Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1978

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1978, 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 baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Truth or Consequences (NM)1/19---ABLS (Air Balloon Launch System)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)1/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/26F 5 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)1/277 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN30 miles E of Pecos, Texas, US
Mildura2/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)2/145 hCHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT + SCANNING RADIOMETERIn coordinates 52.6º N - 111.5º W
Holloman AFB (NM)2/15---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Reconquista2/246 hPLASTIC SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)2/24~ 3 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Piracicaba - Sao Paulo
Palestine (TX)2/28---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Reconquista2/287 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)3/1---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Reconquista3/56 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)3/8---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/9F 2 h 40 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)3/9---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/12F 5 h 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)3/1730 mTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Santa Izabel - Sao Paulo
Palestine (TX)3/22F 11 h 10 mTEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/27F 30 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)3/28---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein4/??---MIR (Montgolfier Infra-Rouge)--- No Data ---
Paardefontein4/??---MIR (Montgolfier Infra-Rouge)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/6---BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)Failed flight
TIFR Hyderabad4/73 h 30 mX-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad4/136 hGAMMA-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/19---UV SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)4/20---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mildura4/24---INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)4/25F 8 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/26F 8 h 15 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour4/27---MOTAS (Mouvements Organisés et Turbulence Atmosphérique)--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)4/28F 4 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)4/30F 7 h 10 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/2---SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)5/4F 4 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/4---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)5/8F 6 h 20 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/9---X-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/10---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/12---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)5/14F 9 h 45 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Malden (MO)5/16F 16 h 30 mSKY ANCHOR VI--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/23---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure at an altitude of 20.7 km
Palestine (TX)5/24F 8 h 30 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/25---FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/29---OZONE MEASUREMENTS WITH RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/30F 8 h 30 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/30F 4 hSKY ANCHOR VII--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/31---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen5/316 h 20 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen6/25 h 2 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/2F 15 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure at an altitude of 2.7 km
Baurú GLB (SP)6/22 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Arthur Nogueira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eielson AFB (AK)6/2---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/3---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Baurú GLB (SP)6/45 hOLINDA (Observações de Linhas Nucleares Da Atmosfera)In Cambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Eielson AFB (AK)6/4---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)6/5---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure at launch
Palestine (TX)6/5F 30 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/615 h 30 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE) + CHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/7---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/7---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/8F 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)6/8---BEEPS (Balloon Electrical Environment Profiling Systems)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/9F 4 h 30 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/10F 6 h 55 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
Laupheim6/114 h 48 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)6/12---BEEPS (Balloon Electrical Environment Profiling Systems)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/14---X-RAY OBSERVATIONSBalloon Failure at launch
Gap-Tallard6/14---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/15F 11 hGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/1915 h 47 mSOLAR TELESCOPE + MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/22---MOTAS (Mouvements Organisés et Turbulence Atmosphérique)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/26---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/26---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE) + CHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/9F 9 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)7/13---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen7/131 h 12 mLIMS GONDOLA TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/18F 5 h 30 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/20F 4 h 15 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Trapani7/2018 hPAFIn Caceres, Montanchez, Spain
Holloman AFB (NM)7/20---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen7/253 h 30 mLIMS GONDOLA TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen7/283 h 30 mLIMS GONDOLA TEST--- No Data ---
Trapani7/2817 h 25 mAGLAEIn Alcala, Sevilla, Spain
Holloman AFB (NM)7/28---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)8/6F 9 h 45 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/8---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTGound abort due to balloon failure. No flight
Trapani8/1018 h 37 mCELIMENE I - HXR78In Valenzuela, Cordoba, Spain
Yorkton (SK)8/12---CHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)8/16---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Watertown (SD)8/19---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Trapani8/2024 h 37 mCESAR GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE + CLEOPATREIn Santa Ollala, Madrid, Spain
Cumberland City (TN)8/208 h 20 mATMOSAT AMERICA 8 (Heinsheimer)--- No Data ---
Laupheim8/252 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Cumberland City (TN)8/256 h 18 mATMOSAT AMERICA 9 (Neushal)--- No Data ---
Mildura8/28---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Roberval (QC)8/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Watertown (SD)8/29---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Yorkton (SK)8/30---PCIST (Proportional Counter Isotope Spectrometer Telescope)--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)8/3116 hX-RAY PINHOLE CAMERA--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/1---BAT-1 (Balloon-Borne Astronomical Telescope)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/1---ALBS (Air-Launched Balloon System)Underinflated balloon. Payload damaged and mission failure
Paardefontein9/3143 dSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON - POTIRONLast heard from listening station near Cristchurch, New Zealand
Paardefontein9/662 dSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON - POTIRONLast heard from listening station near Lima, Peru
Palestine (TX)9/6F 9 h 30 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/8---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein9/928 dSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON - POTIRONLast heard from listening station near Pretoria, Southafrica
Yorkton (SK)9/10F 47.5 hCOSMIC RAY ISOTOPE DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)9/11---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/145 hLAMELLAR GRATING INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15F 9 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15F 11 h 30 mU.V. EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/15---OZONOMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/20F 9 h 45 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)9/21F 43 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24F 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24F 8 hINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/26F 5 hSABE 1 (Solar Absorption Balloon Experiment 1)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/26F 33 h 15 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/27---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)9/27---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura9/28---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/28---BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/29F 42 hDOUBLE SCATTER GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at launch
Palestine (TX)10/21 hGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 25.3 km of altitude
Palestine (TX)10/418 h 30 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/4---PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/5F 8 hASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/6F 18 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/7F 6 h 50 mMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/11F 6 hHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/17F 14 h 45 mLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/17---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)10/20---REEFED BALLOON LAUNCH FEASIBILITY STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/24F 3 h 15 mU.V. EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/27F 7 h 20 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/27---MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/28F 1 h 30 mHEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/29---SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/30F 4 h 30 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/30F 4 h 30 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/30---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/1---X-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/2F 55 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)11/7---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/8F 10 h 30 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/8F 3 h 25 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/8---SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/1358 hGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad11/142 h 25 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Kingman (AZ)11/17---SKY ANCHOR VIII--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/17F 25 mIN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/17F 3 h 15 mSIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/18F 2 h 50 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/18F 3 hFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/2024 hX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/22~ 55 hrX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Mildura11/23---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)11/296 hXGAP IIn Bom Jesus dos Perdoes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Palestine (TX)11/30---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
Reconquista12/5F 4 h 30 mALL SKY CAMERA--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/6F 4 h 30 mCOMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/10~ 3 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)12/112 hXGAP IIIn Moreira Cesar, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reconquista12/12---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/12---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)12/158 hXGAP IIISeparation mechanism failure. Payload lost.
TIFR Hyderabad12/165 h 30 mX-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/17~ 3 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---

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