In the tables that we present here you will find the complete record of stratospheric balloon launches available in our database separated for years and ordered chronologically. Note that the data entered so far in our database are about 65% of all balloon launch activity worldwide from 1947 to date, so it should not be taken as suitable values for statistics of any kind. It is likely that the process of consolidating all the data available still will take several years to complete.
The little number in the blue badge indicates in each case, the number of records that Stratocat hold in the database for that particular year. Clicking on each year number, you can access tables containing as much as possible information on the missions performed that year: launch base, duration of the flight, purpose of the mission and landing place of the payload. In some cases, clicking in the experiment's name you will access a complete flight data sheet featuring a detailed account of the balloon operations as well the scientific experiments carried, their purpose, results, related links and when available images of different instances of the mission.
Finally in the table at the bottom of this page you will find a snapshot of the last thirty records incorporated to our database.
Total number of balloon launches in the database: 15327 |
194716 |
194822 |
194948 |
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195014 |
195164 |
1952141 |
1953532 |
1954315 |
1955334 |
1956821 |
1957482 |
1958879 |
1959495 |
1960409 |
1961405 |
1962378 |
1963308 |
1964461 |
1965459 |
1966436 |
1967364 |
1968296 |
1969329 |
1970357 |
1971240 |
1972253 |
1973236 |
1974165 |
1975266 |
1976210 |
1977208 |
1978187 |
1979228 |
1980169 |
1981138 |
1982147 |
1983143 |
1984104 |
1985110 |
1986100 |
1987105 |
1988113 |
1989103 |
1990127 |
1991112 |
1992137 |
199386 |
1994110 |
1995113 |
199674 |
1997110 |
1998107 |
1999125 |
2000123 |
200196 |
200281 |
200382 |
200479 |
2005128 |
2006109 |
200773 |
200863 |
200950 |
201061 |
201155 |
201296 |
2013196 |
201462 |
201550 |
201646 |
2017120 |
2018192 |
2019284 |
2020273 |
2021153 |
202276 |
202383 |
20245 |
Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
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Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 2/23/2024 | 4 h 20 m | STRATOLLITE | Near the ghost town of Dos Cabezas, Arizona, US |
Hurley (SD) | 2/21/2024 | 29 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 675 | Near Waverly, Illinois, US |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 2/26/1969 | F 3 h | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/28/1987 | --- | AIR SAMPLING STUDY FOR KRYPTON-85 | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/1/1987 | --- | AIR SAMPLING STUDY FOR KRYPTON-85 | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/16/1986 | --- | AIR SAMPLING STUDY FOR KRYPTON-85 | --- No Data --- |
Santa Fe County (NM) | 1/25/2024 | 3 h 20 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 674 | SE of San Ramon, New Mexico, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/30/1993 | --- | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE) | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 6/19/1985 | --- | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE) | --- No Data --- |
Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/29/2019 | 6 h | EXO-ATMOSPHERIC AEROBRAKE | NE of Yankton, South Dakota, US |
Hurley (SD) | 1/20/2024 | 7 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 672 | Near Seymour, Iowa, US |
ESRANGE | 8/30/2016 | + 9 h | BARREL 4H (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses) | --- No Data --- |
McMurdo | 1/10/2024 | 46 h | AESOP-Lite + ANIHALA | In the Antarctic Plateau, 77 km NE of Dome Argus |
New Brighton (MN) | 9/3/1952 | 1 h 25 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | Near Lake City, Minnesota, US |
Fox Run Regional Park (CO) | 12/12/2023 | 6 h 20 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 671 | Near Sharon Springs, Kansas, US |
McMurdo | 12/10/2023 | 15 d 17 h | LAURA (Long durAtion evalUation solaR hand Launch) | In the Ronne Ice Shelf, 170 km S of Belgrano II base, Antarctica |
Santa Fe County (NM) | 12/7/2023 | 2 d 23 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 670 | 22 km SSW of Plainview, Texas, US |
Hurley (SD) | 12/1/2023 | 7 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 669 | Near Altura, Minnesota, US |
Hurley (SD) | 11/29/2023 | 8 h | THUNDERHEAD VUELO N258TH - HYDROGEN TEST | Near Center Junction, Iowa, US |
Roswell (NM) | 11/3/2023 | 1 h 30 m | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | 48 km E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Hurley (SD) | 11/2/2023 | 11 h 50 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 667 | Near Orangeville, Michigan, US |
MCAS Tustin (CA) | 3/24/2019 | --- | AN ||FLIGHT #3 (Nott - Johnson?) | Near Warner Springs, California, US |
Hurley (SD) | 10/24/2023 | ~ 22 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 665 | Last known position on the Pacific Ocean 1000 km W of Costa Rica |
Hurley (SD) | 10/23/2023 | 95 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 661 | 4 km W of Woostock, Minnesota, US |
Franklin (IN) | 10/18/2023 | 13 d 2 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 666 | SE of Belle Glade, Florida, US |
Santa Fe County (NM) | 10/17/2023 | 8 d 5 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 664 | NW of Marion, Arkansas, US |
Réunion Island | 10/8/2023 | 8 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 663 | Last known position 50 km NE of Reunion Island, Indian Ocean |
Réunion Island | 10/8/2023 | 42 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 615 | Last known position 350 km NW of Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean |
León | 10/4/2023 | 2 h 39 m | BLUE JAY #3 | N of Gordaliza del Pino, Leon, Spain |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/27/2023 | 15 h | JPL REMOTE | SE of Dawn, Texas, US |