1310 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORVehlage, Lubbecke, Germany
Fort Churchill (MB)8/14---SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/16---MICRO METEORITE DUST COLLECTOROperations Failure
Eielson AFB (AK)8/16F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/16---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/17---ASHCAN PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1810hMICRO METEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Fallon (NV)8/18---TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/19---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/19---FOUR SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Ivalo8/2024 hX-RAY DETECTORLost contact with the balloon
Flin Flon (MB)8/21---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fallon (NV)8/22---TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/24---BALLOON BURST STUDY--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/24F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/253h 30mLIGHTWEIGHT PCM TELEMETRY PACKAGE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/25---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Palestine (TX)8/264hTEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Mildura8/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/27---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/27---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mildura8/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/273 h 30 mTEST OF VITRO RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/286 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION5 miles W of Lyndon Station, Winsconsin, US
Holloman AFB (NM)8/303 h 30 mTEST OF X-124 BALLOON FILM--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/313 h 30 mGAMMA RAY DETECTORMarkendorf, Melle, Germany
Ivalo8/31---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Kiruna8/31---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/??----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/11 hMETEORITE COLLECTOROperations Failure
S.St.Paul (MN)9/1F 18 h 30 mEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/15 h 30 mAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/2---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/214 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/5---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Mildura9/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/8F 13 hEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/8F 9 h 5 mSCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/935h 30mMETEORIC DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/1010 hINFRARED MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/13---X-RAY ASTRONOMYOperations Failure
Palestine (TX)9/1417h 30mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/14---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15---MEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINEROperations Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)9/15---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)9/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/16---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Panama9/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/17---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/17---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/176 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/17---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/18---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/18---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/19---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/20---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/20---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/204 hSVT DESIGN EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/21---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/216 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/2111 hTEST OF STRATOFILM BALLOON--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/22---X-RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon Failure
Mildura9/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/236hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/235 h 10 mX-RAY ASTRONOMYOperations Failure
Chico (CA)9/237 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura9/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)9/249 h 40 mLUMINISCENT CHAMBER - STL FLIGHT PROTOTYPENear Livermore, Iowa, US
Flin Flon (MB)9/24---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/244 hSTRATOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Casper (WY)9/24---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/25---COSMIC RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
Palestine (TX)9/2512h 15mCOSMIC RAY STUDY--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Panama9/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/2824hCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/2810h 40mX-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Panama9/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/304 hSTRATOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/1---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura10/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/611h 30mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Stratobowl (SD)10/9---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura10/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1214h 10mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Stratobowl (SD)10/13---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/1312 hTEST OF STRATOFILM BALLOON--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)10/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/198h 30mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYMeridian, Mississippi,US
Truth or Consequences (NM)10/19F 5 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/20---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/20---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/207 hBALLOON SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Stratobowl (SD)10/21---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)10/22~ 1 h 30 mSTRATOJUMP I (Piantanida)In the backyard of a school in downtown St. paul, Minnesota, US
Meppen10/221 h 30 mRADIOSONDE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TESTBeilen, Netherlands
Palestine (TX)10/22---GAMMA RAY DETECTOROperations Failure
Palestine (TX)10/23---TEST OF BALLOON FILMOperations Failure
Palestine (TX)10/2312h 30mSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Meppen10/238 hCHARGED PARTICLE DETECTORLost after traveling 650 km due east
Meppen10/248 hDUST COLLECTORLengerich, Westfalia, Germany
Palestine (TX)10/257h 15mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR5 Miles N. of Roanoke, Alabama, US
Palestine (TX)10/253h 40mSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)10/25---ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)10/276 h 30 mALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura10/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/29---SPARK CHAMBERBalloon Failure
Chico (CA)10/3059 h 20 mALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/??----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Chico (CA)11/330 hENCODER TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/7---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)11/105 hENCODER TEST--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)11/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)11/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)11/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura11/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura11/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/163 hUHF RELAY TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/175h 40mMETEORIC DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura11/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/195h 30mMETEORIC DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/30---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/304 h 50 mUHF RELAY TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/1---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)12/312hMEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINERRichland, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/611 h 50 mCOSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING--- No Data ---
Paradise (CA?)12/71 h 25 mALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETERBalloon leaker. Command cut down
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/71 h 30 mUHF RELAY TESTBalloon burst at tropopause
Mildura12/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/12---MEASURE ION DENSITIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/13---METEORITE COLLECTOROperations Failure
Mildura12/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
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