In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1964, 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 baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/7~1 hCORONASCOPE II - TEST FLIGHTBalooon burst at 42.000 ft.
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/14---COSMIC DUST SAMPLERLet-down reel failed and line broke separating balloon from payload
Mildura1/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/258 hASHCAN - AIR EJECTOR PARTICLE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour1/278 h 29 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Kerguelen1/283 h 50 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour1/2849 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Kerguelen1/296 hX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour1/2911 h 10 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Kerguelen1/3020 hX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour1/307 hDETECTOR RAYOS X (SPARMO-UTRECHT)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/114 hSPARK CHAMBER15 miles W of Wilmington, North Carolina, US
New Brighton (MN)2/12 hMICROBIOLOGICAL COLLECTION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/1---SPARK CHAMBERFailed flight
Lindau2/3---X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Kerguelen2/35 h 18 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)2/329 hBALLON CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATION--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour2/316 h 5 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Mildura2/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura2/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/68 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/6F 9 h 30 mSPARK CHAMBER5 miles NNW of Roanoke, Alabama, US
Ciudad Universitaria2/69 h 40 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour2/69 h 5 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)2/7---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/96 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Kerguelen2/1018 h 40 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)2/1225 hBALLOON EVALUATION TEST--- No Data ---
Kerguelen2/131 h 50 mX-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/13~ 5 hTECNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)2/17---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory)--- No Data ---
Mildura2/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)2/18---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory)--- No Data ---
Mildura2/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/209 HCOSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)2/2197 hTEST OF NEW FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/216 h 30 mBAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/266 hBALLOON DYNAMICS TEST--- No Data ---
Mildura3/3---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)3/3---POCIBO 3 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 3)--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)3/44 hSVT BALLON + CAMERA TEST--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/45 hBALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)3/4---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/5~ 7 hCORONASCOPE II--- No Data ---
Mildura3/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)3/67 hPOCIBO 4 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 4)--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/106 hBALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura3/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/126 hHIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)3/13---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory)--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/133 hBALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/165 hBALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Mildura3/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/17---ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTSAborted flight. Electrostatic discharge caused squib to fire seconds after launch
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fayetteville (AR)3/26---CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/264 hWATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/2727 hINFRARED OBSERVATIONS OF THE MOON--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/315 hATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Ciudad Universitaria3/31F 5 hX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura4/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)4/93 hPHOTOELECTRIC SKYLIGHT POLARIMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura4/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura4/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura4/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)4/171 hTEST FLIGHT OF EXTREME ALTITUDE BALLOON--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/179 hALBEDO MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)4/181 h 15 mSVT BALLON TEST--- No Data ---
Point Mugu (CA)4/21---MER P I - BALLOON FLIGHT TEST--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/2132 hEVALUATING OF ONE-WAY VALVING DUCT--- No Data ---
Lindau4/22---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)4/221 hSVT BALLON TEST--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour4/225 h 23 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Ciudad Universitaria4/223 hX-RAY DETECTORRadio contact lost
Chico (CA)4/2452 hAIR BAFFLE DUCT EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/245 hTEST OF NEW SCRIM BALLOON AND QUICK DEFLATE DUCTS--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/27---CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/2---ASHCANSamples ruined due to landing in snow
Ciudad Universitaria5/4---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura5/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/5---ASHCANSamples ruined due to landing in snow
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad5/6---CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Mildura5/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/1326 hCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura5/14---ASHCANBalloon burst at 80.000 ft
Mildura5/14---ASHCANBalloon burst at 80.000 ft
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/145 hGRATING SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)5/164 h 30 mTEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Mildura5/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/19---ASHCANBalloon burst at 90.000 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)5/1928 hHIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura5/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/2020 h 7 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/2133 hTEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/214 hTEST OF INSTRUMENTATION AND BALLAST SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Lindau5/22---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Ciudad Universitaria5/223 h 20 mX-RAY DETECTORRadio contact lost
Eielson AFB (AK)5/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Ely (MN)5/23---CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/25F 4 h 42 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)1 Mile SW of Merlin, Texas, US
Chico (CA)5/2552 hTEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Mildura5/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)5/29---TEST FLIGHT OF EXTREME ALTITUDE BALLOON50 miles W of St. George, Utah, US
Panama Canal Zone6/??---ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES--- No Data ---
Panama Canal Zone6/??---ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura6/2---ASHCANIn Billabong, Victoria, Australia
Palestine (TX)6/2---STRATOSCOPE II - TEST FLIGHT # 6--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/228 hHIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)6/390 hMINIATURE COMMAND SELECTOR TEST--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/3---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura6/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura6/5---ASHCANIn Lamplough Station, Victoria, Australia
Palestine (TX)6/1016 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Waikerie6/10---ASHCAN35 miles NE of Grffith. New South Wales, Australia
S.St.Paul (MN)6/137 hSKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/161 h 8 mCOUNTERS + EMULSIONSBalloon burst at 35.000 ft
S.St.Paul (MN)6/167 h 30 mSKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Lindau6/17---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour6/1712 hX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chamical6/181 h 50 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/1813 h 57 mdE/dx AND E DETECTOR + EMULSIONSNear Livingstone Lake, Ontario, Canada
IMAF Cordoba6/20---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chamical6/20---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/21---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYLaunch aborted
Eielson AFB (AK)6/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2115 h 42 mEMULSIONSAt coordinates 103° 58' W / 59º 28' N, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2114 h 17 mdE/dx AND E DETECTOR + EMULSIONSAt coordinates 106° 04' O / 59º 43' N, Canada
Palestine (TX)6/231 hGAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTORBalloon burst at 48.500 ft
Palestine (TX)6/23---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYLaunch aborted
Fort Churchill (MB)6/23---COUNTERSBalloon split open after release
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2415 h 17 mCOUNTERS + EMULSIONSAt coordinates 107° 07' W / 58º 23' N, Canada
Palestine (TX)6/2512 h 45 mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Seattle (WA)6/25---X-RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/272 hGAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTORBalloon burst at 52.800 ft
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/309 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1---EMULSIONSEmulsion stack flipped at launch. Flight Terminated at once
Palestine (TX)7/22 h 30 mWATER VAPOUR STUDIES--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/315 h 31 mEMULSIONSAt coordinates 107° 37' W / 59º 14' N, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)7/411 h 55 mIONIZING RADIATION STUDY20 miles S of Ft. Churchill, Canada
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/73 hWATER VAPOUR STUDIES--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)7/78 hSOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/86 h 15 mSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Andennes7/8---POCIBO 5 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 5)--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/811 h 45 mIONIZING RADIATION STUDY100 miles SW of Ft. Churchill, Canada
Point Mugu (CA)7/91 hMER P II - BALLOON FLIGHT TEST--- No Data ---
Mildura7/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/92 h 45 mWATER VAPOUR STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/94 hSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1013 h 42 mIONIZING RADIATION STUDY90 miles E of Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Andennes7/12---POCIBO 6 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 6)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)7/138 hSOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/14F 7 h 15 mCOSMIC RAYS EXPERIMENT50 Miles WNW of Marfa, Texas, US
Eielson AFB (AK)7/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/15F 15 mPHOTOGRAPHIC RADIOMETER8 Miles SW of Madisonville, Texas, US
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/16> 20 hTESI--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1614 h 16 mMAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERAt coordinates 103º 18' W / 58º 44' N, Canada
Holloman AFB (NM)7/164 hTEST OF TANDEM BALLOON AND LAUNCH SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/17> 7 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/172 hPHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II2 miles N of Buffalo, Texas, US
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/18> 2 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/18---SCINTILLATION COUNTERBalloon burst at 37.000 ft
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/19> 14 hTESI--- No Data ---
Andennes7/19---POCIBO 7 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 7)--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1914 h 33 mEMULSIONS85 miles S of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/21> 11 hTESI--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)7/215 hSOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)7/21---GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 37.000 ft. Payload recovered 2 miles NE of Prescott, Wisconsin, US
Palestine (TX)7/226 hCRAB NEBULA OBSERVATION + BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/2214 h 16 mEMULSIONS8 miles E of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)7/2216 h 51 mSCINTILLATION COUNTER110 miles from Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)7/22---SCINTILLATION COUNTERAborted flight
Palestine (TX)7/236 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Andennes7/23---POCIBO 8 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 8)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/255 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIES--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)7/25---GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEBalloon failure at launch
Fort Churchill (MB)7/2616 h 58 mSCINTILLATION COUNTER65 miles NE of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mildura7/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/27> 1 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)7/271 hBALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/271 hSPARK CHAMBERBalloon burst at 34.000 ft
Palestine (TX)7/287 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/2816 h 46 mSPARK CHAMBERSouth end of Reindeer Lake, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)7/281 hSPARK CHAMBERBalloon burst at 95.000 ft
Mildura7/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/29---TESCI--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/2920 h 38 mSCINTILLATION COUNTEROn a lake shore 130 miles S of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mildura7/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.7/30> 14 hTESI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/311 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIESBalloon Burst at 50.000 ft
Chico (CA)7/315 hBALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne7/31---DUST COLLECTORCut Off at launching
Palestine (TX)8/11 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIES--- No Data ---
Tucuman8/1~ 6 hCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/2> 22 hTESI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/3---TESCI--- No Data ---
Natchitoches (LA)8/3 PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)8/3~ 4 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE40 miles NW of Pierre. South Dakota, US
Natchitoches (LA)8/4 PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/4> 22 hTESI--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/421 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES60 miles SE of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/5> 21 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/5---PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #1--- No Data ---
Natchitoches (LA)8/6 PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/6---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/61 hPHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II3 miles ESE of Kosse, Texas, US
Andennes8/6---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Faribault (MN)8/618 h 30 mdE/dx AND E DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Alta8/6---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/7---PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #2Impact in the Pacific Ocean. Expendable payload
Tucuman8/8~ 5 hCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/8F 6 hPROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #3Impact in the Pacific Ocean. Expendable payload
Fort Churchill (MB)8/832 mMAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERBalloon burst at 23.400 ft
Fort Churchill (MB)8/81 h 21 mSCINTILLATION COUNTERBalloon burst at 60.500 ft
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/9F 6 hPROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #4Impact in the Pacific Ocean. Expendable payload
Fort Churchill (MB)8/921 h 4 mSCINTILLATION COUNTER130 miles SW of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Eielson AFB (AK)8/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/10---PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #5--- No Data ---
Mildura8/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/11> 23 hTESI--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/11---PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #6Ground abort. No flight
Holloman AFB (NM)8/113 hBALLOON BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE STUDY--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/12> 22 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1211 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/12---PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #7Ground abort. No flight
Eielson AFB (AK)8/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/12+ 41 hSCINTILLATION COUNTERFailure of the termination system. Payload never recovered.
Fort Churchill (MB)8/121 h 37 mCOSMIC RAY STUDIESBalloon burst at 65.000 ft
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/13> 25 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Ft.Clayton, Panama8/13---PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #8--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/131 h 4 mMAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERBalloon burst at 41.000 ft
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/14> 2 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/1422 h 48 mCOSMIC RAY STUDIES130 miles ESE of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada
Holloman AFB (NM)8/1428 hOBTAIN SUNRISE AND SUNSET THERMAL PACK DATA--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1614 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/16---COUNTERSBalloon rupture during launch
Fort Churchill (MB)8/176 h 18 mCOUNTERSNear Ft. Churchill, Canada
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/18> 24 hTESI--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/1830 hOBTAIN SUNRISE AND SUNSET THERMAL PACK DATA--- No Data ---
Moberly (MO)8/1911 hEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Mildura8/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/20---TESCI--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/203 hOBTAIN DIGITAL AND OPTICAL RADAR DATA AT PARACHUTE OPENING--- No Data ---
Mildura8/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/2111 h 30 mCHARGED PARTICLE DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/236 hDUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/235 h 30 mDUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/2314 h 45 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
USS Wood County8/24---VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/25> 22 hTESI--- No Data ---
USS Wood County8/25---VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/2516 h 15 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Moberly (MO)8/2612 h 30 mEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Mildura8/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
USS Wood County8/26---VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/26---COUNTERSThe balloon leaked at 15.700 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)8/264 hUV SPECTROPHOTOPOLARIMETER--- No Data ---
USS Wood County8/27---VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/27---COUNTERSBalloon burst at launch
Artesia (NM)8/288 hATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/29---TESI--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/2916 h 45 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/30> 22 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/31---TESI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/31> 21 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/315 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIES--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/1> 23 hTESI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/11 hMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTORFlight terminated at 37.000 ft
Mildura9/2---ASHCANBalloon leaking at 93.000 ft
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/3---TESI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/39 hTELEMETRY TEST - PROJECT SIRUS--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)9/32 hCROSS CHECK OF ON-BOARD ACCELEROMETER, WSMR OPTICS & DIGITAL RADAR--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/4> 1 hTESI--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/5> 25 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)9/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/5---COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/6> 18 hTESI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/6> 2 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/7> 20 hTESI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/7> 1 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/8> 23 hTESI + IC--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)9/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/816 hCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/101 hGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon burst at 51.800 ft
Chico (CA)9/1010 hBALLOON EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/11F 7 h 30 mSIRS (Satellite Infrared Radiometer Spectrometer)7 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
New Brighton (MN)9/11---POCIBO 9 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 9)--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/1117 h 30 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/14???TESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/15> 16 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)9/156 hFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/16> 3 hTESI--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/1614 h 30 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/1713 hELECTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura9/17---ASHCANBalloon burst at 81.000 ft
Palestine (TX)9/17~ 14 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/174 hCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/18> 3 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)9/1834 hATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/194 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EMULSIONSFlight terminated early due to balloon descent
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/22> 7 hTESI + IC--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/22> 14 hTESIO + TESCI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/223 hFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/23100 hAIR BAFFLE DUCT EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Mildura9/24---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura9/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/25> 7 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/25> 6 hTESI--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/2510 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)9/27---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/28> 6 hTESI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/28> 9 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/28> 10 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)9/28---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Mildura9/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)9/29---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/30> 5 hTESI--- No Data ---
Mildura9/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/307 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/2---TESI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/23 h 15 mFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/3> 9 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)10/3---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/4> 4 hTESI + TESCI + IC--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/4> 5 hTESI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/49 hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR FOR S-57 SATELLITE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/41 hPHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II15 miles W of Lufkin, Texas, US
Fairbanks (AK)10/4---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/5??TESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/5> 30 mTESI--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)10/57 hFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)10/5---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/6> 8 hTESIO + TESCI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/61 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 48.500 ft
Palestine (TX)10/6F 8 h 45 mCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)10/6---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/7> 8 hTESI + TESCI--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.10/7> 14 hTESCI--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/71 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 46.700 ft
Aire Sur L'Adour10/7---COSMIC PARTICLE DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fairbanks (AK)10/8---INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/9F 13 h 45 mCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Panama Canal Zone10/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/10~ 11 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/101 h 30 mCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon leaked. Cutdown at 66.000 cuft
Palestine (TX)10/111 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 38.000 ft
Panama Canal Zone10/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/129 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/131 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 41.000 ft
Palestine (TX)10/1310 h 30 mPRIMARY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/13---ASHCANBalloon burst at 40.000 ft
New Brighton (MN)10/14---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIBalloon burst at 40.000 feet. Payload impact in Bloomington, Minnesota, US
Panama Canal Zone10/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/152 h 45 mPRIMARY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)10/152 h 30 mEXTREME ALTITUDE BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1611 hdE/dx AND E DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)10/182 h 30 mMEASUREMENT OF BALLOON GAS TEMPERATURES--- No Data ---
Mildura10/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura10/21---ASHCANBalloon burst at 57.000 ft
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/215 hASHCAN - LVIC (Large Volume Impactor Collector)--- No Data ---
Mildura10/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Phoenix (AZ)10/227 h 30 mATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/222 hSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/234 h 45 mSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura10/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura10/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/287 h 30 mBAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/292 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Truth or Consequences (NM)10/2936 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/305 hBALLOON EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Ciudad Universitaria11/3---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Ciudad Universitaria11/6---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour11/7---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/738 hATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/84 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/99 h 30 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Mildura11/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/1010 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura11/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/125 hCONTAMINATION STUDY + FROST POINT HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/13---BALLOON BURST STUDY--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour11/13---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/14---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIBalloon burst at 35.000 feet. Payload impact in Somerset, Wisconsin, US
Aire Sur L'Adour11/14---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Mildura11/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/185 h'C' LAUNCH TECHNIQUE TEST--- No Data ---
Mildura11/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/224 h 45 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/23---STRATOSCOPE II - HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHYLaunch balloon ripped prior to the flight
Chico (CA)11/2353 hBALLOON EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/1---PAYLOAD LET DOWN REEL TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/5---STRATOSCOPE II - HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHYBefore launch reefing sleeve opened allowing main balloon to sail. Inertia ring and mercury bearing damaged.
Chico (CA)12/514 hTHIN FILM BALLOON EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/94 hINFRARED BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Mildura12/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/146 h 30 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Near Linden, North Carolina, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Truth or Consequences (NM)12/153 hX-RAY DENSITOMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)12/22---PROPIETARY BALLON DESIGN TEST--- No Data ---
Ciudad Universitaria12/30---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---

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