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 FLIGHTNsbf Launch Pad
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 ---
Laramie (WY)2/263 hAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Stamsund3/19~ 4 hNaI (TL) SCINTILLATION COUNTERN of Rovaniemi, Finland
Stamsund3/20~ 4 hCONDUCTING PLATE ANTENNASN of Oulu, Finland
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)--- 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
Chico (CA)4/30---BAMM II (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)4/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/313 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT10 miles SE of Jena, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)5/4F 12 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT50 miles SW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
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
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 ---
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. Payload landed 5 miles NE of Alto, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/2F 8 h 50 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Uvalde, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/247 hCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT28 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)6/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/419 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT25 miles SE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/5F 14 h 50 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT19 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/6---X-RAY EXPERIMENTGround abort due to high winds
Gap-Tallard6/10---MASS SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)6/10F 33 h 10 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT25 miles NW of El Paso, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/1449 h 50 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT15 miles W of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)6/1711 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES35 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)6/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/21F 8 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES30 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
Palestine (TX)7/811 h 40 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 miles SW of Colman, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)7/8F 8 h 50 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE10 miles NNE of Lampasas, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)7/8---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/1211 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles E of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
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
Laramie (WY)8/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Gimli (MB)8/10---OZONE RESEARCH--- No Data ---
Søndre Strømfjord8/14---CENTELLEADOR--- No Data ---
Sinton (TX)8/21------ No Data ------ No Data ---
Sinton (TX)8/21------ No Data ------ No Data ---
Thompson (MB)8/28F 35 h 40 mLEE (Low Energy Electrons)30 miles SSE of Thompson, Canada
Palestine (TX)8/2912 h 45 m---No Data------ No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/3---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/5---EXPERIMENTO EN INFRARROJO LEJANOLaunch Pad / Nsbf
Palestine (TX)9/618 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT15 miles E of Abilene, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/715 h 10 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT8 miles SE of Taylor, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)9/8---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15F 11 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES + ENGINEERING FLIGHT OF REEL DOWN TECHNIQUE5 miles N of Jacksonville, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/17F 33 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT25 miles SW of Lafayette, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)9/17F 13 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT38 miles SSW of Longview, Texas, US
Sanriku9/1716 h 50 mSSTD (Solid State Track Detector)--- No Data ---
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 ---
Sanriku9/20---ANEMOMETER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/20---CRYOGENIC SAMPLERS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/22F 18 h 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES15 miles N of Beaumont, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/22---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES6 miles W of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/2229 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES5 miles N of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/22F 26 h 50 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES17 miles N of Abilene, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour9/23----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT20 miles SE of Crockett, Texas, US
Sanriku9/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/30~1 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)20 miles SW of Frankston, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/1---RASOLBA--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/4---ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTS30 miles S of Monroe, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)10/537 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE7 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
Sanriku10/18---GEOMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/20---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/25---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE20 miles W of Jackson, Mississippi, US
McMurdo10/271 h 30 m--- No Data ------ No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)10/3110 h 40 mCOMPTON TELESCOPEIn Martinópolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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 ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)11/2410 hX-RAY DETECTORIn Tomasina - Parana.
Uberaba (MG)11/259 h 5 mHEXE (High Energy X-Ray Experiment)Payload lost.
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------No Data---Ground Abort
ESRANGE12/16?A BAL--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/18----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
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