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Stratospheric balloons launched on 1972

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Launch siteDateScientific ExperimentPayload landing site
Holloman AFB (NM)1/6INFRARED CELESTIAL BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTSNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)1/14AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)1/15AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)1/15GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)1/17ASHCAN PROGRAMNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)1/18OBSERVATION OF THE INFRARED SOLAR SPECTRANo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)1/31LARGE SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TESTNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)2/4X-RAY POLARIMETERNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)2/7UHF RELAY TESTNo Data   
CELPA Chamical (AR)2/8NEUTRON 7212 km east of the town of Totoralejos, in the zone of Salinas Grandes, Cordoba province  
Holloman AFB (NM)2/14OBSERVATION OF VENUS AND MARSNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)2/16TANDEM BALLOON TESTNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)2/18GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)2/19GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)3/3VIKING INSTRUMENTATION TESTNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)3/7INSTRUMENTATION TESTNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)3/9POWERED BALLOON EXPERIMENTNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)3/14UHF REPEATER TESTNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)3/17TANDEM BALLOON TESTNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)3/23AIR SAMPLING SYSTEMNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)3/28INFLATION AND RELEASE TESTNo Data   
Hyderabad (IN)3/29X RAY OBSERVATION--- No data ---   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)3/31DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBERNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)3/31AIR SAMPLING SYSTEMNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)4/4AEROSOL PARTICLES SAMPLINGNo Data   
ABLS, Alice Spring (AU)4/5CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPENo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)4/6POLLUTANT AND PARTICULATE DEBRIS COLLECTIONNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)4/7POLLUTANT AND PARTICULATE DEBRIS COLLECTIONNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)4/15TEST FLIGHTNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)4/15TEST FLIGHTNo Data   
ABLS, Alice Spring (AU)4/15-- No Data --No Data   
Hyderabad (IN)4/16X RAY OBSERVATION--- No data ---   
Hyderabad (IN)4/18MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH--- No data ---   
Hyderabad (IN)4/19X RAY OBSERVATION--- No data ---   
ABLS, Alice Spring (AU)4/19CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPENo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)4/20POLLUTANT AND PARTICULATE DEBRIS COLLECTIONNo Data   
Hyderabad (IN)4/21Carbone and ozone levels measurements in the atmosphere--- No data ---   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)5/3AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
Hyderabad (IN)5/5X-RAY STUDIES--- No data ---   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)5/5AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)5/9ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATIONNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)5/9AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)5/9ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATIONNo Data   
Hyderabad (IN)5/11X-RAY STUDIES--- No data ---   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)5/11AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)5/12ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATIONNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)5/12ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATIONNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)5/23INFRARED MEASUREMENTSNo Data   
Aire Sur L'Adour (FR)5/24First successfull flight from Aire Sur L'Adour of France's first natural shape balloon--- No data ---   
Hyderabad (IN)5/30X-RAY STUDIES--- No data ---   
Eielson AFB (AK)6/5ASHCAN PROGRAMNo Data   
Eielson AFB (AK)6/5ASHCAN PROGRAMNo Data   
Eielson AFB (AK)6/6ASHCAN PROGRAMNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/7STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILENo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/15STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILENo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/19STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILENo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)6/27TRANSPONDER TESTNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/28INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/29BALLOON PROFILE TESTNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)7/12TRANSPONDER TESTNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)7/26AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)7/28AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
HIBAL, Mildura (AU)8/8AIR SAMPLING + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHYNo Data   
RIAC, Roswell (NM)8/13VIKING SONDE TEST--- No data ---   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)8/28INFRARED ASTRONOMYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/6INFRARED ASTRONOMYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/10INFRARED ASTRONOMYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)9/11POWERED BALLOON COMPONENT TESTNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)9/12INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)9/16INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDYNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)9/16POWERED BALLOON COMPONENT TESTNo Data   
Holloman AFB (NM)9/18STRATOSPHERIC COMPOSITIONNo Data   
Fort Wainwright (AK)9/22INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/22HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPHNo Data   
Fort Wainwright (AK)9/25INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/27MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOURNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/28MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUMNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/28INFRARED ASTRONOMYNo Data   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)9/30COSMIC RAYS EXPERIMENTNo Data   
AFCRL, Chico (CA)10/??-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Hyderabad (IN)12/28X-RAY STUDIES--- No data ---   
  1971 1973

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