In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1954, 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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![]() | 1/5 | 97 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.2º N - 72.0º W |
![]() | 1/6 | --- | TOASTMASTER - 100 balloons launched the same day | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/6 | 8 h | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 33 miles S of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/7 | 28 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Pitt County, N Carolina |
![]() | 1/9 | 16 h | MOBY DICK | In San Angelo, Texas |
![]() | 1/14 | 15 h | BALLOON CONTROL INSTRUMENTS (Winzen) | Masselyn, Ohio, US |
![]() | 1/15 | 2 h 5 m | CERENKOV COUNTER | 8 Miles SE of Catawba, Wisconsin, US |
![]() | 1/21 | 3 h | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | 17 miles S of Artesia, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/22 | 3 h 30 m | PARACHUTE TEST GONDOLA | 15 miles ENE of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/27 | 2 h 40 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | 15 miles NNW of Artesia, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/28 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/28 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/28 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/28 | 36 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 94.8º W |
![]() | 1/28 | 3 h 45 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | 18 miles S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/30 | 25 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.5º N - 102.0º W |
![]() | 1/31 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/1 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/2 | 1 h | RED BAG + RADAR TARGETS | Near Mule Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/2 | 8 h | CERENKOV COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/3 | 7 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 16 miles S of Dunken, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/4 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/5 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/5 | 2 h 35 m | MOBY DICK BOX | 8 miles S of Escondida, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/6 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/6 | 8 h | CERENKOV COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/8 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/9 | 49 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.6º N - 80.9º W |
![]() | 2/9 | 9 h | CERENKOV COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/10 | 8 h 30 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 5 miles NE of Fluvanna, Texas, US |
![]() | 2/11 | 2 h 30 m | LAUNCH AND PARACHUTE TEST | Near Artesia, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/12 | ~ 8 h | CERENKOV COUNTER | Near Lampasas, Texas, US |
![]() | 2/13 | 63 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.6º N - 85.8º W |
![]() | 2/15 | 23 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.4º N - 97.0º W |
![]() | 2/15 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/16 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/17 | 16 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Durham, Kansas |
![]() | 2/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/18 | 83 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.7º N - 96.3º W |
![]() | 2/18 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/18 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/19 | 19 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles E of Clanton, Alabama, US |
![]() | 2/22 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/23 | 24 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) | 10 miles SW of Eldorado, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/2 | 3 h 30 m | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/3 | 9 h | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | In Twin Buttes, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/4 | 74 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Plymouth, England |
![]() | 3/5 | 12 h | BALLOON CONTROL BOX + CAMERA | 8 miles NW of Kermit, Texas, US |
![]() | 3/9 | 30 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.9º N - 63.9º W |
![]() | 3/11 | 81 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 35 miles SE of Sasobe, State of Sonora, Mexico |
![]() | 3/12 | 27 h 45 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) | 20 miles E of Paris, Texas, US |
![]() | 3/15 | 83 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.6º N - 83.6º W |
![]() | 3/16 | 38 h | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | Tracked by aircraft to Georgia coast. Landing in Portugal |
![]() | 3/18 | 56 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.1º N - 104.4º W |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | 2 h 30 m | PROJECT STOVE PIPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/19 | 60 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.6º N - 79.6º W |
![]() | 3/21 | 43 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | S of Noss, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/26 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.4º N - 81.3º W |
![]() | 3/26 | 8 h 30 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 8 miles E of Memphis, Texas, US |
![]() | 3/27 | 40 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.8º N - 63.0º W |
![]() | 3/27 | 19 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.8º N - 85.3º W |
![]() | 3/31 | 32 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In the Atlantic Ocean at the 36.4º N - 49.8º W |
![]() | 4/1 | 62 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.5º N - 75.8º W |
![]() | 4/1 | 8 h 40 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 2 miles NE of Gould, Oklahoma, US |
![]() | 4/2 | 32 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.6º N - 81.5º W |
![]() | 4/2 | 57 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles SW of Ship Shoal Light, Gulf of Mexico |
![]() | 4/3 | 40 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 79.9º W |
![]() | 4/6 | 8 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 18 miles ESE of Jal, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/6 | 2 h 30 m | PROJECT STOVE PIPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/7 | 32 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.5º N - 87.6º W |
![]() | 4/8 | 12 h | SAMPLER MOTOR TEST | Near Portage, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 4/10 | 32 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles SE of Bloom, Kansas |
![]() | 4/13 | 26 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.1º N - 102.7º W |
![]() | 4/14 | 65 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 22.2º N - 59.2º W |
![]() | 4/15 | 9 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Long Beach, Long Island, New York |
![]() | 4/15 | 8 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 18 miles ENE of Artesia, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/17 | 64 h 36 m | MOBY DICK | In Richibucto Beach, New Brunswick Province, Canada |
![]() | 4/19 | 9 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In the Cochise Dry Lake, Arizona |
![]() | 4/19 | 3 h | BALLOON CONTROL BOX + CAMERA + REEL + ANTENNA | 20 miles N of Dunken, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/20 | 31 h | MOBY DICK | 3 miles NW of Higbee, Missouri |
![]() | 4/21 | 57 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Pinco Mesa, Tucunmari, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/22 | 32 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles W and 1 mile S of Indianola, Oklahoma |
![]() | 4/22 | 8 h 10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 20 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/24 | 90 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.1º N - 77.0º W |
![]() | 4/24 | 7 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In the Atlantic Ocean at 31.1º N - 47.5º W |
![]() | 4/27 | 12 h | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | 8 miles NW of Kermit, Texas, US |
![]() | 4/27 | 8 h 10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 15 miles SE of Salt Flats, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/29 | 41 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Rocky Mt., Virgina |
![]() | 4/29 | 27 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.3º N - 100.1º W |
![]() | 4/30 | 6 h 45 m | CYLINDER (Aberdeen Proving Ground) | 40 miles NNE of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/1 | 55 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.2º N - 120.2º W |
![]() | 5/2 | 10 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.4º N - 113.2º W |
![]() | 5/3 | 40 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 27.0º N - 80.7º W |
![]() | 5/3 | 8 h 30 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 4 miles SW of Escondida, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/4 | 28 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.4º N - 78.3º W |
![]() | 5/5 | 88 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.3º N - 40.1º W |
![]() | 5/5 | 33 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.9º N - 81.8º W |
![]() | 5/6 | 2 h | HIGH ALTITUDE AIR SAMPLING | Balloon failure. Impact 5 miles N of Wabasha, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 5/6 | 33 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 74 miles SW of Tampa, Florida |
![]() | 5/6 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/7 | 2 h 45 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 20 miles S of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/8 | 41 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.7º N - 79.0º W |
![]() | 5/10 | 14 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles N of Golconda, Illinois |
![]() | 5/10 | 34 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.8º N - 80.4º W |
![]() | 5/11 | 28 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles NE of Galveston, Texas |
![]() | 5/11 | 30 h | CYLINDER (Aberdeen Proving Ground) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/12 | 71 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In Floyd, Virginia |
![]() | 5/12 | 60 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | In Henefer, Utah |
![]() | 5/12 | 8 h 10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 15 miles NE of Organ, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/12 | 3 h 30 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | Balloon failure during float. Impact 17 miles SE of Oro Grande, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/13 | 7 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 116.1º W |
![]() | 5/13 | 44 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.0º N - 80.3º W |
![]() | 5/14 | 45 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 29.2º N - 80.9º W |
![]() | 5/15 | 24 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.0º N - 119.7º W |
![]() | 5/18 | --- | COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT | Near Waseca, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 5/18 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/19 | 42 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.4º N - 92.7º W |
![]() | 5/20 | 3 h 40 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 14 miles SSE of Skillet Knob, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/24 | 20 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 4 miles of Launch Area, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/25 | 4 h | NEW BALLOON TEST FLIGHT | 3 miles E of Humbird, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 5/25 | 9 h 43 m | OZONE SENSOR | 12 miles SO de St.Cloud, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 5/25 | ~ 10 h | OZONE SENSOR | 9 miles from Olivia, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 5/25 | 9 h 15 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 25 miles NW of Salinas Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/25 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/27 | 4 h | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | 12 miles ENE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/28 | 8 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 4 miles SE of Wood, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/29 | 9 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles N of Warrenton, Missouri |
![]() | 6/1 | 49 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 7 miles W of Sheldon, Missouri |
![]() | 6/1 | 1 h 30 m | PROJECT STOVE PIPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/2 | 25 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 96.5º W |
![]() | 6/2 | 8 h | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 40 miles WNW from Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/2 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/3 | 59 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.2º N - 74.6º W |
![]() | 6/4 | 25 h 25 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 5 miles SW of Wobridge, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 6/4 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/5 | 57 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In Jetmore, Kansas |
![]() | 6/6 | 1 h 4 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 2 miles SW of Mennon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
![]() | 6/8 | 8 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 40 miles NW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/11 | --- | PROJECT STOVE PIPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/13 | 10 h 35 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 16 miles S of Vermilion, Alberta, Canada |
![]() | 6/14 | 7 h 20 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 10 miles SE of Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/15 | 3 h 10 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 5 miles E-SE of Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada |
![]() | 6/15 | 11 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 50 mils S of Flagstaff, Arizona |
![]() | 6/17 | 30 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles N of the Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US, |
![]() | 6/18 | --- | COSMIC RAY COUNTERS + EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/18 | 36 h | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/18 | --- | SUN SEEKER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/22 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/22 | 8 h 15 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | Near Coolidge Dam, Arizona, US |
![]() | 6/22 | --- | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/23 | --- | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | Insufficient lift of the balloon. Impact in windscreen area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/24 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 119.6º W |
![]() | 6/24 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Failure of the balloon at launch |
![]() | 6/28 | 3 h 55 m | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | In Mayhill, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/29 | 8 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 23 miles N of Solomon, Arizona, US |
![]() | 6/30 | 32 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Signal lost. Not recovered |
![]() | 6/30 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/30 | 3 h | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | 10 miles SSW of the Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US, |
![]() | 6/30 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/7 | 8 h 25 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 6 miles E of Tombstone, Arizona, US |
![]() | 7/7 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/8 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/11 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/11 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/13 | 20 m | PARACHUTE TEST GONDOLA | 2 miles N of windscreen area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/14 | 2 h 15 m | ANIMAL AEROMEDICAL CAPSULE | 8 miles NNW of Hatch, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/15 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/15 | 1 h 15 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/16 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/16 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/17 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/17 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/20 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/23 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/23 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/23 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/23 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/23 | 2 h 20 m | CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles NNW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/24 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/24 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/25 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/25 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/25 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/25 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/25 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/26 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/26 | --- | ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - DEACON | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/27 | 1 h 20 m | PARACHUTE TEST GONDOLA | Balloon burst at 50.300 ft. Impact 15 miles WNW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/28 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/28 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/28 | 2 h 30 m | CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS | 2 miles N of Nutt, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/29 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/30 | 3 h 20 m | CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS | 5 miles E of Arrey, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/2 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/3 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/3 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/5 | 15 m | CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS | Balloon failure at launch. Impact in windscreen area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/6 | 29 h | IONIZATION CHAMBER | 15 miles E-NE of Newell, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 8/6 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/9 | 2 h 25 m | CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS | 23 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/17 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/17 | 20 m | PARACHUTE TEST GONDOLA | Near windscreen area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/18 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/19 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/19 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/24 | 3 h | BORON TRIFLUORIDE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/28 | 4 h | BORON TRIFLUORIDE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/29 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/2 | 2 h 55 m | DUMMY ANIMAL GONDOLA | 8 miles S of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/9 | 4 h 20 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 6 miles WNW of Hatch, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/10 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/11 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/16 | 2 h 25 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 3 miles SE of Dunken, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/17 | --- | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | Launch failure in turbulance at base of inversion |
![]() | 9/21 | 8 h 15 m | RADAR TRANSPONDER + COSMIC RAY PLATES | 5 miles SSE of Hurley, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/22 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/22 | 4 h 30 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/23 | 5 h 10 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles NW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/25 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/26 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/27 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/28 | 6 h | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 3 miles E of Bent, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/8 | --- | WS-124A (FLYING CLOUD) TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/9 | --- | WS-124A (FLYING CLOUD) TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/9 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/11 | --- | WS-124A (FLYING CLOUD) TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/12 | ~ 8 h | G-STACK (Nuclear Emulsions) | Near Berceto, Italy |
![]() | 10/12 | 27 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE + EMULSION PLATES | 20 miles WSW of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/14 | F 5 h 40 m | EMULSION STACK | Near Briancon, France |
![]() | 10/15 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/16 | --- | INFLATION TEST - BALLOON 128TT | No flight. Inflation test inside hangar during three days |
![]() | 10/19 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/21 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/21 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/21 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/23 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/23 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/25 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/27 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/27 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/27 | --- | BARBERSHOP | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/2 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/2 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/2 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/4 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/5 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/8 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/9 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/11 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/22 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/22 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/30 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/30 | --- | WS-124A (FLYING CLOUD) TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/1 | --- | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | In the Holloman base |
![]() | 12/2 | --- | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | 12 miles S of Artesia, New Mexico, US, |
![]() | 12/3 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/4 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/4 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/6 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/6 | --- | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | near Twin Buttes, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/9 | --- | ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY | 3 miles W of Twin Buttes, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/10 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/13 | --- | WS-124A (FLYING CLOUD) TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/19 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/20 | --- | SKYPAK 130 | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/23 | --- | SKYPAK 130 | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/27 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/27 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/29 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
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