In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1966, which are currently available in StratoCat's database. Each row shows basic data about the launch base from which departed, date and time of the launch, and if available the duration of the mission and the site of termination or landing place of the payload.
Regarding the kind of payload or experiment transported in each balloon mission, if you click the experiment name a text will be displayed showing the name of the scientific institutions involved in that mission, a brief resume of the purpose of the experiment carried onboard as well the scientific results obtained, and other information of relevance from that particular mission. Finaly at the bottom of the window there are links to external references. In some cases, these references are available throught scientific websites or journals for free. In other cases however, the information was published on journals only accesible throught direct suscription or using the access provided by Universities or research centers.
Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
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Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/6 | --- | MEASURE ION DENSITIES | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/7 | 1h | MEASURE X-RAY SPECTRA | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/10 | 2h | MEASURE ION DENSITIES | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/11 | 1 h | COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING | Balloon failure |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/13 | 10 h 20 m | COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING | 50 mi. N of Memphis, Tennessee, US |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 1/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 1/23 | --- | POLARISCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 1/25 | 9 h | ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 1/26 | 7h | SPECIAL EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 1/27 | 5h 25m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 1/27 | 12 h 25 m | ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/2 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 2/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/2 | 2 h | STRATOJUMP II (Piantanida) | The gondola landed in a cornfield in Iowa |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/3 | 5h 30m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 2/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/4 | 11 h 30 m | SKYTOP PROJECT - INFRARED MAPPING OF THE MOON | 25 miles N of Mineral Wells, Texas, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/6 | 10 h | IONIZATION SPECTROMETER | 30 miles S of Amarillo, Texas, US |
Mildura | 2/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/12 | 10h | MOON X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/15 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 31.000 ft. Payload recovered with damage 10 miles NW of Benanee, Australia |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/16 | --- | POLARISCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/17 | 12h 30m | CRAB NEBULA X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/18 | 9 H | SOLAR X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/23 | 3 h | INSTRUMENTATION TEST | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/23 | 7 h 20 m | BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/24 | 7 h 20 m | PRIMARY RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 90 miles SSE of Childress, Texas, US |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/25 | 9h 30m | X-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/25 | --- | ASHCAN | 22 Nautic Miles NNW of Morgan, Australia |
Chico (CA) | 2/27 | --- | ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/1 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 58.000 ft. |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/6 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Aborted flight. Payload destroyed at launch. |
Mildura | 3/7 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 65.000 ft. |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/7 | 7 h 10 m | HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/8 | 3 h 30 m | INFRARED MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/11 | 30 h | VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/12 | 1 h 10 m | HYPSOMETER CONTROLLED BALLAST SYSTEM TEST | Failure of the balloon at 44.000 ft. |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/16 | 48 h | HYPSOMETER CONTROLLED BALLAST SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 3/17 | F 6 m | NEUTRON COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 3/17 | F 30 m | NEUTRON COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 3/18 | --- | NEUTRON COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 3/21 | F 45 m | NEUTRON COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/22 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 87.500 ft. |
Mildura | 3/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/24 | --- | TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/25 | --- | TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/30 | --- | MER S-IIA BALLOON TEST | Balloon failure |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/30 | --- | TEST CAPABILITY OF POLY SCRIM MATERIAL | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 3/31 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/31 | 5 h | HEAT CONDUCTIVITY ALTITUDE SENSOR | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/2 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
De Bilt | 4/5 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/6 | 5h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/14 | 31 h 25 m | PHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/18 | --- | BALLOON TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 4/25 | --- | ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Cardington | 4/26 | 11 h | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/27 | 2h | TELEMETRY TEST FLIGHT | Near Big Springs, Texas, US |
Chico (CA) | 4/27 | --- | ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/27 | --- | SPECTROGRAPH | Balloon burst at 10 km. Payload recovered in Eauze, Gers, France |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/27 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 5/1 | 1 h 30 m | STRATOJUMP III (Piantanida) | Near Lakefield, Minnesota, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/2 | --- | SOLAR OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/6 | 1 h 25 m | BALLOON-BORNE INSTRUMENTATION TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/8 | 7h 25m | IRIS (InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer) | 23 miles W of Leona, Texas, US |
Mildura | 5/10 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 37.200 ft. |
Mildura | 5/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/14 | 3h 20m | ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | 5 miles W of Buffalo, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 5/14 | --- | STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 5 | --- No Data --- |
Levelland (TX) | 5/16 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Ushuaia | 5/21 | F 1 h 34 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Ushuaia | 5/22 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/25 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/26 | 9h 30m | POLARISCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/26 | --- | GROUND IR RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | Payload destroyed at launch. No flight |
Valcartier (QC) | 5/26 | --- | GRATING SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/26 | --- | PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/28 | 7h | SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/2 | --- | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/2 | 8 h | GAMMA RADIATION RESEARCH | Balloon failure |
Ciudad Universitaria | 6/6 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/6 | 8 h | OPTICAL BEACON FOR GEODETIC DETERMINATIONS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/6 | 13 h 30 m | HEAVY PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Artesia (NM) | 6/8 | 5 h 25 m | MARS PROBE MODEL DROP TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | 8h 50m | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/10 | 19 h | MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/10 | 17 h | PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/12 | 3 h 10 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Flight terminated early; power failure in gondola |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/13 | 36 h | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/14 | --- | GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION | Failed mission. Normal ascent to about 8000 ft, then descent; ballasting produced no noticeable effect; beacon antenna did not deploy |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | 17 h 30 m | MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | 10 h 25 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | 17 h 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/15 | 3 h | OPTICAL BEACON FOR GEODETIC DETERMINATIONS | Balloon failure |
Palestine (TX) | 6/16 | 7h 30m | GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION | Payload damaged after parachute impact |
Mildura | 6/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/17 | 1 h | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | Balloon failure |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/20 | 20 h 50 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/21 | 6 h | VOYAGER PATHFINDER BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Kiel-Holtenau | 6/22 | 3 h | RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/22 | 2 h 10 m | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | Balloon burst at 54.750 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/22 | --- | VOYAGER PROBE BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/23 | 1h | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | Collection screen did not deploy; command cut down |
Kiel-Holtenau | 6/24 | 3 h | RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/24 | 30 h | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 15 h | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 3 h 50 m | VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 16 h 25 m | MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Valcartier (QC) | 6/28 | --- | GRATING SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/28 | 1 h 45 m | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | Balloon burst at 47.000 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/30 | 3 h | BALLOON DESTRUCT TAPE TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/30 | 3 h 55 m | VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/1 | 12 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | 4 miles E of Williams AFB, Arizona, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/3 | 10 h 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/4 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/5 | --- | SPECTRAL RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/6 | 10h 50m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | Scaler or gondola mal function shortly after launch; command cut down 10 min before programmed cut down. |
Thule | 7/6 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/6 | 25 h | STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/6 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/7 | 16 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/8 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Carrizozo (NM) | 7/8 | 4 h 30 m | SPECTRAL RADIOMETER | Near stallion site, White Sands, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 7/9 | --- | SPARK CHAMBER | Aborted flight at launch |
Palestine (TX) | 7/9 | 3h 30m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Flight terminated early; malfunctioning beacon indicated balloon floating at unsatisfactory altitude |
Palestine (TX) | 7/10 | 5h 50m | SPARK CHAMBER | 15 miles W of Pecos, Texas, US |
Thule | 7/10 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/11 | 15 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/12 | 8h 45m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/12 | 7 h 30 m | UV SPECTROPHOTOPOLARIMETER | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/13 | 20 h | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/13 | 12 h 40 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/14 | 18 h 50 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF CHARGED PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/15 | 21 h 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/15 | 2 h 30 m | PARACHUTE AND BALLOON WIRE DESTRUCT TESTS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 11 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 21 h | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 18 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
De Bilt | 7/17 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/18 | 3h 35m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | Flight terminated early to avoid Mexico |
Palestine (TX) | 7/18 | 7h 40m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Deteriorating weather conditions forced early termination; main scientific objectives achieved |
De Bilt | 7/18 | F 1 h 30 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/18 | 7 h 30 m | PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/20 | 1 h | BALLOON DESTRUCT AND UHF RELAY TESTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/23 | 6h 55m | HAPPE (High Altitude Particle Physics Experiment) | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 7/23 | 4 h 25 m | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | Balloon leaker |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/24 | 21 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/25 | F 11 h 25 m | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/26 | 5h | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | Flight terminated early to avoid Mexico |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/26 | 18 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/26 | 15 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/28 | 6h 45m | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/29 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 2 miles SW of Geneva, Minnesota, US |
Taiyo | 7/29 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 7/29 | 106 h | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/30 | 14 h 15 m | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/30 | 19 h 15 m | COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/31 | 11h 10m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 7/31 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/31 | 5 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/2 | 19 h 25 m | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/3 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/4 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 3 miles S of Kenyon, Minnesota, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/4 | 6h 35m | MEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAY FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/5 | 3h 20m | DIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/6 | 8h 35m | GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/6 | 19 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/6 | 15 h 40 m | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/7 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/7 | 15 h 15 m | SPARK CHAMBER | At coordinates 59° 49' N / 103º 32' W, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/7 | 18 h 50 m | COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/8 | 450 m | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/8 | 6 h 10 m | ALBEDO MEASUREMENTS + UHF RELAY TESTS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | --- | X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | F 3 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/10 | 5 h 25 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/10 | --- | PRIMARY ELECTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/10 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/12 | 950 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/12 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 3 miles S of St.Francis, Minnesota, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/14 | 11h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 8/15 | 28 h | BALLOON CONTROL TEST | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/15 | 5 h 10 m | REFLECTIVITY TEST OF ALUMINIUM FOIL RADAR TARGETS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/16 | 50 m | IONIZATION SPECTROMETER | 4 miles S of Hubbard, Texas, US |
Wilkes Base | 8/16 | --- | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/16 | 1 h | GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM | Balloon burst at 43.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 8/17 | 6h 15m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 8/17 | 6 h 25 m | STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/17 | 1 h | GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM | Balloon burst at 43.000 ft |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/17 | 4 h 5 m | TEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE MATERIALS | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/18 | 2 h | LOW ENERGY PARTICLE DETECTOR | Balloon leveled at 125.000 ft and then descended |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/19 | 1 h | DUST COLLECTOR | Balloon burst at 50.000 ft |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/19 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | Balloon recovered 1 km N of Lintlaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Chico (CA) | 8/22 | 30 h 20 m | BALLOON CONTROL TEST | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/23 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | Balloon burst at 73.000 ft. Recovered 10 miles W of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/23 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/24 | --- | EXTRATERRESTRIAL DUST SAMPLING | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/25 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/26 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 8 miles N of Amery, Winsconsin, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/26 | 6h 30m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/26 | --- | TEST OF VISTA DOME DESIGN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/26 | 12 h 10 m | X-RAY STUDY OF CRAB NEBULA AND OTHER SOURCES | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/26 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | Leaker balloon. Ascended just to 47.000 ft |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/27 | 10 h 30 m | HODOSCOPE | 1 Mile E of Modena, Winsconsin, US |
Mildura | 8/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/28 | --- | PATHFINDER | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/29 | --- | PATHFINDER | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/29 | --- | PATHFINDER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/29 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 3 h 25 m | INFRARED MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/29 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/29 | 85 h | X-RAY COUNTER | Cut down timer failed. Last observed N of Goosebay, Canada on September 3 |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/29 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/30 | 3 h 25 m | PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) #1 | In the White Sands Missile Range, in the center of the so called "50 mile area", New Mexico, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/30 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | Balloon burst at 25.000 ft due to severe wind shear |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/30 | 23 h 55 m | HODOSCOPE | 2 km NW of Benson, Minnesota, US |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/1 | 37 h 15 m | X-RAY COUNTER | Launch in gusty winds. Received RF signal only |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/1 | 54 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/2 | 1 h 5 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Flight terminated early; damage to telemetry antenna at launch caused telemetry failure |
Taiyo | 9/2 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/2 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/2 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/2 | 11 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/2 | 54 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/3 | --- | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | Balloon ripped at launch |
Taiyo | 9/3 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Wilkes Base | 9/3 | ~ 3 h | NEUTRON DETECTOR | Lost contact |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/4 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/4 | 37 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/5 | --- | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | Command and termination timer failure |
Palestine (TX) | 9/5 | 10h | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/5 | 54 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Valcartier (QC) | 9/6 | --- | INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/6 | 3 h | X-RAY COUNTER | Balloon leaker. Recovered near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/6 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/6 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | Unsuccessful flight |
Mildura | 9/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/7 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | Unsuccessful flight |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/7 | 4 h | X-RAY COUNTER | Winds picked up at launch and the gondola struck the ground and dragged 100 feet. |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/7 | 23 h 33 m | HODOSCOPE | 1 km E of Cable, Winsconsin, US |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/7 | 36 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/8 | 36 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/8 | 13 h 15 m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/8 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/8 | 37 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/9 | 37 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/12 | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES (?) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/13 | 5h 30m | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | Flight terminated early; telemetry link failed; partial data obtained |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/14 | 13 h 30 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 15 miles E of Easter Ouster Island, Superior Lake, US |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/14 | 10 h 8 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles NE of Aitkin, Minnesota, US |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/16 | 6 h 20 m | SPARK CHAMBER | Payload retrieved in midair by an USAF C-130 plane |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/16 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/17 | --- | X-RAY COUNTER | Balloon burst at 17.000 ft |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/18 | 6 h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/18 | 20 h | X-RAY COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/19 | 10h 30m | MEASUREMENTS OF X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/19 | 3 h 55 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 2 miles N of Huntersville, Minnesota, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/19 | 7 h 30 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/20 | 7h 35m | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/20 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/21 | 8 h 10 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/21 | 15h | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/21 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/21 | F 30 min. | SPECTROGRAPH | In Eaunes, Haute-Garonne, France |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/21 | 5 h 15 m | INFRARED STUDIES OF ROCK FORMATIONS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/21 | 5 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/22 | 3 h | SPARK CHAMBER | Payload retrieved in midair by an USAF C-130 plane |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/22 | 4 h 55 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/22 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/22 | 5 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/23 | 3 h 45 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/23 | F 4 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/23 | 6 h 10 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles SE of Drummond, Winsconsin, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/23 | 4 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/24 | 6 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 9/25 | 1 h | SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 54.300 ft. Payload lost in the jungle |
Palestine (TX) | 9/25 | 3h | TEST OZONE DETECTOR LAUNCH METHOD - PROJECT ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/26 | 6 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/27 | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/27 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/27 | 1 h 25 m | COSMIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | Balloon burst at 64.000 ft |
Taiyo | 9/28 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/29 | --- | HEAVY PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/29 | --- | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/?? | --- | DIFFUSER / SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 10/2 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 10/2 | --- | HUMIDITY (?) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/3 | --- | SOLAR DISK OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/5 | 6 h 30 m | EVALUATION OF DACRON REINFORCED POLYETHILENE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | 14 h 30 m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS I | 14 miles SW of Bracketville, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | --- | SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP LAUNCH TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 10/7 | --- | PRIMARY ELECTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/7 | 27 h | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA | --- No Data --- |
Lordsburg (NM) | 10/12 | 7 h | RAVEN SCRIM BALLOON SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/12 | 30 h | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/13 | 5 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/15 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 44.800 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 10/16 | 4h 55m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/16 | 3 h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/18 | 23 h | TEST OF VOYAGER DATA LINK SYSTEM AND VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/19 | 9 h | X RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/19 | 1 h | INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/20 | 4 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/20 | 3 h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/21 | 7 h 5 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/21 | 2 h | INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/22 | 2 h 5 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/23 | 7 h 40 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 10/24 | 7 h 58 m | MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK III | Near Merrilan, Wisconsin, US |
Natal (RN) | 10/24 | 4 h 30 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 10/24 | 6 h 14 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/25 | 4 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/25 | 9 h 20 m | UV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE SUN & SKY | Telemetry link failed. No useful scientific data obtained |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/25 | 9 h 20 m | PHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/27 | 7 h 10 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/27 | 7h 5m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | Flight terminated early to insure safe recovery |
Clifton-Morenci (AZ) | 10/27 | 4 h | BALLOON PERFORMANCE TEST ALTITUDE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/28 | 6 h 40 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/29 | 4 h 35 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/30 | 7 h 45 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/31 | --- | SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT | Flight aborted before launch; wind at top balloon level |
Volsk | 11/1 | --- | SATURN - Soviet Stratospheric Solar Observatory | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/2 | 4 h 30 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | 3 miles E of Crowley, Louisiana, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/2 | 4 h | BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/3 | 5 h 20 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/4 | 2 h | EVALUATION OF THREE LAUNCH METHODS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/10 | 3 h | RIP TAPE AND CAMERA SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Alegrete (RS) | 11/11 | 2 h | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Uruguaiana (RS) | 11/12 | 2 h 5 m | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Alegrete (RS) | 11/14 | --- | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Alegrete (RS) | 11/14 | --- | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/14 | 5 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/15 | 4 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/16 | 8h 30m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/17 | 7h 20m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Fallon (NV) | 11/17 | 3 h | TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/18 | 13 h 30 m | X RAY AND COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 11/19 | 4 h 45 m | MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK III | 5 miles E of Boscobel, Wisconsin, US |
Palestine (TX) | 11/20 | 5 h 45 m | SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 11/25 | --- | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/28 | 6 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/28 | 2 h 15 m | BALLOON DESTRUCTION TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/29 | --- | DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST | Gound abort due to damage to the safety timer box at launch |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/29 | 4 h | TELLURIC ABSORPTION SPECTRUM STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/30 | 2 h | EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE | Balloon reached ceiling and began descending. Flight terminated early |
Palestine (TX) | 11/30 | 2h 35m | EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE | Balloon performance good. Early termination to avoid the Gulf of Mexico |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/30 | 5 h 15 m | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/8 | 5 h 18 m | EVALUATION OF REEL SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/8 | 1 h 30 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/9 | 12 m | DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/9 | 4h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/9 | 7 h 45 m | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/10 | --- | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/11 | 3 h 30 m | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/12 | 3 h 20 m | ASHCAN TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/13 | 2 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/13 | 4 h | BALLOON-BORNE RADIO RELAY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 12/14 | 5 h 40 m | BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/14 | 5 h 40 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/15 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/18 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/21 | --- | ASHCAN + OZONE SONDE | 200 km W of Mildura, Australia |
Palestine (TX) | 12/29 | 1 h | IONIZATION SPECTROMETER | In Logansport, Louisiana, US |
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