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Stratospheric balloons launched on 2005

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Launch siteDateScientific ExperimentPayload landing site
ESRANGE (SE)1/10HYGROMETER (in support of MAGIC rocket launch)No Data  
ESRANGE (SE)1/27E-LINKNo Data   
Ft. Sumner (NM)2/4ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon) + COSMOCAM20 miles NE of Amarillo, Texas, USA 
ESRANGE (SE)3/1AURA + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone PhotometerNo Data   
ESRANGE (SE)3/22BEXUS III (Balloon Experiment for University Students)40 km west of the village of Vilhelmina, Sweden  
Hyderabad (IN)4/20CRYOSAMPLER (Criogenic atmpospheric sampler)Near Gulbarga, 250 km west of Hyderabad, India   
Aire Sur L'Adour (FR)5/7SAOZ + SAOZ BroNo Data   
Ft. Sumner (NM)5/9HERO (High Energy Replicated Optics)36 miles SW of Dodge City, Kansas, USA 
Ft. Sumner (NM)5/18HEFT (High Energy Focusing Telescope)35 miles east-northeast of Holbrook, Arizona, USA
Sanriku (JP)5/21SUPER THIN FILM HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON FLIGHT TESTNo Data   
Sanriku (JP)5/25NUSMIT (Nagoya University SuperMirror Imaging Telescope experiment) - Test flightIn the ocean shore near Sanriku   
Sanriku (JP)5/29SOLAR SAILNo Data   
Ft. Sumner (NM)6/1NCT (Nuclear Compton Telescope)68 miles northwest of Socorro, NM, USA 
Timón (MA)6/1OZONE SAMPLER3 km from Timón, Maranhao state , Brazil  
Sanriku (JP)6/2SUPER PRESSURE BALLOON FLIGHT TESTNo Data   
Timón (MA)6/4OZONE SAMPLERNear Grajaú, Maranhao state , Brazil  
Sanriku (JP)6/6STRATOSPHERIC MICROBIAL COLLECTIONNo Data   
Ft. Sumner (NM)6/7FIRST (Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Troposphere)44 miles northwest of Fort Sumner (NM) USA 
Timón (MA)6/8TWIN SAMPLERWest of the city of Barra da Corda, Maranhao state, Brazil.  
ESRANGE (SE)6/12BLAST (Balloon-borne Large Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope)On Victoria Island, 170 miles NW of Cambridge Bay, Northern Canadá 
Timón (MA)6/14MIPAS-B2 (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding - Balloonborne) + Mini DOASNE of Fortaleza de Nogueiras, Maranhao State, Brazil. 
Timón (MA)6/17LPMA (Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere) + DOASBetween the cities of Presidente Dutra and Tuntum, Maranhao State, Brazil. 
Ft. Sumner (NM)6/18DSTB (Deep Space Test Bed)In a national forest 13 miles south southwest of Reserve, NM, USA 
Timón (MA)6/22SPIRALE (Spectroscopie Infra-Rouge par Absorption de Laser Embarqué)NE of Presidente Dutra city in the Maranhao State, Brazil  
Timón (MA)6/24TRIPLEFlight aborted. Payload was retrieved from the forest near the launch base.   
Timón (MA)6/25TRIPLEIn Esperantinópolis, Maranhao State, Brazil   
ESRANGE (SE)6/29CAPANINASouth of the village of Nikkaluokta, Sweden  
Svalbard (NO)6/29Trailblazer + PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetics And other Scientific Observations)Over international water (pack-ice) at 11:15 utc at 80º 46,743'N - 107º 18.276' E 
Timón (MA)6/30LPMA-IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) + REFIR PADWest of the city of Mirador in the Maranhao State, Brazil. 
Svalbard (NO)7/6Trailblazer + PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetics And other Scientific Observations)Over international water (pack-ice) at 17:57 utc at 72º 51.969' N - 176º 47.698' W 
Timón (MA)7/6SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TESTSouth of Sao Joao dos Poleiros, Maranhao State, Brazil   
Timón (MA)7/7CASOLBA (CAlibration de cellules SOLaires sur vol BAllon)NW of the city of Jose de Freitas in Piauí state, Brazil. 
Timón (MA)7/8SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST15 km SW of Timon, Maranhao State, Brazil   
NSBF, Palestine (TX)7/24ARCADE (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission)Ground abort.The termination system malfunctioned during the launch and separated the balloon from the payload.  
NSBF, Palestine (TX)7/28ARCADE (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission)51 miles East Northeast of Fort Stockton, Texas, USA 
Sanriku (JP)8/22High Energy electron and atmospheric gamma-ray observationsNo flight. The balloon burst at launch.   
Ft. Sumner (NM)8/28ANITA (Antarctic Impulse Transient Antenna)58 miles west southwest of Fort Sumner, NM, USA 
Sanriku (JP)8/28Atmospheric Gravity Waves and Stratospheric Ozone observationsAt 141º 56' N - 39º 45' W, in the Japan Sea.   
Sanriku (JP)8/29Observation of the VLF radio wave which accompanies noctilucence and lightning discharge.No Data  
ESRANGE (SE)8/31CAPANINANear the village of Junosuando in the north part of Sweden  
McMurdo (AQ)9/5RUMBALast known position: 78.36º S - 116.78º E. 
McMurdo (AQ)9/6RUMBALast known position: 64.25º S - 175.08º W 
McMurdo (AQ)9/9RUMBAOn the Atlantic Ocean. Last known position: 42.66º S - 33.45º W 
McMurdo (AQ)9/9RUMBAOver the argentinian patagonic coast. Last known position: 48.65º S - 61.71º W 
McMurdo (AQ)9/12RUMBALast known position: 77.60º S - 79.66º E 
Ft. Sumner (NM)9/13SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION13 nm South Southeast of Tucumcari, NM, Usa 
McMurdo (AQ)9/17RUMBANear the launch site (76.84º S - 166.45º E)  
McMurdo (AQ)9/17RUMBAOn the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.83º S - 151.04º W 
Ft. Sumner (NM)9/20MKIV + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer15 nm East of Parker, AZ, USA  
McMurdo (AQ)9/20RUMBAOn the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.70º S - 78.10º E 
McMurdo (AQ)9/22RUMBAOn the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.70º S - 164.07º W 
McMurdo (AQ)9/22RUMBAOn the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 71.30º S - 118.47º W 
Aire Sur L'Adour (FR)9/22OPENING CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTNo Data  
McMurdo (AQ)9/23RUMBALast known position: 64.00º S - 61.98º W 
McMurdo (AQ)9/23RUMBAOn the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 58.01º S - 105.64º E 
McMurdo (AQ)9/26RUMBAOn the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 63.12º S - 37.33º W 
McMurdo (AQ)9/28RUMBALast known position: 77.29º S - 42.34º E 
Ft. Sumner (NM)10/1CWAS (Cryogenic Whole-Air Sampler) + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone PhotometerAt coordinates 35º 15.49 N, 103º 56.8 W on New Mexico, USA 
McMurdo (AQ)10/3RUMBA + TURBULENCELast known position: 68.14º S - 114.35º E 
McMurdo (AQ)10/5RUMBALast known position: 74.65º S - 27.87º E 
McMurdo (AQ)10/5RUMBAOn the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.89º S - 167.91º W 
McMurdo (AQ)10/5RUMBAOn the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 56.29º S - 10.61º E 
Ft. Sumner (NM)10/7CREST (Cosmic Ray Electron Synchrotron Telescope)15 miles North-Northwest from Hereford, Texas, USA 
Aire Sur L'Adour (FR)10/7SAOZ + SAOZ BroNo Data   
McMurdo (AQ)10/13RUMBAOn the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 48.70º S - 100.37º W 
McMurdo (AQ)10/13RUMBA + TURBULENCEOn the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 72.00º S - 10.00º W 
McMurdo (AQ)10/14RUMBANear the launch site (77.78º S - 169.18º E)  
McMurdo (AQ)10/16RUMBAOn the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.87º S - 29.35º E 
McMurdo (AQ)10/18RUMBAOn the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.87º S - 23.22º E 
McMurdo (AQ)10/25RUMBA + TURBULENCEOn the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 52.98º S - 122.43º O 
McMurdo (AQ)10/25RUMBAOn the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.63º S - 166.44º W 
McMurdo (AQ)10/26RUMBAOn the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.40º S - 74.98º E 
McMurdo (AQ)10/28RUMBAOn the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 51.00º S - 76.00º E 
McMurdo (AQ)12/15CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass)249 nautic miles Northwest from McMurdo Antarctic base. 
McMurdo (AQ)12/19ATIC (Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter)At coordinates 77º 34.8 South / 172º 22.8 East in the Ross Ice Shelf, 70 nm east of McMurdo Station. 
SLB, Cachoeira Paulista (SP)12/20NUSMIT (Nagoya University SuperMirror Imaging Telescope experiment) - Launch rehearsalCachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil   
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