Mendoza Provincial Airport, El Challao
Dedicated facilities inside a civilian airport

It was one of the three balloon launch stations of the french EOLE program.
Active for balloon launches between 1972 and 1991.
Estimated number of launches performed there: +300

Second Air Brigade, Parana, Entre Rios
Military / civilian airport

First stratospheric balloon launch site in the country. Active between 1969 and 1991
Estimated number of launches performed there: 50

Third Air Brigade, Reconquista, Santa Fe
Military / civilian airport

Alternative balloon launch site. Active esporadically between 1978 and 1992
Estimated number of launches performed there: 5

Rio Cuarto Material Area, Córdoba
Military base

Active for stratospheric balloon launches very sporadically between 1974 and 1980.
Estimated number of launches performed there: 20

Center for Experimentation and Launch of Self-Propelled Rockets (CELPA-1), Chamical, La Rioja
Military base / rocket launch facility

Used for stratospheric balloon launches very sporadically during the 60's and 70's decades
Estimated number of launches performed there: 10

Other balloon launch sites in Argentina to be included in StratoCat in the near future

  • River Plate Stadium
  • University of Buenos Aires campus
  • Posadas, Misiones
  • Resistencia International Airport
  • EOLE station Neuquen
  • EOLE station Fagnano
  • Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics Institute, Cordoba
  • Ushuaia
  • Tucuman Airport