In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1952, 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 |
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![]() | 1/23 | 4 h | PROJECT GOPHER GEAR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/29 | 44 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | In coordinates 28.1° N 74.4° W |
![]() | 2/2 | 36 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | In coordinates 34.4° N 73.5° W |
![]() | 2/6 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/9 | 47 h 25 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | In coordinates 28.2° N 73.4° W |
![]() | 2/14 | 92 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | NE of Montreal, Canada |
![]() | 2/19 | 48 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | Hope, kansas, US |
![]() | 2/20 | 43 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Aguilar, Colorado, US |
![]() | 2/21 | 2 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/22 | 40 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | Gulf of California, US |
![]() | 2/27 | 62 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | 13 Miles N od Stark, Louisiana, US |
![]() | 2/27 | 1 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Hope, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/3 | 1 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | Hope, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/18 | 10 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 6 Miles NE of Dora, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/8 | 4 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 15 Miles SE of Caprock, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/14 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | Gondola damaged at launch. No data obtained |
![]() | 4/15 | 11 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES + FRUIT FLIES | 15 Miles SW of Salinas Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/24 | 28 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 3 miles W of Arrey, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/30 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | Camera failure. No data obtained |
![]() | 5/1 | 5 h 10 m | SAMPLER + SOLAR RADIATION GEAR | 20 miles SW of Salt Flats, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/15 | 23 h 30 m | MOBY DICK DUMMY LOAD + FRUIT FLIES | 38 miles NE of Carrizozo, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/21 | --- | J250 CODE SONDE TELEMETRY BEACON | Telemetry failure after launch. Not recovered |
![]() | 5/26 | ~ 3 h | TEST FLIGHT | Impact site located at sea. Not recovered |
![]() | 5/27 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | In Lagonegro, Italy |
![]() | 5/28 | 3 h 30 m | SPECTROGRAPH | 5 miles NE of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/31 | + 25 h | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/3 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Senerbi, Sardignia, Italy |
![]() | 6/4 | 5 h | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/5 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 6/5 | 1 h | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | 15 miles SW of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/10 | 4 h | DUMMY LOAD - BARREL | Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/11 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Sardignia, Italy |
![]() | 6/12 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/16 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | In Uri, Sardignia, Italy |
![]() | 6/23 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 6/25 | 2 h 17 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon broke on jet Stream at 47.6 kft. Payload recovered badly 3 miles E of Cumberland, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 6/26 | 3 h | TEST FLIGHT | Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 6/28 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | South of Menorca, Mediterranean Sea. Never recovered |
![]() | 6/30 | 10 min | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon leaker. Descended 2 km N of the Airport, New Brighton, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 7/3 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon destroyed by surface wind. Not launched |
![]() | 7/3 | 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | Few miles from Elmas airport, Sardignia, Italy |
![]() | 7/5 | 2 h | EMULSION PLATES | Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/8 | 21 h 30 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Kennebec, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 7/10 | 4 d | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | Lost in the Atlantic Ocean. Balloon found by a tanker ship |
![]() | 7/10 | 10 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY PLATES | Gila Bend, Arizona, US |
![]() | 7/11 | 15 h | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | 28 miles SW of Corona, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/12 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Free fall over the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/15 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/15 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | 2 miles E of Hugo, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 7/15 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) + DOSIMETER | No flight - Insuficient free lift |
![]() | 7/16 | 10 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) + DOSIMETER | 10 miles S of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
![]() | 7/18 | 11 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 30 miles NE Yuma, Arizona, US |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon burst at 34.000 ft. Payload recovered 9 miles SE of Clear Lake, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 7/23 | 34 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Wessington Springs, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 7/26 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/29 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Payload never recovered. Balloon found in Merignac, France |
![]() | 8/5 | 6 h 10 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Payload landed in Stratford, Wisconsin and the balloon was found that night near Walford Station, Ontario, Canada |
![]() | 8/6 | 3 h 6 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT + COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT | The equipment was recovered near Pepin, Wisconsin, and the balloon near Wheeling, Illinois, US |
![]() | 8/12 | 14 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Near Maiden Rock, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 8/13 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 9 miles W of Tularosa Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/15 | 25 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | West Area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/18 | 22 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Water Tower of North Area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/19 | 19 h 20 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | The equipment was recovered 6 miles NE of La Valle, and the balloon 4 miles NE of Reedsburg, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 8/19 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/20 | 1 h 45 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 10 miles N of Tula Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/21 | 12 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | The equipment was recovered 2 miles ESE of Chanhassen, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 8/21 | --- | NO PAYLOAD | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/21 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-01 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/21 | 2 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | San Andres Mountains, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/23 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-02 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/23 | 1 h 45 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 1 mile W of Strip 2, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/25 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 10 miles W of Tula Range Camp, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/25 | 2 h 30 m | SAMPLING BOTTLE + INFRARED GEAR | 10 miles WSW of Salinas Peak, New Mexico, EEUU |
![]() | 8/26 | 1 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 2 miles S of Tula Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/27 | 4.7 h | NEUTRON COUNTER | Payload lost at sea. |
![]() | 8/27 | 22 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Pringle, Texas, US |
![]() | 8/27 | 2 h 30 m | SAMPLING BOTTLE + INFRARED GEAR | 28 miles NNW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/28 | 20 h 30 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Payload recovered in Princeton, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 8/28 | --- | NEUTRON COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/28 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-03 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/28 | --- | GOPHER PROJECT | Launch platform failed before balloon release |
![]() | 8/28 | 33 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | N of Aeromedical Laboratory building, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/29 | 10 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | 50 miles SW of Douglas, Arizona, US |
![]() | 8/29 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-04 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/29 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-05 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/29 | 4.2 h | NEUTRON COUNTER | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
![]() | 8/29 | 60 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Recovered 5 months later in Clark, Missouri, US |
![]() | 8/29 | 33 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Near Dyvad's airport, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/29 | 5 h 30 m | GOPHER PROJECT | 18 miles N of San Lorenzo, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/31 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-06 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/31 | 8 h | PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
![]() | 9/1 | 1h | PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
![]() | 9/2 | 1 h 15 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 10 Miles SE of Valmont, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/2 | 80 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Recovered 7 weeks later in South Ogema, Saskatchewan, Canada |
![]() | 9/3 | 1 h 25 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon burst at 76.000 ft. Payload recovered near Pepin, Wisconsin, US |
![]() | 9/3 | 2 h 30 m | INFRARED GEAR | 3 miles SE of Condron Field, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/3 | 80 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Recovered 5 weeks later 30 miles N of Kemmerer, Wyoming; US |
![]() | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-07 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 9/4 | 5 h 30 m | NEUTRON COUNTER + PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE | Spotted on the ground but not recovered |
![]() | 9/4 | 1h | PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
![]() | 9/4 | 4 h | GOPHER PROJECT | WSW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/4 | 78 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 25 miles NW of Ogden, Utah, US |
![]() | 9/5 | 3 h 15 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 15 miles W of Las Cruces, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/5 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | White Sands Monument, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/5 | 32 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 37 miles N of Colorado Springs, Colorado, US |
![]() | 9/6 | 62 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Arcadia, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 9/7 | 53 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Aguilar, Colorado, US |
![]() | 9/8 | 71 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 35.5º N 120.5º W |
![]() | 9/9 | 36 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 20 miles S of Ray, Arizona, US |
![]() | 9/9 | 1 h 30 m | INFRARED GEAR | Balloon burst at 52.4 kft. Payload recovered 3 miles S of White Sands, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/10 | 6 h 30 m | GOPHER PROJECT + RED BAG | 15 miles NW of Carrizozo, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/10 | 71 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Crown Point, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/11 | 4 h | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | Near Salinas Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/11 | 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 6 miles NE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/11 | 6 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 30 miles NE of Prescott, Arizona, US |
![]() | 9/12 | 44 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Keyes, Oklahoma, US |
![]() | 9/13 | 24 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Covington, Tennessee, US |
![]() | 9/15 | 1 h 28 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT + EMULSION PACK | Balloon burst at 92.886 ft. Payload recovered 5 miles E of Plum City, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 9/15 | 2 h 55 m | GOPHER PROJECT + RED BAG | Near Strip 1, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/15 | 40 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 40 miloes W of Carbos, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/16 | 9 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 8 miles ESW from Lacrosse, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 9/16 | 2 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Covington, Tennessee, US |
![]() | 9/17 | 8 h 45 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT + COSMIC RAY PLATES | In Harrisville, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 9/22 | 1 h 32 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon burst at 80.892 ft. Payload recovered in Pine Island, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 9/23 | 2 h 30 m | OZONESONDE + CDE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/24 | --- | GOPHER PROJECT + BALLAST | Vertical inflation. Load smashed on take off. No flight |
![]() | 10/2 | 40 h | GOPHER PROJECT + BALLAST | No Data. Contact lost after 40 hours of flight |
![]() | 10/14 | 50 h | GOPHER PROJECT + BALLAST | Last contact over New England, US |
![]() | 10/20 | 6 h 17 m | PROPORTIONAL COUNTER + CAMERA + EMULSION PLATES | 7 Miles N of Hulbert, Michigan, US |
![]() | 10/22 | 3 h 30 m | AIR SAMPLER | 35 miles ESE of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/30 | 3 h | AIR SAMPLER | 10 miles SE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 11/14 | 84 h | GOPHER PROJECT + BALLAST | Bridgeton, New Jersey, US |
![]() | 11/20 | 3 h | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | 20 miles E of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 11/21 | 36 h | GOPHER PROJECT | 5 miles W os Sallisaw, Oklahoma, US |
![]() | 11/21 | --- | AIR SAMPLER + SEPARATION GEAR | 40 miles NE of Lovington, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/11 | 4 h 30 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 15 miles E of Oro Grande, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/15 | 3 h 20 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | In the Fort Bliss Artillery Range, Texas, US |
![]() | 12/16 | 5 h 15 m | SPECTROGRAPH | 25 miles S of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/20 | --- | DUMMY LOAD (SAND BAGS) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/30 | --- | CONTROL BOX | Sierra Blanca, Texas, US |
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