Launch baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Syowa1/3---ATMOSPHERIC CRYOGENIC SAMPLERIn theLutzow-Holm bay, 42 kms from the launch site.
McMurdo1/7~ 4 dHIREGS (HIgh REsolution Gamma-ray and hard x-ray Spectrometer)180 miles from Vostok Station, Antarctica
Lauder1/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/24---MPI BACKSCATTER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/253 h 37 mAEROSOLS ANALYSIS AND POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS--- No Data ---
Kagoshima1/25---OPTICAL OZONE SENSOR--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour1/282 h 3 mSAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
Andoya1/29---SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
Andoya1/31---SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
Lauder2/3---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour2/52 h 30 mTechnological flight - suprepressure balloon--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour2/92 h 32 mSAOZ, H2O and O3 instrument--- No Data ---
Hyderabad2/20---NO DATA--- No Data ---
Andoya3/2---SAOZ and BrO instruments--- No Data ---
Hyderabad3/8---NO DATA--- No Data ---
León3/101 h 58 mLeon campaign opening flight and GPS system test--- No Data ---
León3/133 h 4 mSAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) + DESCARTES--- No Data ---
León3/144 h 56 mSARA--- No Data ---
León3/161 h 25 mTechnological flight of a superpressure balloon of the STRATEOLE project--- No Data ---
León3/193 h 15 mLPMA (Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere) + DOAS--- No Data ---
Andoya3/20---SAOZ, DESCARTES and BrO instruments--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)3/20---TEST FLIGHT3 miles S of Roaring Springs, Texas, US
León3/245 h 10 mTRIPLE--- No Data ---
León3/272 h 15 mSAOZ, LABS and DESCARTES instruments--- No Data ---
León3/302 h 56 mASSOS (Atmospheric Species by Solar Occultation Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)4/9---TEST FLIGHT12 miles W of Electra, Texas, US
Hyderabad4/18---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)4/22---BACH (Balloon Air Cherenkov)15 miles SSE of Sweetwater, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)4/23---CCN Counter--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/??5 hBALLOON TEST FLIGHT30 miles N of Roswell
Aire Sur L'Adour5/62 h 11 mAire Sur L'Adour spring campaign opening flight--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/86 h 14 mMIPAS-B2 (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding - Balloonborne)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE5/10---OZONE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/133 h 30 mHAGAR (High Altitude Gas Analizer)60 kms NW of the launch base.
Fort Sumner (NM)5/161 hCAPRICE (Cosmic AntiParticle Ring Imaging Cherenkov).Balloon failure. Payload landed 2.6 miles SE of Ragland, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)5/18---OMS Gondola - ALIAS II + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer6 miles NE of Glenrip, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)5/2122 hHEXIS (High Energy X-ray Imaging Spectrometer)15 miles SE of Claude, Texas, US
Sanriku5/24---BETS (Balloon borne Electron Telescope with Scintillating fibers)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)5/24------No Data---20 miles NE of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)5/2820 hCAPRICE (Cosmic AntiParticle Ring Imaging Cherenkov).15 miles N of Heber, Arizona, US
Laramie (WY)5/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/139 h 55 mGap summer 1998 campaign opening flight--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)6/18---HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICSBalloon failure. Payload landed 3 miles E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, EEUU
Gap-Tallard6/182 h 27 mQualification flight of the 3ZL balloon--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/202 h 45 mSAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) + DESCARTES--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/234 h 21 mSAOZ and H2O instruments--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/259 h 4 mCASOLBA (CAlibration de cellules SOLaires sur vol BAllon)--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)6/29~ 13 dCOSMIC RAYS STUDIES35 miles NE of Cambridge Bay, Canada
Palestine (TX)7/18F 3 h 23 mTOP HAT15 Miles W of Sterling, Texas, US
Lynn Lake (MB)7/3022 hBESS (Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting Spectrometer)8 miles SE of Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Trapani7/305 hBABY (BAckground BYpass)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1F 4 h 20 mMAXIMA (Millimeter anisotropy experiment imaging array)15 miles S of Odessa, Texas, US
ESRANGE8/3---BACKDOOR SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Lynn Lake (MB)8/433 hISOMAX (Isotope Magnet Experiment).5 miles S of Deadewood, Alberta, Canada
Laramie (WY)8/5---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/72 hPARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/104 h 43 mELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/118 h 25 mSAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/15F 5 h 3 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION20 miles N of Abilene, Texas, US
ESRANGE8/151 h 52 mORION parachute system testNear launch site.
Palestine (TX)8/18F 6 h 23 mRADIATION TEST OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITSN of Rosco, Texas, US
ESRANGE8/1912 h 46 mLPMA (Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere) + DOAS--- No Data ---
Wallops (VA)8/212h 18 mMAACS (Multi-Altitude Air Collection System)5 miles SE of Quimby, Virgina, US
Wallops (VA)8/222h 42 mATMOSPHERIC SAMPLINGHyghway 13, near Birdnest, Virginia, US
Vanscoy (SK)8/249 dMANTRA (Middle Atmosphere Nitrogen TRend Assesment)Near Mariehamn on the Aland Islands, located at Baltic Sea, Finland
Palestine (TX)8/25F 5 h 20 mBAM (Balloon-borne Anisotropy Measurement)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/251 h 30 mSKERRIESnear the Tsåkso mountain in the N part of Sweden.
ESRANGE8/2538 h 38 mINTERBOA--- No Data ---
Latacunga8/2520.5 dSAMBA--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/2810 h 32 mSAOZ + Bro--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/2945 hINTERBOA--- No Data ---
Lynn Lake (MB)8/30---AESOP (Anti-Electron Sub Orbital Payload) + LEE (Low Energy Electrons)4 miles N of Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Latacunga9/15 mSAMBA--- No Data ---
Latacunga9/147 dSAMBA--- No Data ---
Zhengding9/2---MIKROBA--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/3------ NO DATA ------ No Data ---
Latacunga9/43 dLMD1--- No Data ---
Latacunga9/45 mLMD2--- No Data ---
Latacunga9/424 dSAMBA--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/63 hFIRBE (Far InfraRed Balloon-borne Experiment)On the sea, near the launch site.
Sanriku9/9---MUSES-C PROBE PARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/28---TOP HAT TEST5 miles SW of Channing, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/35 hAire Sur L'Adour autumn campaign opening flight--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/72 h 10 mSAOZ and CH4 instruments--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)10/13---ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/14---µRADIBAL (RADIomètre BALlon)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)10/15---ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/152 h 3 mµRADIBAL (RADIomètre BALlon)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/16---MACSIMS (Measurement of Atmospheric Constituents by Selective Ion Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/223 h 17 mSIMBA (Solar Irradiance Monitoring from Balloons)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/233 h 32 mSDLA-LAMA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable - Laser pour l'Analyse du Méthane Atmosphérique)In a field near Lodève (Hérault).
Aire Sur L'Adour10/312 h 19 mSALOMON (Spectroscopie d'Absorption Lunaire pour l'Observation des Minoritaires Ozone et Nox)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour11/91 h 36 mTM ALLEGEE--- No Data ---
Andoya11/17~ 5 hSAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) + DESCARTES--- No Data ---
Hyderabad11/20---NO DATA--- No Data ---
Hyderabad11/227 hLASE (Large Area Scintillation counter Experiment)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour12/23 h 6 mSAOZ, BrO and DESCARTES instruments--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/8~ 2 hSKERRIESNear the villiage of Kompelusvaara in the northern part of Sweden
McMurdo12/2910.5 dBOOMERANG (Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extragalactic Radiation and Geophysics)50 km N of McMurdo Base, Antarctica
See balloons launched in 1997See balloons launched in 1999