In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 2018, 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
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/169 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 029Last known position S of Amazonas state, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)1/3112 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 088East of Teresina, Maranhao State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/4 PROJECT LOON FLIGHT 078--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)1/5~ 42 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 097Last known position N of Barranquilla, Colombia
Winnemucca (NV)1/566 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 098Last known position SW of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)1/5~ 17 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 393Last known position W of Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
Winnemucca (NV)1/525 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 096Last known position E of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)1/122 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 246N of Fredericksburg, Texas, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/176 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-093Near Pacajá, State of Pará, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/172 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 091Fell to the sea SE of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/179 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 094Last known position E of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/1898 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 104NW of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/189 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 114Last known position in Pará State, Brazil, near the Surinamese border
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/182 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 101In Carriacou Island, of the Granedines Archipelago, Caribbean Sea
Winnemucca (NV)1/2043 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 046Last registered location over Amazonas State, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)1/28106 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 105 / 147East of Teresina, Maranhao State, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)1/2977 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 149Last registered location SW of Cuenca, Ecuador
Winnemucca (NV)1/29~ 4 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 148Last registered location over the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonville, Florida, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/315 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 161In the Caribbean Sea E of Puerto Rico
Winnemucca (NV)1/3112 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 152In the Caribbean Sea SW of Gran Cayman Island
Winnemucca (NV)1/31~ 16 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 146Near Pasto, Ecuador
TIFR Hyderabad2/23 h 30 mPROJECT APEIRO32 km NW of Hyderabad, India
Winnemucca (NV)2/228 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 17212 km SE of Happy, Texas, US
Winnemucca (NV)2/2120 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 15025 miles NE of Elko, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)2/22 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 175E of Battle Mountain, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)2/74 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 072In Lund, Nevada, US
TIFR Hyderabad2/103 hBATAL-ZF-HYBRIDNear Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India
Winnemucca (NV)2/137 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 153Last registered location S of Pacaraima, Roraima State, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)2/13110 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 204SW of Twin Falls, Idaho, US
Winnemucca (NV)2/13101 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 177N of Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)2/13~ 16 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 203Near Wheatland, Wyoming, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)2/145 h 30 mTHUNDERHEADW of Appleton, Wisconsin, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico2/2787 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 179East of Teresina, Maranhao State, Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)2/2773 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-154--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)2/2725 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 155Over Brazil
Winnemucca (NV)2/272 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 14545 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)2/2785 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 157NW of Nevada, US
ESRANGE2/28---ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Ceiba, Puerto Rico2/288 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 163Last registered location west of Teresina, Maranhao State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/147 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 169E of Madison, Texas, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/797 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 186In Peru
Winnemucca (NV)3/75 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 026NW of Elko, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/8~ 2 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 185Impact in the ocean, 25 miles W of Anegada, British Virgin Islands
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/8~ 110 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 188Last registered location over Amazonas State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/8105 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 220Last registered location E of Esperantina, Piaui State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/8102 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 184SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/9103 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 219Last known position in Maranhao State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/9108 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 221Last registered location east of Teresina, Maranhao State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/1453 d +++PROJECT LOON FLIGHT 234Last known position south of Cape Town, Southafrica
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/14112 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 192Last registered location over Amazonas State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/14107 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 187South of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/14105 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 191Last known position N of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/142 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-233--- No Data ---
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/14105 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 222Last known position S of Manaos, Amazonas, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/1499 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 235Last known position above Amazonas State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico3/14107 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 232Last registered location over Amazonas State, Brazil
TIFR Hyderabad3/18F 5 h 30 mFPS100 - INFRARED TELESCOPE350 km SW of Hyderabad, India
Winnemucca (NV)3/267 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 24095 miles E of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Spaceport Tucson (AZ)3/297 hRADIATION DETECTOR + ARMAS (Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety)In Texas, US
Winnemucca (NV)3/306 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 241150 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)3/30114 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 151NE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Alice Springs4/728 h 43 mSMILE-2+ (Sub-MeV/MeV gamma-ray Imaging Loaded-on-balloon Experiment)190 km SSE of Alice Springs, Australia
TIFR Hyderabad4/13---T-500102 km SW of Hyderabad, India
Winnemucca (NV)4/13~ 7 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 255125 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Spaceport Tucson (AZ)4/182 hSTRATOLLITESE of Safford, Arizona, US
Winnemucca (NV)4/216 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 274176 miles NE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)4/213 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 28410 miles W of Anselmo, Nebraska, US
ATLAS Jaén4/23---ELEVATE--- No Data ---
Alice Springs4/2616 h 44 mGRAINE (Gamma-Ray Astro-Imager with Nuclear Emulsion)W of Windorah, Queensland, Australia
Winnemucca (NV)4/284 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 224Near Lamoure, North Dakota, US
Winnemucca (NV)4/283 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 225Near Lamoure, North Dakota, US
Winnemucca (NV)5/8~ 8 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 030SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico5/108 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-258Last known position E of Barbados
ESRANGE5/155 d 15 h 55 mAESOP-LiteAt coordinates 78°23.89 N - 80°48.32 W, Ellesmere Island, Canada
Ceiba, Puerto Rico5/1619 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 237Last known position NE of Perth, Australia
Spaceport Tucson (AZ)5/163 dSTRATOLLITE - GRYPHON VIINear Escondido Mountain, New Mexico, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico5/22178 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 301Near Nueva Mestre, Paraguay
Ceiba, Puerto Rico5/23122 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 302NE of the state of Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico5/246 d (?)PROJECT LOON FLIGHT 335Last known position E of Malpelo Island, Colombia
Winnemucca (NV)5/242 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 299Near Fort Benton, Montana, US
Winnemucca (NV)5/24 PROJECT LOON FLIGHT 300N of Fort Benton, Montana, US
Madras Muni. (OR)6/1---1090 MHZ ADS-B TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Ceiba, Puerto Rico6/5108 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 27125 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico6/58 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 336Last known position SW of Coiba Island, Panama
Palestine (TX)6/621 h 13 mSuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope)37 nautic miles SE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Xinjiang6/13---AIRCORE SAMPLING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Xinjiang6/14---AIRCORE SAMPLING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)6/214 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 26715 miles NE Basque, Oregon, US
ESRANGE6/245 d 16 h 13 mHIWIND (High-altitude Interferometer WIND Experiment)Near Kugluktuk, Nunavut territory, Canada
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/27---THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 0175--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)6/272 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-334125 miles NE of Billings, Montana, US
Winnemucca (NV)7/1 PROJECT LOON FLIGHT 263Last known position above the Gulf of Mexico
Longyearbyen7/3---OLIMPOBalloon failure at launch
Palestine (TX)7/58 hASCOT (Advanced Scintillator COmpton Telescope)N of Pecos, Texas, US
ESRANGE7/85 d 22 h 8 mPMC-Turbo300 nautic miles NNE of Yellowknife, Canada
Coyote Lake (CA)7/13---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Longyearbyen7/144 d 20 hOLIMPOIn Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada
Winnemucca (NV)7/2013 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 394Last registered location west of Zacatecas, Mexico
Winnemucca (NV)7/2522 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 26610 miles SE of Caney, Kansas, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/119 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 293E of Fort Collins, Colorado, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/115 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 294NE of Limon, Colorado, US
Fort McMurray (AB)8/1---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)8/388 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 292Near Palpa, Ica Department, Peru
Fort McMurray (AB)8/3---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)8/538 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 26414 miles S of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/57 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 261Last registered location west of Burns, Oregon, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/574 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 423Last registered location over Hawaii
Winnemucca (NV)8/548 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 42520 miles NW of Orellana, Ecuador
Fort McMurray (AB)8/7---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Urad Banner8/8---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)8/91 h 30 mPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 408NW of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Urad Banner8/9~ 5 hMULTI-INSTRUMENTAL PLATFORM--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)8/10108 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 265East of Loma Plata, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay
Timmins (ON)8/126 hCLIMAT (Combinaison de Lasers et d'Instrument in-situ de Mesure dans l'Atmosphère Terrestre)20 km N of Foyelet, Ontario, Canada
Winnemucca (NV)8/13117 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 426Last known position above the center of Bolivia
Winnemucca (NV)8/1413 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 431SW of Fargo, North Dakota, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/142 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 280E of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/14148 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 414NNW of Alice Springs, Australia
ESRANGE8/15---EXO-MARS HADT (High Altitude Drop Test)--- No Data ---
Timmins (ON)8/166 hSPECIES (SPECtrometre Infrarouge a lasErs in Situ)40 km SE of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Golmud8/163 h 15 mMULTI-INSTRUMENTAL PLATFORM--- No Data ---
Coyote Lake (CA)8/17---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)8/178 h60MCF TEST FLIGHTNE of Winslow, Arizona, US
Timmins (ON)8/1911 hAIRBUS40 km NW of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Winnemucca (NV)8/234 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 422SW of Fargo, North Dakota, US
Timmins (ON)8/2311 h 6 mCABUX50 km SE of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Fort Sumner (NM)8/246 hUSIP PROGRAM FLIGHTSW of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)8/259 h 40 m60MCF TEST FLIGHTN of Winslow, Arizona, US
Timmins (ON)8/2612 hFAST-CARMEN280 km W of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)8/29~ 4 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 0189Near Madelia, Minnesota, US
Winnemucca (NV)8/3165 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 44048 miles E of Tilmouth Well, Australia
Fort Sumner (NM)9/411 h 30 mHASP 2018 (High Altitude Student Platform)NW of Bowie, Arizona, US
Winnemucca (NV)9/55 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 4246 miles SE of Kanardo, Kansas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)9/86 h 40 mSIFT (Super Pressure Balloon Instrumentation Flight Test)W of Corona, New Mexico, US
Winnemucca (NV)9/102 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 25118 miles SW of Valentine, Nebraska, US
Page (AZ)9/1132 hSTRATOLLITE - GRYPHON VIIINW of Craig, Colorado, US
Winnemucca (NV)9/17169 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 43226 km N of Ciudad Insurgentes, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Winnemucca (NV)9/20128 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 48360 Miles NW of Alice Springs, Australia
Jiuquan9/21---HYPERSONIC MODEL DROP TEST--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/2215 h 23 mFIREBALL (Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon)North of Vaughan, New Mexico, USA
Madras Muni. (OR)9/25---TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Madras Muni. (OR)9/25---TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
McCall (ID)9/26---BTEM (Balloon-borne Transverse Electro Magnetic wave-sensing system)--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)9/283 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 46770 miles E of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Fort Sumner (NM)9/292 hPING # 140 km SE of Ft. Sumner, New Mexico, US
Winnemucca (NV)10/108 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 434150 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)10/10~ 2 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 22665 miles N of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Tillamook (OR)10/15---ANIMAL TRACKER GROUND STATION - TAG TESTING--- No Data ---
ESRANGE10/17 BEXUS 26 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students)In North Finland
ESRANGE10/184 h 3 mBEXUS 27 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students)--- No Data ---
Ceiba, Puerto Rico10/25142 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 49330 km ENE of Capilla del Sauce, Florida, Uruguay
Ceiba, Puerto Rico10/25173 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 494315 km N of Alice Springs, Australia
Spaceport Tucson (AZ)10/2616 h 40 mSTRATOLLITE - GRYPHON IX40 miles W of Benjamín Hill, Sonora, México.
TIFR Hyderabad10/28---FPS100 - INFRARED TELESCOPEDoma, Rangareddy district, India
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/1122 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 40613 km NW of Pirarajá, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/2145 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 399400 km NW of Alice Springs, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/887 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-450Near Jonacatepec, Morelos state, Mexico
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/9160 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 46510 km S of Cerro Chato, Florida Department, Uruguay
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/9170 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 458186 km N of Alice Springs, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/18171 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 47740 km NW of Ali Curung, Northern Territory, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/18~ 27 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 472Last known position above the Pacific Ocean west of Ecuador
Tillamook (OR)11/18---SATELLITE-BASED ADS-B--- No Data ---
Winnemucca (NV)11/18~ 7 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 368170 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/19223 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-49635 km WNW of Ica, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/19172 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 49531 km NW of Ti Tree, Northern Territory, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/2996 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 50534 km SE of Coxim in Mato Grosso Do Sul State, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/2970 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 507NE of Battle Creek Ranch in Humboldt County, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/29173 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 480In Central Australia fixed recovery zone, 155 km NNW of Alice Springs
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/29155 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 49836 km SE of Coen, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/30127 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 508Near Anningie a small town located 221 km NNW of Alice Springs, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/3032 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 466Last known position Ica Department, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico11/3041 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 407Last known position Pisco province, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/43 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 50014 miles SE of Barahona, Dominican Republic
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/459 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 47320 km west of Ica, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/480 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 47440 km NW of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/5169 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 512204 km NNW of Alice Springs, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/5162 daysPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 486252 km N of Alice Springs, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/597 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT P-51120 km SW of Copara, Ica, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/8165 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 478In Central Australia fixed recovery zone, 85 km NNW of Alice Springs
McMurdo12/974 dBARREL 6A + GUSTO PATHFINDERIn the Amundsen Sea, 500 nautic miles west of Charcot Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/11167 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 50426 km W of Ica, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/11155 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 52320 km SW of Wilora, Northern Territory, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/12166 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 52430 km W of Ica, Peru
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/12161 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 547In Central Australia fixed recovery zone, 87 km NNW of Alice Springs
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/12116 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 461121 km W of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre state, Brazil
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/12165 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 469In Presidente Hayes Department, 115 km N of Asuncion, Paraguay
Ceiba, Puerto Rico12/1244 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 548East of Cozumel Island, Mexico
Winnemucca (NV)12/13~ 3 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 330East of Eureka, Nevada, US
McMurdo12/196 h 41 mSuper-TIGER II (Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder)280 km al NNW of McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Winnemucca (NV)12/19~ 2 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 325102 miles SE of Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Winnemucca (NV)12/20~ 5 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT 38560 km N of Wells, Nevada, US
McMurdo12/302 dX-CALIBUR / WASPAt coordinates -79.2902º S 94.7048º E in the Antarctic Plateau.

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