In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1976, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Palestine (TX) | 1/12 | F 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 1/17 | F 5 h 55 m | MEASUREMENTS OF HALOCARBONS AND METHANE IN THE ATMOSPHERE | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 1/17 | F 11 h 55 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/27 | --- | CRYOGENIC WHOLE AIR SAMPLER (AFGL) | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 1/27 | F 2 h 10 m | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR) | --- No Data --- |
 Mildura | 1/28 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Mildura | 1/29 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 1/30 | --- | X-RAY TELESCOPE | Balloon failure |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/6 | --- | CRYOGENIC WHOLE AIR SAMPLER (AFGL) | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 2/8 | F 13 h 5 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/12 | --- | CRYOGENIC WHOLE AIR SAMPLER (AFGL) | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/13 | 5 h 30 m | ASHCAN | 27 miles NE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palos Verdes (CA) | 2/18 | 30 h 30 m | ATMOSAT AMERICA 1 (Heinsheimer - Neushal) | Lukeville, Arizona, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 2/24 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/26 | 7 h 15 m | ASHCAN | 20 miles ESE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 2/26 | --- | TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 2/27 | F 5 h 30 m | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR) | --- No Data --- |
 Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 3/9 | F 12 h 20 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 3/17 | F 55 m | TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 3/18 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 3/22 | --- | SPECTRUM OF COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION | Balloon failure |
| Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 3/31 | F 8 h | SPECTRUM OF COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION | Near Aiken, South Carolina, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/1 | F 4 h 55 m | BUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer) | --- No Data --- |
| Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/1 | --- | MEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES | --- No Data --- |
| Albrook AFB, Panama | 4/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
 Rio Cuarto | 4/4 | 1 h | ALIR-I (Infrared Telescope) | Balloon failure |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/4 | F 1 h 45 m | MEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/6 | --- | TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/8 | F 6 h 45 m | 102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
 TIFR Hyderabad | 4/17 | 1 h | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| San Angelo (TX) | 4/19 | 31 h 44 m | ATMOSAT AMERICA 2 (Heinsheimer - Neushal) | In Goodland, Kansas, US |
| Laramie (WY) | 4/20 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/21 | F 9 h 55 m | SPECTRUM OF SUBMILLIMETER COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/21 | --- | DETECTION OF TRACE MOLECULAR SPECIES IN STRATOSPHERE | Balloon failure |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/22 | F 9 h 30 m | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | Near Arcadia, Louisiana, US |
 Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/23 | 3 h | METEOROLOGICAL SENSORS | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 4/25 | F 9 h 20 m | X-RAY EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 4/29 | 4 h 30 m | LIQUID HELIUM SPECTROMETER + RADIOMETER + X-RAY DETECTOR | 3 miles S of Bear Lake, Alaska, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/2 | F 11 h 20 m | X-RAY EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/2 | F 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/3 | 37 km | SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/5 | --- | RADIOMETER + SPECTROMETER | 86 miles NNW of Eielson AFB, Alaska, US |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 5/9 | --- | GAMMA-RAY STUDIES | Balloon launch ground abort |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/10 | 20 h | BELL/SANDIA GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Near Rock Springs, Texas, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/10 | F 19 h 15 m | NRL HARD X-RAY OBSERVATORY | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/10 | F 5 h 15 m | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | Inside the Lake O' The Pines, Texas, US |
| Muskogee (OK) | 5/11 | 2 h | SUPERPRESSURE TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 5/14 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/14 | --- | CRYOGENIC WHOLE AIR SAMPLER (AFGL) | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/15 | F 1 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/15 | F 8 h 20 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Muskogee (OK) | 5/17 | --- | OBSERVATION OF GAMMA RAY BURSTS | Operations Failure |
| Watertown (SD) | 5/17 | --- | SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/18 | F 12 h 25 m | MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/19 | F 9 h 10 m | BUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer) | In Ranger, Texas, US |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/19 | --- | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL) | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/19 | --- | CRYOGENIC WHOLE AIR SAMPLER (AFGL) | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/20 | F 40 h | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER | In the Navarro Mills Lake, Navarro County, Texas, US |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
 Sanriku | 5/22 | 26 h 30 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS (Boomerang Flight) | --- No Data --- |
| Muskogee (OK) | 5/23 | 44 h | OBSERVATION OF GAMMA RAY BURSTS | 13 miles E of Carrollton, Missouri, EE.UU |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 5/25 | 36 h | ULTRA-HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | Near Battle Creek, Iowa, US |
| Mildura | 5/26 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/26 | --- | RADIOMETER + SPECTROMETER | Payload hit the ground during launch |
| Palestine (TX) | 5/28 | F 7 h 45 m | 102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Sanriku | 5/29 | 9 h 44 m | BAT-1 (Balloon-Borne Astronomical Telescope) | Near Mount Chokai, Tohoku, Japan |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 5/29 | 7 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Sanriku | 5/31 | --- | INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Mildura | 6/2 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 6/3 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | Balloon failure |
| Gap-Tallard | 6/5 | 6 h | OPALE | --- No Data --- |
| St.Louis (MO) | 6/8 | 24 h | DA VINCI II (Engelmann - Simons) | Griffin, Indiana, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | F 13 h 55 m | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 6/16 | F 8 h 30 m | FAR INFRARED PHOTOMETRY | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 6/19 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 6/24 | F 12 h | RADIOMETER II | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Gap-Tallard | 6/26 | --- | MOTAS (Mouvements Organisés et Turbulence Atmosphérique) | --- No Data --- |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 6/27 | 5 h 40 m | MAIN PAYLOAD UNKNOWN + TEST OF COMMAND RECEIVER | SE of Pierre, South Dakota, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Gap-Tallard | 7/1 | --- | MOTAS (Mouvements Organisés et Turbulence Atmosphérique) | --- No Data --- |
| Gap-Tallard | 7/1 | --- | EBERT-FASTIE SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Palos Verdes (CA) | 7/4 | 32 h 30 m | ATMOSAT AMERICA 3 (Heinsheimer - Neushal) | Death Valley, Nevada, US |
 Volsk | 7/5 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 7/6 | F 6 h 40 m | BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform) | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 7/7 | F 10 h 45 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 7/7 | 12 h | TEST FLIGHT | N of Nebraska, US |
| Laramie (WY) | 7/9 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| St.Louis (MO) | 7/23 | 26 h | DA VINCI III (Engelmann - Simons) | Near Moorehead, Kentucky, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/28 | --- | CORONA ANEMOMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 7/28 | F 1 h | ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES | --- No Data --- |
 Trapani | 7/29 | 3 d 3 h | HXR-76 (Hard X-Rays 1976) | Radio contact with the balloon lost after 75 hours aloft. Payload never recovered. |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 7/30 | 12 h | TEST FLIGHT | Near the Mississippi river, South Dakota, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 8/4 | 9 h 14 m | CABBAGE (Cornell-Arizona Balloon-Borne Astronomy Group Experiment) | Near Eldorado, Texas, US |
 Yorkton (SK) | 8/10 | --- | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR) | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 8/11 | F 11 h 50 m | RADIOMETER III | --- No Data --- |
| Trapani | 8/13 | 4 d 11 h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | Near Gardner, Massachusetts, USA |
| Yorkton (SK) | 8/19 | --- | STRATOPROBE III | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 8/25 | --- | ENGINEERING AND TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Yorkton (SK) | 8/25 | 22 h 30 m | FAR INFRARED MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Yorkton (SK) | 8/28 | --- | STRATOPROBE III | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 8/31 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/1 | F 11 h 55 m | PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM LIGHTING | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/1 | --- | OZONOMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/3 | F 8 h 20 m | COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION STUDY | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/8 | --- | ENGINEERING AND TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Mildura | 9/9 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Watertown (SD) | 9/13 | 25 h | IRIS (IRon ISotopes) | --- No Data --- |
| Mildura | 9/14 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/14 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/15 | F 10 h 40 m | INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/16 | F 11 h 5 m | BUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer) | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/20 | 5 h 30 m | LAMELLAR GRATING INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/23 | F 26 h | HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/23 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/23 | --- | AGLAE | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/24 | F 20 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | Balloon Failure |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/24 | --- | MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/27 | --- | STRATCOM - VII-A (Stratospheric Composition) | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/29 | F 27 h 20 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 9/30 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/30 | --- | EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 9/30 | --- | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER | Balloon Failure |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/30 | F 17 h | MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE | Near Alpena, Michigan, US |
| Fairbanks (AK) | 9/30 | --- | X-RAY IMAGING DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/2 | F 1 h 20 m | STRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
| Milbridge (ME) | 10/6 | 107 h 37 m | SILVER FOX (Yost) | Atlantic Ocean |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/9 | F 13 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/11 | F 28 h | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/13 | F 5 h 15 m | DUAL REFLECTIVE CORONOGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/14 | F 6 h | ENGINEERING TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/20 | F 7 h | BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform) | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 10/21 | F 3 h | 60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE | Payload destroyed in free fall due to parachute malfunction. |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/1 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at launch |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 11/1 | --- | COSMIC RAYS DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/2 | --- | ASHCAN | Aerial recovery of the payload |
| Laramie (WY) | 11/2 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/3 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at launch |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
 Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/4 | 2 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Paranavaí - Sao Paulo |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/5 | 10 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Aparecida - Sao Paulo |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/8 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Mato Grosso |
 ESRANGE | 11/10 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 11/10 | F 2 h 30 m | X-RAY EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/10 | 2 h | BERENICE | In Morungaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| ESRANGE | 11/11 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| Mildura | 11/11 | 3 h 15 m | AEROSOL COUNTER + RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 11/11 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 11/11 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 11/12 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 11/12 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/12 | 6 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Payload lost in the sea |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/15 | --- | RFI TEST OF SCADS-2 SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/17 | 5 h | OPALE | In Rio Paraiba, Sao Jose dos Campos, Paraná, Brazil |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/23 | 7 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Sarapuí - Paraná |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 11/24 | --- | GAMMA-RAY STUDIES | Balloon burst at tropopause |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/26 | 9.4 h | AGATHE | In Salto Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Palestine (TX) | 11/29 | 13 h 10 m | 41 INCH INFRARED TELESCOPE | 8 km NW of Opelika, Alabama, US |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 11/30 | 11.54 h | JUPITER | In Fazenda Santa Fe - Reginópolis - Sao Paulo |
| Laramie (WY) | 12/2 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 12/2 | F 2 h 40 m | ENGINEERING AND TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Parkes | 12/2 | 9 h | X-RAY TELESCOPE | Near Cobar, New South Wales, Australia |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 12/2 | 4.35 h | CESAR GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | In Cambuí - Minas Gerais |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 12/3 | F 3 h | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/4 | --- | BALLOON-BORNE ION SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 12/4 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 12/4 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| Guaratinguetá (SP) | 12/5 | --- | IR VERTICAL | Guaratingueta - Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| ESRANGE | 12/7 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 12/8 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 12/8 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| Palestine (TX) | 12/8 | F 1 h 30 m | STRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
| Farmington (NM) | 12/8 | 7 h | ATMOSAT AMERICA 4 (Heinsheimer - Neushal) | Monticello, Utah, US |
| ESRANGE | 12/9 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
 Syowa | 12/12 | 10 h | ELECTRIC FIELD AND AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 12/13 | --- | SAMBO 76 | --- No Data --- |
| Truth or Consequences (NM) | 12/13 | 2 h 20 m | PIONEER VENUS PROBE PARACHUTE TEST | Test aborted over White Sands due to cloud coverage in the drop zone. Package recovered |
| Palestine (TX) | 12/16 | 8 h | 41 INCH INFRARED TELESCOPE | Near Uniontown, Alabama, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 12/16 | --- | SKY ANCHOR TEST | --- No Data --- |
| Truth or Consequences (NM) | 12/16 | --- | PIONEER VENUS PROBE PARACHUTE TEST | Dropped over White Sands, New Mexico |
| Laramie (WY) | 12/30 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
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