In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 2022, 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 base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Manuel (AZ) | 1/5 | --- | CAMERAS | Near San Simon, Arizona, US |
 Syowa | 1/6 | 67 h | LODEWAVE (LOng-Duration balloon Experiment of gravity WAVE over Antarctica) | --- No Data --- |
| Mobridge (SD) | 1/20 | ~ 8h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 576 | Near Hartington, Nebraska, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 1/28 | 74 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 577 | --- No Data --- |
| Syowa | 2/4 | 35 h | LODEWAVE (LOng-Duration balloon Experiment of gravity WAVE over Antarctica) | --- No Data --- |
| Syowa | 2/6 | 25 h | LODEWAVE (LOng-Duration balloon Experiment of gravity WAVE over Antarctica) | --- No Data --- |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 2/8 | 3 h 20 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 578 | 30 km SW of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 2/11 | 3 d 15 h 48 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 579 | 10 km S of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| San Manuel (AZ) | 3/10 | --- | TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 3/16 | 23 h 10 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 580 | 52 km NE of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 3/16 | + 73 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 582 | Last known position in the Atlantic Ocean 650 km NW od Saint Helena Island |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 3/24 | ~ 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Last known position above Wheeler County, Oregon, US |
 Fort Magsaysay | 3/27 | 1 h 40 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 585 | Possible balloon failure at 57.000 ft. Landing near Duruplak, Philippines |
| Fort Magsaysay | 3/27 | ~ 5 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 589 | Last known position in the Pacific Ocean SE of Oki Daito Island, Okinawa |
| Fort Magsaysay | 3/29 | 3 d 1 h 33 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 588 | Impact in the South China Sea, 70 km W off the coast of Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Fort Magsaysay | 4/1 | 15 d 10 h 33 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 586 | 10 km W of Marysville, Kansas, US |
| Fort Magsaysay | 4/1 | ~ 8 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 587 | Last known position in the Pacific Ocean NE of Oki Daito Island, Okinawa |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 4/9 | 4 d 7 h | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIII | 50 km ESE of Alliance, Nebraska, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 4/26 | 14 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 583 | Near Rio Zarquito, Izabal, Guatemala |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 4/28 | 5 d 7 h 2 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 581 | 46 km W of Albany, Georgia, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/3 | 46 d 1 h 4 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 593 | 15 miles ESE of Pendleton, Oregon, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 5/5 | 6 d 17 h 40 m | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIV | Impact in the Atlantic Ocean, 13 km W of Bimini |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/10 | 12 h 30 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 594 | 27 km SW of Morris, Minnesota, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/16 | ~ 2 h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 595 | E of Sutherland, Iowa, US |
 BAM Rayo | 5/16 | --- | ROCKOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/27 | 61 d 21 h 40 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 596 | 7 km SW of Harrison, Nebraska, US |
 Wanaka | 5/27 | Aborted Flight | SPB (Super Pressure Balloon) | Aborted flight |
 Taiki | 6/6 | 3 h 10 m | TEST OF NEW BALLAST MOUNTING SYSTEM | In the Pacific Ocean |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 6/9 | 11 h 45 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 597 | E of Anoka, Nebraska, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 6/14 | 3 h 50 m | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | 40 km SW of Portales, New Mexico, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 6/15 | 28 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 598 | NE of Tekamah, Nebraska, US |
| Taiki | 7/1 | ~ 2 h | RERA #1 (Rubber balloon Experiment for Reentry capsule with thin-type Aeroshell) | In the Pacific Ocean, 100 km ESE of Taiki, Japan |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 7/8 | 3 h 50 m | BRONCO EMBER | NE of Mitchel, South Dakota, US |
 ESRANGE | 7/10 | 6 h | SUNRISE III | 100 km W of Kiruna, Sweden |
| ESRANGE | 7/11 | 6 d 7 h 45 m | XL-CALIBUR | 500 km NW of Yellowknife, Northwestern Territories, Canada |
| Page (AZ) | 7/12 | 24 d 1 h 30 m | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXV | In a remote area in Malheur County, Oregon, US |
| Black Rock Desert | 7/14 | --- | VENUS VARIABLE-ALTITUDE AEROBOT | In the Black Rock desert, Nevada, US |
| Black Rock Desert | 7/16 | --- | VENUS VARIABLE-ALTITUDE AEROBOT | In the Black Rock desert, Nevada, US |
| ESRANGE | 7/21 | 4 h 45 m | HEMERA LSB-1 | In ESRANGE's zone "B" 53 km NE of launch point. |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 7/21 | 40 d 22 h 10 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 600 | 76 km SE of Alamogordo, Nee Mexico, US |
| ESRANGE | 7/24 | 2 h 15 m | HEMERA LSB-2 / HERMES | 65 km E of launch point |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 7/28 | 8 h 55 m | QEOBS (Quantum Earth Observatory) | 20 km NW of Winner, South Dakota, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/4 | 8 h | SNAP (Satellite for Natural and Artificial Plumes) | 34 km ENE of White River, South Dakota, US |
 Timmins (ON) | 8/12 | 13 h 14 m | CALASET | About 40 miles NE of Saulte Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/13 | 1 d 9 h 45 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 603 | In County Loup, Nebraska, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/17 | ~ 44 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 604 | Last known position above the Gulf of Mexico |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/17 | 9 h 28 m | SOLAR | SW of White River, Ontario, Canada |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/22 | 18 h 50 m | IFTS | 160 km NW of Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/23 | 15 h 10 m | HEMERA 3 | Near Val Paradis, Quebec, Canada |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/23 | 5 h | SALTER TEST FLIGHT | 66 km ESE of Moriarty, New Mexico, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/25 | 26 d 6 h 55 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 605 | Near Streator, Illinois, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/25 | 21 h | MULLENAX TEST FLIGHT | 32 km NE of Seligman, Arizona, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/31 | 8 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In the Columbia River, near Scappoose, Oregon, US |
| ESRANGE | 9/7 | 11 h 30 m | HEMERA ZPB2022 | In Norway, close to the border with Sweden |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/7 | 8 h 45 m | BALBOA (BALloon-Based Observations for sunlit Aurora) | In el Malpais National Conservation Area, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/8 | 21 h 7 m | HASP 2022 (High Altitude Student Platform) | 45 km NE of St. Johns, Arizona, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 9/10 | 1 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 607 | 10 miles N of launch site, New Mexico, US |
| Page (AZ) | 9/15 | 10 d | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXVI | 35 km SW of Lamar, Colorado, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/22 | 7 h 30 m | TINMAN (ThermalIzed Neutron MeAsuremeNt experiment) | Payload fell uncontrolled from 125.000 ft. Impact 65 km al WNW of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 9/28 | ~ 8 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 608 | Last known position N of Bermuda |
 Dachaidan | 9/28 | 12 h 38 m | MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL PLATFORM | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/28 | 19 h 20 m | PICTURE-C (Planetary Imaging Concept Testbed Using a Recoverable Experiment - Coronagraph) | 37 km SE of Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
| Dachaidan | 9/30 | 2 h 24 m | HEAVY PAYLOAD TEST | --- No Data --- |
| Dachaidan | 10/2 | 2 h | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
| Dachaidan | 10/4 | ~ 7 h | SOLAR CORONAGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 10/7 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 26 km E of Madras, Oregon, US |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 10/12 | 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 25 km SE of Plineville, Oregon, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 10/18 | 5 d 5 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 609 | NE of Denison, Iowa, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 10/18 | 10 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 610 | Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, 520 km SW of Acapulco, Mexico |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 10/20 | 49 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 611 | 11 km SE of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, US |
| Paso Robles (CA) | 10/27 | 29 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 612 | 50 km SW of Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/30 | 4 h 30 m | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | SE of Meadow, Texas, US |
| Paso Robles (CA) | 11/3 | 17 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 613 | 58 km SW of Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 12/2 | 1 h 57 m | TEST FLIGHT | 12 km E of Virden, New Mexico, US |
 TIFR Hyderabad | 12/7 | 4 h | HALO SPACE CAPSULE FLIGHT TEST | In Vikarabad, Telangana State, India |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 12/12 | ~ 100 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 614 | Last known position in the Atlantic Ocean near the Gulf of Guinea |
| McMurdo | 12/21 | 16 d 7 h | SPIDER (Suborbital Polarimeter for Inflation Dust and the Epoch of Reionization) | Near the Hercules Dome field camp, about 430km from the South Pole |
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