In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1982, 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
Laramie (WY)1/72 h 30 mAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)1/16---MASER 24,5 ghzIn Botucatu - Sao Paulo.
S.J.dos Campos (SP)1/244 hMASER 24,5 ghzIn Santa Branca - Sao Paulo.
Palestine (TX)1/26---ENGINEERING TEST FLIGHTBalloon failure at launch
S.J.dos Campos (SP)1/3010 hMASER 24,5 ghzIn Teodoro Sampaio - Sao Paulo.
Palestine (TX)2/1F 10 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT5 miles N of Hamilton, Alabama, US
Laramie (WY)2/5---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/76 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN225 miles ESE of Guthrie, Texas, US
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)2/23---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)2/263 hAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)3/5---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Stamsund3/19~ 4 hNaI (TL) SCINTILLATION COUNTERN of Rovaniemi, Finland
Stamsund3/20~ 4 hCONDUCTING PLATE ANTENNASN of Oulu, Finland
TIFR Hyderabad3/232 h 30 mION MEASUREMENTS TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/249 h 10 mSTRAIN GAGE TEST FLIGHT40 miles E of Monroe, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)4/1F 22 h 10 mTEST FLIGHT OF NEW CONSOLIDATED INTEGRATED PACKAGE (CIP)20 miles S of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/6---DFS (Direct Flow Sampler) + CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)4/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)4/11---PULSARIn Andradina - Sao Paulo.
Laramie (WY)4/162 hAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)4/19---HIREX (HIgh REsolution X-ray Spectrometer)In Sete Lagoas - Minas Gerais, Brazil
Palestine (TX)4/24F 9 h 40 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)4/27~ 12.00 hRADIOMETER 90 GHZ3 miles NW of Palquemine, Louisiana, US
Laramie (WY)4/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/3010 hBAMM II (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)15 miles S of Pyramid Lake, Nevada, US
Uberaba (MG)5/1---GE-LI-O--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/313 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT10 miles SE of Jena, Louisiana, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/3---LIMB CAMERAS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/4F 12 h 30 mGOLDENER DRACHE TELESKOP50 miles SW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Palestine (TX)5/8F 35 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT18 miles NW of Mccomb, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/16F 16 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 miles SW of Crockett, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/19F 11 h 20 mU.V. EXPERIMENT26 miles W of Austin, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/21---BIMS (Balloon Borne Ion Mass Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/22F 9 hTEST FLIGHT OF CONSOLIDATED INTEGRATED PACKAGE (CIP II)4 miles S of Old Dime Box, Texas, US
Sanriku5/24---NEAR INFRARED RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/25---HEAVY PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/26---PARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)5/2964 h 20 mX-RAY / GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT22 miles N of Winslow, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)5/30---FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 62.500 ft. Payload landed 5 miles NE of Alto, Texas, US
Sanriku5/30---ULTRAHEAVY NUCLEI OF PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/2F 8 h 50 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Uvalde, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/247 hJACEE 3 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)28 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)6/419 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT25 miles SE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Sanriku6/4---STUDY OF STELLAR INFRARED SPECTRA--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/5F 14 h 50 mMIFRASO (Milano - FRAscati - Southampton)19 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/6---HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROMETERGround abort due to high winds
Gap-Tallard6/1011 h 21 mCRYOGENIC WHOLE-AIR SAMPLER (KFA)--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/10---PACIMS (Passive Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)6/10F 33 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROMETER25 miles NW of El Paso, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/1449 h 50 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT15 miles W of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/16---SCRIBE (Stratospheric CRyogenic Interferometer Balloon Experiment)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/1711 h 55 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)35 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/21F 8 hINFRARED GRATING SPECTROMETER30 miles S of Brownwood, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/22F 9 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT17 miles W of Orla, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/2311 h 55 mGRYOGENIC GAS REPLENISHMENT TEST FLIGHT20 miles N of Toccoa, Georgia, US
Palestine (TX)6/26F 3 h 50 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES42 miles ENE of Waco, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)7/8---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/811 h 40 mNO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETER12 miles SW of Colman, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)7/8F 8 h 50 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE10 miles NNE of Lampasas, Texas, US
Roswell (NM)7/9---GALILEO PATHFINDER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/1211 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles E of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
Trapani7/1420 h 52 mALIOS 82In Huelva, Spain
Roswell (NM)7/17~ 5 hGALILEO PROBE PARACHUTE TESTOver White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US, USA
Palestine (TX)7/217 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION38 miles NNE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)7/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/29F 10 h 40 mFLIGHT TEST OF LINE DEPLOYMENT25 miles NW of Pecos, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)8/29 h 40 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles NE of Junction, Texas, US
Trapani8/210 h 40 mTIFANI (Telescope Infrarouge Froid pour l'Astronomie des Nuages Interstellaires)Recovered from the Mediterranean sea, west of the port of Sóller in Mallorca
Holloman AFB (NM)8/5---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)8/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Trapani8/823 h 33 mCOSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Trapani8/1022 h 23 mXG EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Gimli (MB)8/10---NO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETER--- No Data ---
Søndre Strømfjord8/11---ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Trapani8/122 hBIOLOGY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Søndre Strømfjord8/14---SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/17---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Sinton (TX)8/21---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Sinton (TX)8/21---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)8/28F 35 h 40 mLEE (Low Energy Electrons)30 miles SSE of Thompson, Canada
Gimli (MB)8/2826 hSOLAR TELESCOPE + MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERNear Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Xiang He9/??---INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/1---COSMIC RAY PARTICLES AND TRACE COMPONENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/3---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/5---EXPERIMENTO EN INFRARROJO LEJANOLaunch Pad / Nsbf
Sanriku9/5---PRELIMINARY TEST OF PAYLOAD FOR INDONESIAN SOLAR ECLIPSE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/618 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT15 miles E of Abilene, Texas, US
Sanriku9/610 h 7 mPRIMARY COSMIC RAYS (Boomerang Flight)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/715 h 10 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)8 miles SE of Taylor, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/15F 11 h 10 mREEL DOWN SYSTEM FOR IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS5 miles N of Jacksonville, Texas, US
Malden (MO)9/17---SKY ANCHOR + HARD X-RAYS EXPERIMENTBalloon failure. Payload landed 5 miles S of New Madrid, Missouri, US
Laramie (WY)9/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/17F 33 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT25 miles SW of Lafayette, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)9/17F 13 h 45 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)38 miles SSW of Longview, Texas, US
Sanriku9/1716 h 50 mSSTD (Solid State Track Detector)--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/20---ANEMOMETER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/20---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/22F 18 h 25 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE15 miles N of Beaumont, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/22---BIC - NPL GONDOLABalloon failure. Landing 6 miles W of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/2229 h 10 mBMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)5 miles N of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/22F 26 h 50 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION17 miles N of Abilene, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour9/23---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 44.000 ft. Landing 20 miles SE of Crockett, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)9/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2930 hGAMMA RAY OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2929 hX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/30~1 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)Balloon failure at 60.000 ft. Landing 20 miles SW of Frankston, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/1F 3 h 30 mRASOLBAIn Condom-en-Armagnac, Gers, France
Aire Sur L'Adour10/3---PACIMS (Passive Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/4---BIMS (Balloon Borne Ion Mass Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/4---ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTS30 miles S of Monroe, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)10/537 hBIC - NPL GONDOLA7 miles N of Dyersburg, Tennesee, US
Laramie (WY)10/11---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mendoza10/14---GENESIS I--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)10/14---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1612 h 25 mCAMERA POINTING SYSTEM TEST20 miles NW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/17---PACIMS (Passive Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/18---RELAY BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/1822.4 hGEOMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/19---OBSERVATION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/216 h 52 mCRYOGENIC WHOLE-AIR SAMPLER (KFA)--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/23---PARACHUTE OPENING TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/25---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles W of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)10/29---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)10/3110 h 40 mMPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPEIn Martinópolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Holloman AFB (NM)11/5---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)11/5---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)11/19---RADIOMETER 90 GHZFound after two years in a forest in Tapiraí , Sao Paulo, Brazil
ESRANGE11/236 hX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Syowa11/2416 h 13 mSPECTROPHOTOMETER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)11/2410 hX-RAY DETECTORIn Tomasina - Parana.
Uberaba (MG)11/254 hHEXE (High Energy X-Ray Experiment)Aborted mission due to a hole in the balloon. Payload recovered undamaged.
Laramie (WY)11/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein12/5---ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVESPayload destroyed.
ESRANGE12/94 h 30 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/9---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/10?SU BAL--- No Data ---
Paardefontein12/1153 dATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVESNot known. Balloon ceased data transmition over W Angola.
ESRANGE12/12?SU BAL--- No Data ---
Alice Springs12/14---PAYLOAD UNKNOWNAborted flight
Gimli (MB)12/153 hNO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETERBalloon failure at 31.7 km
ESRANGE12/16?A BAL--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/18---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Syowa12/21---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---

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