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 base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
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Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/7 | ~1 h | CORONASCOPE II - TEST FLIGHT | Balooon 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 SAMPLER | Let-down reel failed and line broke separating balloon from payload |
Mildura | 1/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/25 | 8 h | ASHCAN - AIR EJECTOR PARTICLE SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 1/27 | 8 h 29 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Kerguelen | 1/28 | 3 h 50 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 1/28 | 49 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Kerguelen | 1/29 | 6 h | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 1/29 | 11 h 10 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Kerguelen | 1/30 | 20 h | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 1/30 | 7 h | DETECTOR RAYOS X (SPARMO-UTRECHT) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/1 | 14 h | SPARK CHAMBER | 15 miles W of Wilmington, North Carolina, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 2/1 | 2 h | MICROBIOLOGICAL COLLECTION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/1 | --- | SPARK CHAMBER | Failed flight |
Lindau | 2/3 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Kerguelen | 2/3 | 5 h 18 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/3 | 29 h | BALLON CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATION | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 2/3 | 16 h 5 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/6 | 8 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/6 | F 9 h 30 m | SPARK CHAMBER | 5 miles NNW of Roanoke, Alabama, US |
Ciudad Universitaria | 2/6 | 9 h 40 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 2/6 | 9 h 5 m | X-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) | 2/9 | 6 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Kerguelen | 2/10 | 18 h 40 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 2/12 | 25 h | BALLOON EVALUATION TEST | --- No Data --- |
Kerguelen | 2/13 | 1 h 50 m | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/13 | ~ 5 h | TECNOLOGICAL 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 --- |
Mildura | 2/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Point Barrow (AK) | 2/18 | --- | POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/20 | 9 H | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 2/21 | 97 h | TEST OF NEW FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/21 | 6 h 30 m | BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/26 | 6 h | BALLOON DYNAMICS TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Point Barrow (AK) | 3/3 | --- | POCIBO 3 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 3) | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 3/4 | 4 h | SVT BALLON + CAMERA TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/4 | 5 h | BALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST | --- No Data --- |
Point Barrow (AK) | 3/4 | --- | POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/5 | ~ 7 h | CORONASCOPE II | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Point Barrow (AK) | 3/6 | 7 h | POCIBO 4 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 4) | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/10 | 6 h | BALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/12 | 6 h | HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Point Barrow (AK) | 3/13 | --- | POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/13 | 3 h | BALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 3/16 | 5 h | BALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/17 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS | Aborted 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) | 3/26 | 4 h | WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/27 | 27 h | INFRARED OBSERVATIONS OF THE MOON | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/31 | 5 h | ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 3/31 | F 5 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 4/9 | 3 h | PHOTOELECTRIC SKYLIGHT POLARIMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 4/17 | 1 h | TEST FLIGHT OF EXTREME ALTITUDE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 4/17 | 9 h | ALBEDO MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/18 | 1 h 15 m | SVT BALLON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Point Mugu (CA) | 4/21 | --- | MER P I - BALLOON FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 4/21 | 32 h | EVALUATING OF ONE-WAY VALVING DUCT | --- No Data --- |
Lindau | 4/22 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 4/22 | 1 h | SVT BALLON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/22 | 5 h 23 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 4/22 | 3 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | Radio contact lost |
Chico (CA) | 4/24 | 52 h | AIR BAFFLE DUCT EVALUATION | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/24 | 5 h | TEST OF NEW SCRIM BALLOON AND QUICK DEFLATE DUCTS | --- No Data --- |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/27 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/2 | --- | ASHCAN | Samples ruined due to landing in snow |
Ciudad Universitaria | 5/4 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/5 | --- | ASHCAN | Samples ruined due to landing in snow |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 5/6 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/13 | 26 h | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/14 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 80.000 ft |
Mildura | 5/14 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 80.000 ft |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/14 | 5 h | GRATING SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 5/16 | 4 h 30 m | TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/19 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 90.000 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/19 | 28 h | HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/20 | 20 h 7 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 5/21 | 33 h | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/21 | 4 h | TEST OF INSTRUMENTATION AND BALLAST SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Lindau | 5/22 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 5/22 | 3 h 20 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | Radio contact lost |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Ely (MN) | 5/23 | --- | CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/25 | F 4 h 42 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | 1 Mile SW of Merlin, Texas, US |
Chico (CA) | 5/25 | 52 h | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 5/29 | --- | TEST FLIGHT OF EXTREME ALTITUDE BALLOON | 50 miles W of St. George, Utah, US |
Panama Canal Zone | 6/?? | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Panama Canal Zone | 6/?? | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/2 | --- | ASHCAN | In Billabong, Victoria, Australia |
Palestine (TX) | 6/2 | --- | STRATOSCOPE II - TEST FLIGHT # 6 | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/2 | 28 h | HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/3 | 90 h | MINIATURE COMMAND SELECTOR TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/5 | --- | ASHCAN | In Lamplough Station, Victoria, Australia |
Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | 16 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Waikerie | 6/10 | --- | ASHCAN | 35 miles NE of Grffith. New South Wales, Australia |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 6/13 | 7 h | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/16 | 1 h 8 m | COUNTERS + EMULSIONS | Balloon burst at 35.000 ft |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 6/16 | 7 h 30 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Lindau | 6/17 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 6/17 | 12 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chamical | 6/18 | 1 h 50 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/18 | 13 h 57 m | dE/dx AND E DETECTOR + EMULSIONS | Near Livingstone Lake, Ontario, Canada |
IMAF Cordoba | 6/20 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chamical | 6/20 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/21 | --- | GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY | Launch aborted |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/21 | 15 h 42 m | EMULSIONS | At coordinates 103° 58' W / 59º 28' N, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/21 | 14 h 17 m | dE/dx AND E DETECTOR + EMULSIONS | At coordinates 106° 04' O / 59º 43' N, Canada |
Palestine (TX) | 6/23 | 1 h | GAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTOR | Balloon burst at 48.500 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 6/23 | --- | GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY | Launch aborted |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/23 | --- | COUNTERS | Balloon split open after release |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/24 | 15 h 17 m | COUNTERS + EMULSIONS | At coordinates 107° 07' W / 58º 23' N, Canada |
Palestine (TX) | 6/25 | 12 h 45 m | GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY | --- No Data --- |
Seattle (WA) | 6/25 | --- | X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/27 | 2 h | GAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTOR | Balloon burst at 52.800 ft |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/30 | 9 h | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/1 | --- | EMULSIONS | Emulsion stack flipped at launch. Flight Terminated at once |
Palestine (TX) | 7/2 | 2 h 30 m | WATER VAPOUR STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/3 | 15 h 31 m | EMULSIONS | At coordinates 107° 37' W / 59º 14' N, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/4 | 11 h 55 m | IONIZING RADIATION STUDY | 20 miles S of Ft. Churchill, Canada |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/7 | 3 h | WATER VAPOUR STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Wainwright (AK) | 7/7 | 8 h | SOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/8 | 6 h 15 m | SOFT X-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 7/8 | --- | POCIBO 5 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 5) | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/8 | 11 h 45 m | IONIZING RADIATION STUDY | 100 miles SW of Ft. Churchill, Canada |
Point Mugu (CA) | 7/9 | 1 h | MER P II - BALLOON FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/9 | 2 h 45 m | WATER VAPOUR STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/9 | 4 h | SOFT X-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/10 | 13 h 42 m | IONIZING RADIATION STUDY | 90 miles E of Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
Andennes | 7/12 | --- | 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) | 7/13 | 8 h | SOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/14 | F 7 h 15 m | COSMIC RAYS EXPERIMENT | 50 Miles WNW of Marfa, Texas, US |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/15 | F 15 m | PHOTOGRAPHIC RADIOMETER | 8 Miles SW of Madisonville, Texas, US |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/16 | > 20 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 14 h 16 m | MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER | At coordinates 103º 18' W / 58º 44' N, Canada |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/16 | 4 h | TEST OF TANDEM BALLOON AND LAUNCH SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/17 | > 7 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/17 | 2 h | PHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II | 2 miles N of Buffalo, Texas, US |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/18 | > 2 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/18 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Balloon burst at 37.000 ft |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/19 | > 14 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 7/19 | --- | POCIBO 7 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 7) | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/19 | 14 h 33 m | EMULSIONS | 85 miles S of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/21 | > 11 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Fort Wainwright (AK) | 7/21 | 5 h | SOLAR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/21 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 37.000 ft. Payload recovered 2 miles NE of Prescott, Wisconsin, US |
Palestine (TX) | 7/22 | 6 h | CRAB NEBULA OBSERVATION + BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/22 | 14 h 16 m | EMULSIONS | 8 miles E of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/22 | 16 h 51 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | 110 miles from Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/22 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Aborted flight |
Palestine (TX) | 7/23 | 6 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 7/23 | --- | POCIBO 8 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 8) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/25 | 5 h | COSMIC RADIATION STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/25 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Balloon failure at launch |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/26 | 16 h 58 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | 65 miles NE of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Mildura | 7/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/27 | > 1 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 7/27 | 1 h | BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/27 | 1 h | SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 34.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 7/28 | 7 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/28 | 16 h 46 m | SPARK CHAMBER | South end of Reindeer Lake, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/28 | 1 h | SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 95.000 ft |
Mildura | 7/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/29 | --- | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/29 | 20 h 38 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | On a lake shore 130 miles S of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Mildura | 7/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/30 | > 14 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/31 | 1 h | COSMIC RADIATION STUDIES | Balloon Burst at 50.000 ft |
Chico (CA) | 7/31 | 5 h | BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 7/31 | --- | DUST COLLECTOR | Cut Off at launching |
Palestine (TX) | 8/1 | 1 h | COSMIC RADIATION STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Tucuman | 8/1 | ~ 6 h | CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/2 | > 22 h | TESI | --- 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 h | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | 40 miles NW of Pierre. South Dakota, US |
Natchitoches (LA) | 8/4 | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- | |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/4 | > 22 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/4 | 21 h | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | 60 miles SE of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/5 | > 21 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/5 | --- | 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) | 8/6 | 1 h | PHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II | 3 miles ESE of Kosse, Texas, US |
Andennes | 8/6 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Faribault (MN) | 8/6 | 18 h 30 m | dE/dx AND E DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Alta | 8/6 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/7 | --- | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #2 | Impact in the Pacific Ocean. Expendable payload |
Tucuman | 8/8 | ~ 5 h | CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/8 | F 6 h | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #3 | Impact in the Pacific Ocean. Expendable payload |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/8 | 32 m | MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 23.400 ft |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/8 | 1 h 21 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Balloon burst at 60.500 ft |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/9 | F 6 h | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #4 | Impact in the Pacific Ocean. Expendable payload |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/9 | 21 h 4 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | 130 miles SW of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/10 | --- | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #5 | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/11 | > 23 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/11 | --- | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #6 | Ground abort. No flight |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/11 | 3 h | BALLOON BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/12 | > 22 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/12 | 11 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/12 | --- | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #7 | Ground abort. No flight |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/12 | + 41 h | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Failure of the termination system. Payload never recovered. |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/12 | 1 h 37 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | Balloon burst at 65.000 ft |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/13 | > 25 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Ft.Clayton, Panama | 8/13 | --- | PROJECT COLDTROP FLIGHT #8 | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/13 | 1 h 4 m | MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 41.000 ft |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/14 | > 2 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/14 | 22 h 48 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | 130 miles ESE of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/14 | 28 h | OBTAIN SUNRISE AND SUNSET THERMAL PACK DATA | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/16 | 14 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/16 | --- | COUNTERS | Balloon rupture during launch |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/17 | 6 h 18 m | COUNTERS | Near Ft. Churchill, Canada |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/18 | > 24 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/18 | 30 h | OBTAIN SUNRISE AND SUNSET THERMAL PACK DATA | --- No Data --- |
Moberly (MO) | 8/19 | 11 h | EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/20 | --- | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/20 | 3 h | OBTAIN DIGITAL AND OPTICAL RADAR DATA AT PARACHUTE OPENING | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/21 | 11 h 30 m | CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/23 | 6 h | DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/23 | 5 h 30 m | DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/23 | 14 h 45 m | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
USS Wood County | 8/24 | --- | VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/25 | > 22 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
USS Wood County | 8/25 | --- | VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/25 | 16 h 15 m | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Moberly (MO) | 8/26 | 12 h 30 m | EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
USS Wood County | 8/26 | --- | VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/26 | --- | COUNTERS | The balloon leaked at 15.700 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/26 | 4 h | UV SPECTROPHOTOPOLARIMETER | --- No Data --- |
USS Wood County | 8/27 | --- | VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/27 | --- | COUNTERS | Balloon burst at launch |
Artesia (NM) | 8/28 | 8 h | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/29 | --- | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/29 | 16 h 45 m | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/30 | > 22 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/31 | --- | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 8/31 | > 21 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/31 | 5 h | COSMIC RADIATION STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/1 | > 23 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/1 | 1 h | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | Flight terminated at 37.000 ft |
Mildura | 9/2 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon leaking at 93.000 ft |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/3 | --- | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/3 | 9 h | TELEMETRY TEST - PROJECT SIRUS | --- No Data --- |
White Sands (NM) | 9/3 | 2 h | CROSS CHECK OF ON-BOARD ACCELEROMETER, WSMR OPTICS & DIGITAL RADAR | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/4 | > 1 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/5 | > 25 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/5 | --- | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/6 | > 18 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/6 | > 2 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/7 | > 20 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/7 | > 1 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/8 | > 23 h | TESI + IC | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 9/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/8 | 16 h | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/10 | 1 h | GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY | Balloon burst at 51.800 ft |
Chico (CA) | 9/10 | 10 h | BALLOON EVALUATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/11 | F 7 h 30 m | SIRS (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) | 9/11 | 17 h 30 m | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/14 | ??? | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/15 | > 16 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/15 | 6 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/16 | > 3 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/16 | 14 h 30 m | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/17 | 13 h | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/17 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 81.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 9/17 | ~ 14 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/17 | 4 h | COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/18 | > 3 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Hobbs (NM) | 9/18 | 34 h | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/19 | 4 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY EMULSIONS | Flight terminated early due to balloon descent |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/22 | > 7 h | TESI + IC | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/22 | > 14 h | TESIO + TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/22 | 3 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 9/23 | 100 h | AIR BAFFLE DUCT EVALUATION | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/25 | > 7 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/25 | > 6 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 9/25 | 10 h | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Fairbanks (AK) | 9/27 | --- | INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/28 | > 6 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/28 | > 9 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/28 | > 10 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fairbanks (AK) | 9/28 | --- | INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fairbanks (AK) | 9/29 | --- | INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/30 | > 5 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/30 | 7 h | APRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment) | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 10/2 | --- | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/2 | 3 h 15 m | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 10/3 | > 9 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Fairbanks (AK) | 10/3 | --- | INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 10/4 | > 4 h | TESI + TESCI + IC | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 10/4 | > 5 h | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/4 | 9 h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR FOR S-57 SATELLITE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/4 | 1 h | PHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II | 15 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 m | TESI | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 10/5 | 7 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fairbanks (AK) | 10/5 | --- | INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 10/6 | > 8 h | TESIO + TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | 1 h | CERENKOV TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 48.500 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | F 8 h 45 m | CERENKOV 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 h | TESI + TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 10/7 | > 14 h | TESCI | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/7 | 1 h | CERENKOV TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 46.700 ft |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/7 | --- | COSMIC PARTICLE DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fairbanks (AK) | 10/8 | --- | INFRARED AND X-RAY DETECTORS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/9 | F 13 h 45 m | CERENKOV TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Panama Canal Zone | 10/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/10 | ~ 11 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/10 | 1 h 30 m | CERENKOV TELESCOPE | Balloon leaked. Cutdown at 66.000 cuft |
Palestine (TX) | 10/11 | 1 h | CERENKOV TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 38.000 ft |
Panama Canal Zone | 10/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/12 | 9 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/13 | 1 h | CERENKOV TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 41.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 10/13 | 10 h 30 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/13 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 40.000 ft |
New Brighton (MN) | 10/14 | --- | MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK II | Balloon burst at 40.000 feet. Payload impact in Bloomington, Minnesota, US |
Panama Canal Zone | 10/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/15 | 2 h 45 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 10/15 | 2 h 30 m | EXTREME ALTITUDE BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/16 | 11 h | dE/dx AND E DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 10/18 | 2 h 30 m | MEASUREMENT OF BALLOON GAS TEMPERATURES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/21 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 57.000 ft |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/21 | 5 h | ASHCAN - LVIC (Large Volume Impactor Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Phoenix (AZ) | 10/22 | 7 h 30 m | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/22 | 2 h | SOFT X-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/23 | 4 h 45 m | SOFT X-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/28 | 7 h 30 m | BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/29 | 2 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Truth or Consequences (NM) | 10/29 | 36 h | APRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/30 | 5 h | BALLOON EVALUATION | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 11/3 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 11/6 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/7 | --- | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/7 | 38 h | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/8 | 4 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/9 | 9 h 30 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/10 | 10 h | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/12 | 5 h | CONTAMINATION STUDY + FROST POINT HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/13 | --- | BALLOON BURST STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/13 | --- | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 11/14 | --- | MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK II | Balloon burst at 35.000 feet. Payload impact in Somerset, Wisconsin, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/14 | --- | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/18 | 5 h | 'C' LAUNCH TECHNIQUE TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/22 | 4 h 45 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/23 | --- | STRATOSCOPE II - HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHY | Launch balloon ripped prior to the flight |
Chico (CA) | 11/23 | 53 h | BALLOON 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 PHOTOGRAPHY | Before launch reefing sleeve opened allowing main balloon to sail. Inertia ring and mercury bearing damaged. |
Chico (CA) | 12/5 | 14 h | THIN FILM BALLOON EVALUATION | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/9 | 4 h | INFRARED BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/14 | 6 h 30 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | Near Linden, North Carolina, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Truth or Consequences (NM) | 12/15 | 3 h | X-RAY DENSITOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 12/22 | --- | PROPIETARY BALLON DESIGN TEST | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 12/30 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
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