Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1965

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1965, 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
Goodwill1/??---LAUNCH TEST + ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Goodwill1/??---LAUNCH TEST + ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Goodwill1/??---LAUNCH TEST + ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/81 hTEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDE10 miles SW of Henderson, Texas, US
Chico (CA)1/87 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)1/109 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama1/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama1/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/145h 30mTEST OF GT-88 FILM10 miles NE from Needles, California, US
Holloman AFB (NM)1/145 hFROST POINT HYGROMETER70 miles ESE of El Paso, Texas, US
Albrook AFB, Panama1/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)1/16---PROPIETARY BALLON DESIGN TEST--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama1/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/21---ASHCANBalloon burst at 81.000 ft
Mildura1/22---ASHCANGradual descent from 81.000 ft. Failed flight
Holloman AFB (NM)1/223 hBALLOON TESTBalloon burst at 61.000 ft
Page (AZ)1/23---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY62 miles SE of Page, Arizona, US
Page (AZ)1/24---COSMIC RAY STUDIESBalloon not released
Mildura1/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/266h 30mCOSMIC RAY STUDIES15 miles N of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Mildura1/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/276h 30mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY25 miles SE of Corona, New Mexico, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura1/28---ASHCANFloated at 101.000 ft two hours and then began to descent.
Page (AZ)1/2816hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)5 miles E of Encino, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)1/296 hBALLOON TEST6 miles WSW of Del City, Texas, US
Page (AZ)1/30---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY5 miles NE of Kabito, Arizona, US
Page (AZ)2/17h 40mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYBlytheville, Arkansas, US
Mildura2/4---ASHCANN of Renmark, South Australia
Page (AZ)2/48h 30mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY30 miles E of Yuma, Arizona, US
Ciudad Universitaria2/5---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/56 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura2/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura2/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)2/1330 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama2/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/15---COSMIC RAY STUDIESBalloon Failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura2/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)2/1630 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)2/1726 hBALLOON TESTNear Logandale, Nevada, US
Mildura2/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)2/1820 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)2/184 h 22 mMER S-I BALLOON TESTImpact at 33º 37' N - 118º 30' W
Holloman AFB (NM)2/189 hPHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER35 miles SW of Lubbock, Texas, US
Albrook AFB, Panama2/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/222h 30mPHOTOTUBE OF STRATOSCOPE II13 miles SSW from Monroe, Louisiana, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama2/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)2/247 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura2/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura3/??---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Mildura3/2---ASHCANMurray River, Renmark, South Australia
Palestine (TX)3/3---TEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDE20 miles E of Carthage, Arkansas, US
Mildura3/4---ASHCANBalloon burst at 50.000 ft
Truth or Consequences (NM)3/46 h 30 mAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/46 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)3/530 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/61hTANDEM BALLOON TEST30 Miles E of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/6---FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR + X-RAY COUNTERGround Abort. Termination squibs fired before launch.
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/7F 4 hFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR + X-RAY COUNTERPayload impact at coordinates: 16º 48' N - 78º 45' E
Chico (CA)3/83 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/9F 4 hFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR + X-RAY COUNTERPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 17' N - 78º 40' E
White Sands (NM)3/920 mBALLOON TEST 'C' LAUNCH SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura3/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)3/1010 hSIRS (Satellite Infrared Radiometer Spectrometer)2 km NW of Snyder, Nebraska, US
Mildura3/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/12---COUNTER TELESCOPE + X-RAY COUNTER + ION CHAMBER + EMULSIONSAborted flight due to balloon failure.
Albrook AFB, Panama3/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/1311 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + X-RAY COUNTER + ION CHAMBER + EMULSIONSPayload impact at coordinates: 19º 48' N - 74º 39' E
Albrook AFB, Panama3/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/15F 3 hWHOLE AIR SAMPLER10 miles WNW of Newellton, Louisiana, US
Mildura3/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/16---COSMIC RAY STUDIES9 miles W of Logansport, Louisiana, US
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/16F 9 hEMULSION STACKSPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 10' N - 78º 33' E
Clifton-Morenci (AZ)3/173 hBIO-SATELLITE DROP TEST - PRECISION TARGET FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/18---X-RAY TELESCOPE + EMULSION STACKS + SEED EXPERIMENTAborted flight due to balloon failure during ascent.
Point Barrow (AK)3/18---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) - Test Flight--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/20---ASTROPHYSICS EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/21F 8 h 30 mCOMPOSITE DETECTOR OF HEAVY METAL AND EMULSIONSPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 53' N, 75º 11' E
Palestine (TX)3/21---TANDEM BALLOON TEST5 miles E of Cushing, Texas, US
Chico (CA)3/23---ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Lordsburg (NM)3/243 hBIOSATELLITE DROP TEST - PRECISION TARGET FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)3/247 hTEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/25F 8 hX-RAY TELESCOPE + EMULSION STACKS + SEED EXPERIMENT40 miles N of Hyderabad, India
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/261 h 30 mEMULSION STACKS57 miles ENE of Hyderabad, India
Palestine (TX)3/26---COSMIC RAY STUDIES47 miles SE of Shreveport, Louisiana, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)3/26F ~ 2 hASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/27 EMULSION STACK + ION CHAMBERPayload impact at coordinates: 21º 07' N, 78º 57' E
Chico (CA)3/28---ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER - HORIZONTAL FLIGHT TESTBalloon burst at 34.000 ft
Kerrville (TX)3/29---CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER + LOW ENERGY PROTON SPECTRUM--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)3/30---PHOTOELECTRIC SKYLIGHT POLARIMETER--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad3/30 COUNTER TELESCOPE + NEUTRON DETECTOR + SILVER CHLORIDE DETECTORPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 05' N, 74º 03' E
Mildura3/316 hASHCAN - LVIC (Large Volume Impactor Collector)33 miles from Mildura, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)3/315 hINFRARED SPECTRA MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Mildura4/1---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/2 X-RAY TELESCOPE + EMULSION STACKS + SEED EXPERIMENTPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 16' N, 74º 27' E
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/3 COMPOSITE DETECTOR OF HEAVY METAL AND EMULSIONSPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 30' N, 73º 57' E
Holloman AFB (NM)4/322 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER - HORIZONTAL FLIGHT TEST--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/5 SPARK CHAMBERPayload impact at coordinates: 16º 38' N, 75º 08' E
Mildura4/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura4/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/8 X-RAY TELESCOPE + EMULSION STACKS + SEED EXPERIMENTPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 22' N, 75º 44' E
Holloman AFB (NM)4/85 hTEST OF CAPPED BALLOON--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/9 EMULSION STACKS + SEVERAL DETECTORSPayload impact at coordinates: 17º 58' N, 74º 11' E
Albrook AFB, Panama4/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama4/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama4/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama4/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura4/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/13---TEST OF BALLOON FILM10 Miles ENE of tenaha, Louisiana, US
Aire Sur L'Adour4/13---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/14---TEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDEPayload not recovered
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/1610 hX-RAY DETECTOR PROTOTYPE2 miles E of Waskom, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)4/172hTANDEM BALLOON TEST2 miles N of Salem, Texas, US
Edwards AFB (CA)4/17---MER S-II BALLOON TESTBalloon failure at launch
Palestine (TX)4/201 hMETEORITE COLLECTOR1 Mile N of Montgomery Airport, Texas, US
Truth or Consequences (NM)4/207 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/22F 2 h 45 mPROTON ALFA TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/22---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST4 miles W of Palestine, Texas, US
Chico (CA)4/228 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)4/22F ~ 2 hASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/237 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/249h 30mNUCLEAR EMULSION STACKS18 miles NNW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
New Brighton (MN)4/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/28F 3 h 26 mPROTON ALFA TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Truth or Consequences (NM)4/283 hTANDEM BALLOON RECOVERY TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/299h 10mSPARK CHAMBER TEST3 miles SE of Fort Adams, Mississippi, US
Waikerie4/296 hX-RAY TELESCOPE5 miles NW of Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Point Barrow (AK)4/29---POCIBO 10 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 10)--- No Data ---
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad4/30F 1 h 40 mPROTON ALFA TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)4/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)5/4---POCIBO 11 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 11)--- No Data ---
Mildura5/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)5/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)5/6---POCIBO (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory) - Test Flight--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/8---'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/94 hBALLOON EVALUATION AND 'C' LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/1112hMEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINER10 miles N of Lometa, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/119 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/11---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)5/12---POCIBO 12 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 12)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/146 h 30 mAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/17---COSMIC RAY STUDYAborted flight
Palestine (TX)5/1811h 30mCOSMIC RAY STUDY40 miles SW of Fort Smith, Arkansas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/2014h 40mCOSMIC RAY STUDY9 miles WNW of Ringling, Oklahoma, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/20F ~ 2 hASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/21---COSMIC RAY DETECTORBalloon burst at 96.000 ft. Payload recovered 3 miles SW of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/21---COSMIC RAY DETECTORAborted flight. Hole in the balloon
Aire Sur L'Adour5/21---X-RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/216 h 30 mTEST FLIGHT OF VITRO CORP. BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)5/227 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)5/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/25---ASHCANFound a month later in Prungle Station. Payload burned
Holloman AFB (NM)5/266 hBALLOON AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/287 hBALLOON AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/2914h 40mCOSMIC RAY STUDYDyes AFB, Abilene, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/304h 15mATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTSWaco, Texas, US
Goodwill5/30---CAMERAS + TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Goodwill5/30---CAMERAS + TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/310 h 30 mCORONASCOPE II14 Miles N of Sweetwater, Texas, US
Eielson AFB (AK)6/4---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/79 HFULL FLAP BALLOON #1 TEST + X-RAY DETECTOR2 miles W of Roby, Texas, US
New Brighton (MN)6/7---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIIn Scandia, Minnesota, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/104h 30mSPARK CHAMBER4 miles W of Hamilton, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/102hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)7 miles S of Mexia, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/12---DOWN CAMERA FLIGHTOperations Failure
Palestine (TX)6/125hTRAINING FLIGHTNot Recovered
Fort Churchill (MB)6/1211 hdE/dx AND E DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/13---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST3 miles NE of Palestine, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/1320h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)40 miles E of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/148h 45mGAMMA RAY STUDIES10 miles NW of Brady, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/148 hWATER VAPOUR CONTAMINATION FROM BALLOON ENVELOPE STUDY--- No Data ---
Mildura6/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/16---CORONASCOPE IIOperations Failure
Mildura6/17---ASHCANBalloon burst before reach float altitude
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/189h 10mX-RAY DETECTORArtesia, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)6/2110h 30mX-RAY DETECTOR20 miles N of Van Horn, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/216 hSTRATOSPHERIC HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)6/226 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Lindenberg Observatory6/234 h 30 mBALLOON TESTKreis Seelow, East Germany
Mildura6/23---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/239 h 30 mLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2311 hLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2312 h 30 mCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/234 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/2411h 30mX-RAY DETECTORHereford, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)6/24---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST5 miles SE of Elkhart, Texas, US
Mildura6/25---ASHCANBalloon burst before reach float altitude
Chico (CA)6/256 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2513 h 30 mSCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/2514 hCOSMIC RAYS COUNTER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)6/27F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)6/30---LOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDYBalloon lost lift, flight terminated
Fort Churchill (MB)6/3010 hLOW ENERGY GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/110h 10mCORONASCOPE II--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/110 hUV SPECTROPHOTOPOLARIMETERNear Coolidge, Arizona, US
Fort Churchill (MB)7/111 hCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/22h 15mATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/51 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERBeacon failed. Terminated after 6 hours
Fort Churchill (MB)7/518 hCOSMIC RAYS COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/5---COUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERBalloon failed at altitude
Fort Churchill (MB)7/511 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Mildura7/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/8---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Mildura7/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/912hTANDEM BALLOON TEST + X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/10---STRATOSCOPE IIAborted flight. Leak discovered on top balloon during inflation
Fort Churchill (MB)7/119 hCERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1111 hEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/12---TEST OF MERFAB BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/16---TANDEM BALLOON TEST + X-RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)7/165 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBERFlight terminated prematurely, reason unknown
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1610 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/1613 hSCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Kiel-Holtenau7/172 hNEW RADIOSONDE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/173 h 30 mRADIOMETEROperations Failure
Eielson AFB (AK)7/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/20F 1 h 35 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLER8 miles S of Dublin, Texas, US
Chico (CA)7/206 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
De Bilt7/20F 1 h 30 mELECTRONS DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Kiel-Holtenau7/212 hNEW RADIOSONDE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/215hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/212 hX-RAY DENSITOMETER--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)7/22---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIIn Shieldsville, Minnesota, US
Chico (CA)7/226 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)7/22F ~ 2 hASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/239 hSTRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 4--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)7/24F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Mildura7/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/276hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)7/288 h 12 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION15 Miles SW of Mason City, Iowa, US
Tromsø7/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Andennes7/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Alta7/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/28F 8 hELECTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/28---COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Tromsø7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Alta7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Andennes7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Ivalo7/29---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/304h 10mRADIOMETERBalloon Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)7/3010 hCOUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/1---COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)8/276 hTEST OF SL-1883 BALLOON FILM--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/28 h 45 mHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/36h 40mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOROperations Failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/3---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/323 h 25 mFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR + EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/4---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIIn Hayfield, Minnesota, US
Fort Churchill (MB)8/413 h 30 mCOUNTER TELESCOPE + MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/41 h 30 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Ruidoso (NM)8/5F 5 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/65 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORRotenburg, Hannover, Germany
Fort Churchill (MB)8/614 h 10 mCOSMIC RAY MONITORNear Reindeer Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)8/79 h 50 mHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/7---COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/8---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/9---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION1 Mile W of Lemond, Minnesota, US
Fort Churchill (MB)8/917 h 45 mFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR + EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/917 h 30 mCOUNTERS--- No Data ---
Skogar8/10---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/106 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORGotzburg, Kaltenkirchen, Germany
Holloman AFB (NM)8/105 hMICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/108 hCOUNTER--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)8/11---MONOCHROMATOR--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/112 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORAhnsen, Gifhorn, Germany
Fort Churchill (MB)8/11---SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/11+ 15 hSCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1215h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Operations Failure
Bergen-Hohne8/126 hDUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/1212 hSKYTOP PROJECT - INFRARED MAPPING OF THE MOON--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/12---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/13---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION2 miles of Belle Plain, Winsconsin, US
Bergen-Hohne8/1310 h 30 mDUST COLLECTORVehlage, Lubbecke, Germany
Fort Churchill (MB)8/14---SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/16---MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOROperations Failure
Eielson AFB (AK)8/16F ~ 2 hASHCAN--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/16---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/17---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/1810hMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)8/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fallon (NV)8/18---TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/19---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIIn Bear Valley, Wisconsin, US
Skogar8/19---PROTON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/19---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/19---FOUR SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Ivalo8/2024 hX-RAY DETECTORLost contact with the balloon
Flin Flon (MB)8/21---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fallon (NV)8/22---TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/24---BALLOON BURST STUDY--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)8/24F ~ 2 hCOLLECTOR OF RADIOACTIVE STRATOSPHERIC DEBRIS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/25---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Palestine (TX)8/253h 30mLIGHTWEIGHT PCM TELEMETRY PACKAGE--- No Data ---
Mildura8/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/264hTEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
Holloman AFB (NM)8/273 h 30 mTEST OF VITRO RECOVERY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)8/27---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)8/27---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/286 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION5 miles W of Lyndon Station, Winsconsin, US
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/2914 hELECTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/303 h 30 mTEST OF X-124 BALLOON FILM--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.8/31---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne8/313 h 30 mGAMMA RAY DETECTORMarkendorf, Melle, Germany
Ivalo8/31---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/??---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/15 h 30 mAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/214 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/2F 18 h 30 mFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR + EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/2---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Skogar9/4---PROTON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/5---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/8F 13 hEMULSIONS--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/811 h 35 mHODOSCOPENear Long Lake, Minnesota, US
Palestine (TX)9/935h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/1010 hBAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/13---X-RAY ASTRONOMYOperations Failure
Palestine (TX)9/1417h 30mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/14---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15---MEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINEROperations Failure
Fort Churchill (MB)9/15---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/16---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/16---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/176 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/17---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/17---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/17---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chamical9/18---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/18---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/18---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/19---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/204 hSVT DESIGN EVALUATION--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/20---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)9/20---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/216 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/21---TWO SCINTILLATION COUNTERS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/2111 hTEST OF STRATOFILM BALLOON--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/22---X-RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon Failure
Palestine (TX)9/235 h 10 mX-RAY ASTRONOMYOperations Failure. Payload inadvertently released
by radio command
Palestine (TX)9/236hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/237 hALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/24---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)9/249 h 40 mLUMINISCENT CHAMBER - STL FLIGHT PROTOTYPENear Livermore, Iowa, US
Chico (CA)9/244 hSTRATOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Casper (WY)9/24---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)9/24---SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.9/25---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/2512h 15mCOSMIC RAY STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/25---COSMIC RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)9/25---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/2810h 40mX-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/2824hCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)9/304 hSTRATOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Saskatoon (SK)10/??---PHOTOMETER--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)10/1---MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK IIIn Babcock, Wisconsin, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/1---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura10/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/611h 30mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Stratobowl (SD)10/9---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura10/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1214h 10mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Stratobowl (SD)10/13---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Cardington10/139 hELECTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/1312 hTEST OF STRATOFILM BALLOON--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/198 h 30 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEMeridian, Mississippi,US
Truth or Consequences (NM)10/19F 5 hAPRE (Aerospace Photographic Reconnaissance Experiment)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/20---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/20---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama10/207 h 56 mSPARK CHAMBERPayload never recovered
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/207 hBALLOON SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Stratobowl (SD)10/21---LOW ENERGY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)10/21---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Meppen10/221 h 30 mRADIOSONDE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TESTBeilen, Netherlands
New Brighton (MN)10/22~ 1 h 30 mSTRATOJUMP I (Piantanida)In the backyard of a school in downtown St. paul, Minnesota, US
Palestine (TX)10/22---GAMMA RAY DETECTOROperations Failure
Meppen10/238 hCHARGED PARTICLE DETECTORLost after traveling 650 km due east
Palestine (TX)10/2312h 30mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/23---TEST OF BALLOON FILMOperations Failure
Meppen10/248 hDUST COLLECTORLengerich, Westfalia, Germany
Palestine (TX)10/253h 40mSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/257h 15mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR5 Miles N. of Roanoke, Alabama, US
Chico (CA)10/25---ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura10/27---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)10/276 h 30 mALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/29---SPARK CHAMBERBalloon Failure
Chico (CA)10/3059 h 20 mALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/??---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)11/330 hENCODER TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/7---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)11/105 hENCODER TEST--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)11/10---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/13---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura11/15---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura11/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/163 hUHF RELAY TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/175h 40mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Mildura11/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)11/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/195h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)11/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/30---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/304 h 50 mUHF RELAY TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/1---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)12/312hMEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINERRichland, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/5---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/611 h 50 mCOSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING--- No Data ---
Paradise (CA?)12/71 h 25 mALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETERBalloon leaker. Command cut down
Holloman AFB (NM)12/71 h 30 mUHF RELAY TESTBalloon burst at tropopause
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura12/9---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/12---MEASURE ION DENSITIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/13---MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOROperations Failure
Mildura12/16---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
De Bilt12/17---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)12/22---ASHCAN--- No Data ---

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