Stratospheric balloons launched in 1970

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1970, 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
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/8	F 12 h 15 m	MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATION	In Hillsboro, Texas, US
TIFR Hyderabad	1/9	F 3 h	GAMMA-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	1/16	1 h	X-RAY STUDIES	Balloon burst at tropopause.
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/19	---	INFRARED TELESCOPE	Balloon ruptured at release. No flight
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/21	F 12 h 20 m	INFRARED TELESCOPE	In Center, Texas, US
Mildura	1/22	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/23	17 h	HEAVY COSMIC RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/24	---	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Big Spring, Texas, US
Hobbs (NM)	1/24	F 3 h 5 m	ENGINEERING TEST OF RAVEN BALLOON 11.1 MM CUFT	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/25	13 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/26	F 3 h 50 m	X-RAY SURVEY OF CYGNUS REGION	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	1/28	F 1 h	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/29	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/29	18 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	1/29	4 h 20 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/29	F 4 h 55 m	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	McComb, Mississippi, US
Sioux City (IA)	2/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/4	7 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles N of Longview, Texas, US
Hobbs (NM)	2/4	F 5 h 55 m	TEST OF X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Oboziersky	2/5	F 2 h 37 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	2/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	2/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Socorro (NM)	2/9	---	E-BALLOON - ENGINEERING EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/9	5 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	52 miles S of Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Syowa	2/10	26 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/10	8 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	3 miles ENE of Nacogdoches, Texas, US
Sioux City (IA)	2/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	2/13	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/15	29 h	HEAVY COSMIC RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/16	F 50 m	PRACTICE DYNAMIC LAUNCH TECHNIQUE	In Lufkin, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	2/17	F 2 h 25 m	COLLECT MICROMETEORIC DUST PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/17	25 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/20	7 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	42 miles ENE of Amarillo, Texas, US
Mildura	2/21	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Casa Grande (AZ)	2/25	---	HEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Mildura	2/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/26	F 7 h 35 m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/26	---	RF TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II	Balloon not to be released
Mildura	2/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/27	F 25 m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/4	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	45 miles ESE of Lubbock, Texas, US
Casa Grande (AZ)	3/7	---	TANDEM BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Mildura	3/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/9	F 25 m	TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Volsk	3/13	---	FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER	600 Kms East of the launch site
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	3/15	F 2 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/15	7 h 55 m	TEST FLIGHT OF 11 MM RAVEN BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Casa Grande (AZ)	3/16	---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	3/20	F 1 h 50 m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Casa Grande (AZ)	3/21	---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/23	F 1 h 55 m	SSCM I TEST FLIGHT - PROJECT HAPPE	In Many, Louisiana, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/25	F 11 h 20 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/26	F 14 h 20 m	STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 7	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/1	F 4 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/3	F 7 h 55 m	MEASURE GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/5	F 6 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/6	F 3 h 10 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	Mt. Enterprise, Texas, US
Sioux City (IA)	4/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	4/6	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/8	---	X RAY OBSERVATION	Balloon failure
Sioux City (IA)	4/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/11	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort at launch
Palestine (TX)	4/13	---	GAMMA RAY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/14	F 8 h	GAMMA RAY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/15	F 5 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/21	F 3 h	VACUUM MONSTER (Interplanetary Dust Collector)	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/24	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Control instrumentation failure.
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/25	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)	4/25	---	X-RAY AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/26	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/27	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/28	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/28	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/29	F 3 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)	4/30	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/1	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort
Palestine (TX)	5/1	F 39 h 50 m	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Kingfishman, Oklahoma, US
TIFR Hyderabad	5/2	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)	5/2	---	X-RAY AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/3	---	TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/3	F 20 h 35 m	MEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/4	F 3 h 30 m	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/4	F 14 h 55 m	X-RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM EXTRA GALACTIC OBJECTS AND JUPITER	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/5	F 4 h	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/5	F 33 h 5 m	CREPE I (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/6	5 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	30 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)	5/7	---	X-RAY AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/8	F 3 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/16	F 10 h	ORIENTED EMULSION PLATES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/17	F 22 h 30 m	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	El Paso, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	5/18	F 13 h 45 m	MEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/20	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Premature termination during launch. Aborted flight
Palestine (TX)	5/21	F 21 h 20 m	EMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/25	F 11 h 30 m	EMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/25	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	5/27	3 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/30	F 8 h 50 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Big Springs, Texas, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/??	8 h	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/1	29 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/2	F 17 h 25 m	EMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	6/3	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
New Brighton (MN)	6/3	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	6/3	F 18 h	E-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	6/3	---	TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	6/5	7 h 50 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	West of Balinger, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/6	F 9 h 45 m	CORONASCOPE II	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/7	F 7 h 50 m	GAMMA RAY MONITOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/8	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Mildura	6/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/11	105 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/11	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/13	5 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	58 miles NW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/14	13h 20m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/15	F 6 h 35 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Pecos, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/15	55 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/17	9 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/18	~ 12 h	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	20 miles N of Big Lake, Texas, US
Gap-Tallard	6/18	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/19	9 h 50 m	THREE CHANNEL I.R. PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/22	134 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/22	F 7 h	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/22	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/22	14 h 30 m	PROTON ALPHA ELECTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	6/23	---	WIND SHEAR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/23	70 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/24	F 4 h 20 m	OPERATIONAL TEST OF OSO-H STAR SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/24	123 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/24	~ F 7 h	SPECTROGRAPH	In Montaigu de Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
New Brighton (MN)	6/25	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
New Brighton (MN)	6/25	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Palestine (TX)	6/25	24h 50m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/25	14 h 30 m	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/25	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/27	9 h 45 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	In Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/27	8 h 55 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	6/29	---	WIND SHEAR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/29	63 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/29	F 6 h 10 m	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/29	8 h	THREE CHANNEL I.R. PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Volsk	6/30	---	FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER	300 Kms West of the launch site
Ascension	6/30	47 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/30	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/1	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/1	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon gore split at launch
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/1	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon gore split at launch
Mildura	7/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/3	23 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	---	dE/dX TOTAL ENERGY RANGE TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/5	14 h 40 m	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/5	---	GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/6	120 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
NAS Lakehurst (NJ)	7/7	---	TEST OF MOTHER GHOST BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	17 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/8	129 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/10	F 5 h 30 m	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	In Midland, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/11	3 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	24 miles NW of Silver City, New Mexico, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	---	dE/dx CERENKOV RANGE TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	14 h	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	---	APOLLO MISSION HELMET (Cosmic Ray Study)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/13	3 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/14	---	TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/15	8 h 55 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/15	---	DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE TESTING	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	7/16	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	Balloon failure at launch. Aborted flight
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/18	21 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/18	22 h	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/20	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/21	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/22	F 1 h 25 m	MEASURE HIDROGEN GAS TEMPERATURE UNDER CHANGING CONDITIONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/22	---	PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT TEST + HYDROGEN TEST	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/26	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/26	---	SOLAR X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/27	F 3 h 5 m	E-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	7/28	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	6 miles N of Claremont, South Dakota, US
Palestine (TX)	7/29	F 3 h 30 m	IMP (Inertial Measurements Payload)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/29	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Volsk	7/30	---	SATURN - Soviet Stratospheric Solar Observatory	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/30	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/30	3 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
NAS Lakehurst (NJ)	8/5	F 30 h 5 m	TEST OF MOTHER GHOST BALLOON	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/5	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	4 miles N of Doland, South Dakota, US
New Brighton (MN)	8/10	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Palestine (TX)	8/13	F 10 h	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/20	F 12 h 50 m	ION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/20	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Operations failure
Palestine (TX)	8/20	F 1 h	AEC DIRECT FLOW SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/24	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/25	F 11 h 50 m	ION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/26	---	CRISP (Cosmic Ray Ionization Spectrograph Experiment)	Balloon failure at 48.000 ft.
Palestine (TX)	8/31	F 6 h 55 m	ION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	8/31	---	SCORPIO X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	8/31	---	CREPE II (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	Aborted Flight
Haranomachi	9/2	---	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	9/4	F 345 h	CREPE II (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	20 miles W of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Haranomachi	9/4	---	MAGNETIC FIELD	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/5	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/5	---	NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/7	---	CYGNUS X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/8	F 12 h 10 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/8	---	DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE TESTING	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/9	---	IONIZATION STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/11	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/13	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/14	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/14	---	SOLAR INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/15	F 5 h 35 m	SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/16	---	ASHCAN	Balloon Failure
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/16	F 8 h	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/16	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/17	4 h 30 m	VLF WAVES PROPAGATION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/17	~ 1 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon failure at 50.000 ft
Mildura	9/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/18	F 7 h 55 m	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	In Paducah, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/19	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/20	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/21	F 14 h 20 m	MEASURE OZONE, DEW POINT AND AIR DENSITY	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/21	---	ATMOSPHERIC IONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/23	F 10 h 40 m	DETECT GAMMA RAYS IN GALACTIC PLANE AND CRAB NEBULA	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/24	F 12 h 55 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/24	F 4 h 10 m	SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/24	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/24	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/25	F 3 h 38 m	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/25	---	ULF ATMOSPHERICS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/27	---	CYGNUS X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/28	---	PRIMARY HEAVY PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/29	F 9 h 50 m	LOW ENERGY GAS CERENKOV DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/29	F 27 h 50 m	MEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/29	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	9/30	---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Haranomachi	9/30	---	GALACTIC GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/2	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	10/2	F 5 h 50 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	10/2	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	10/2	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/4	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/5	F 3 h 1 m	UV TELESCOPE ON ASTROLABE GONDOLA	In Jouqueviel, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/5	---	SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/8	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/8	---	EBERT-FASTIE SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 5 h 20 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 14 h 36 m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/12	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Sioux City (IA)	10/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/13	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/14	F 8 h 20 m	HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/15	10 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/16	F 10 h 5 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	10/16	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/19	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/20	F 6 h 25 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/20	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/20	7 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/21	F 8 h 55 m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Upham (NM)	10/21	~ 8 h	BAPE I (Balloon Atmospheric Propagation Experiment)	Near Roswell, New Mexico, US
Ascension	10/21	19 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/21	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Paraná	10/22	4 h 20 m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	At 31º 47' S - 58º 19' W, near the town of Ubajay, Entre Rios province
Ascension	10/22	155 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/22	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/23	2 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/24	54 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/24	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/26	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)	10/28	---	EPSILON AEROSOL SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/29	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/30	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/30	96 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/31	2 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	11/1	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/2	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Ascension	11/2	13 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)	11/3	4 h 22 m	POLAR NEPHELOMETER	Near the New Mexico-Texas border, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	11/7	~ 1 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	Balloon failure at 40.000 ft
Fort McMurray (AB)	11/7	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Partial Successful flight
Paraná	11/8	2 h 15 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	At 31º 23' S - 60º 07' W, near the town of Pueblo Brugo Entre Rios province
Ascension	11/9	5 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/9	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Ascension	11/10	11 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/11	28 h	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	Payload landed near Orangeburg, South Carolina, US. The balloon continued flight and was last seen 500 miles E of Bermuda
Ascension	11/12	24 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/13	15 h	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	At 31º 29' S - 67º 22' W, near the town of Marayes, San Juan province
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	11/18	F 4 h	X-RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/18	12 h 45 m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	At 31º 44' S - 62º 44' W, near the town of El Arañado, Cordoba province
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/18	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles SE of Haskell, Texas, US
Mildura	11/21		PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Ground abort
Mildura	11/22	13 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/25	18 h 21 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	At 33º 02' S - 66º 36' W, near the town of San Isidro, Mendoza province
TIFR Hyderabad	11/26	F 6 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/27	8 h 45 m	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	At 31º 20' S - 64º 50' W, near the town of Icho Cruz, Cordoba province
TIFR Hyderabad	12/2	F 5 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/6	---	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/8	11 h 25 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Parkes	12/8	F 8 h 30 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/8	1 h 20 m	HIGH ALTITUDE RADIATION STUDIES	30 miles SW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
TIFR Hyderabad	12/10	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort at launch
Chico (CA)	12/10	---	E-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/12	---	ASHCAN TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/19	---	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/31	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort at launch

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