Stratospheric balloons launched in 1966

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1966, 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
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/6	---	MEASURE ION DENSITIES	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/7	1h	MEASURE X-RAY SPECTRA	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/10	2h	MEASURE ION DENSITIES	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/11	1 h	COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING	Balloon failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/12	10 h 20 m	COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	1/23	---	POLARISCOPE	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	1/25	9 h	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	1/26	7h	SPECIAL EMULSION STACK	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	1/27	5h 25m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	1/27	12 h 25 m	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/2	---	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	2/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/2	2 h	STRATOJUMP II (Piantanida)	The gondola landed in a cornfield in Iowa
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/3	5h 30m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	2/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	2/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/4	11 h 30 m	INFRARED MAPPING OF THE MOON	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/6	10 h	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	30 miles S of Amarillo, Texas, US
Mildura	2/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/12	10h	MOON X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/15	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 31.000 ft. Payload recovered with damage 10 miles NW of Benanee, Australia
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/16	---	POLARISCOPE	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/17	12h 30m	CRAB NEBULA X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/18	9 H	SOLAR X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/23	3 h	INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/23	7 h 20 m	BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/24	7 h 20 m	PRIMARY RADIATION MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/25	---	ASHCAN	22 Nautic Miles NNW of Morgan, Australia
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/25	9h 30m	X-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	2/27	---	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/1	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 58.000 ft.
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/6	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Aborted flight. Payload destroyed at launch.
Mildura	3/7	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 65.000 ft.
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/7	7 h 10 m	HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/8	3 h 30 m	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/11	30 h	VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/12	1 h 10 m	HYPSOMETER CONTROLLED BALLAST SYSTEM TEST	Failure of the balloon at 44.000 ft.
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/16	48 h	HYPSOMETER CONTROLLED BALLAST SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/17	F 6 m	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/17	F 30 m	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/18	---	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/21	F 45 m	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/22	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 87.500 ft.
Mildura	3/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/24	---	TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/25	---	TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/30	---	MER S-IIA BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	3/30	---	TEST CAPABILITY OF POLY SCRIM MATERIAL	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/30	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/31	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/31	5 h	HEAT CONDUCTIVITY ALTITUDE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/2	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
De Bilt	4/5	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/6	5h	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/14	31 h 25 m	PHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/18	---	BALLOON TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	4/25	---	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Cardington	4/26	11 h	ELECTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/27	2h	TELEMETRY TEST FLIGHT	Near Big Springs, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/27	---	SPECTROGRAPH	Balloon burst at 10 km. Payload recovered in Eauze, Gers, France
Chico (CA)	4/27	---	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/27	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/1	1 h 30 m	STRATOJUMP III (Piantanida)	Near Lakefield, Minnesota, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/2	---	SOLAR OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/6	1 h 25 m	BALLOON-BORNE INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/8	7h 25m	IRIS (InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)	23 miles W of Leona, Texas, US
Mildura	5/10	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 37.200 ft.
Mildura	5/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/14	3h 20m	ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	5 miles W of Buffalo, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	5/14	---	STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 5	--- No Data ---
Levelland (TX)	5/16	---	TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ushuaia	5/21	F 1 h 34 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Ushuaia	5/22	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/25	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/26	---	GROUND IR RADIATION MEASUREMENTS	Payload destroyed at launch. No flight
Palestine (TX)	5/26	9h 30m	POLARISCOPE	--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)	5/26	---	GRATING SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/26	---	PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/28	7h	SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/2	---	MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/2	8 h	GAMMA RADIATION RESEARCH	Balloon failure
Ciudad Universitaria	6/6	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/6	13 h 30 m	HEAVY PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/6	8 h	OPTICAL BEACON FOR GEODETIC DETERMINATIONS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Artesia (NM)	6/8	5 h 25 m	MARS PROBE MODEL DROP TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/10	8h 50m	MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/10	19 h	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/10	17 h	PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	6/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/12	3 h 10 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Flight terminated early; power failure in gondola
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/13	36 h	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/14	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Failed mission. Normal ascent to about 8000 ft, then descent; ballasting produced no noticeable effect; beacon antenna did not deploy
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	6/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/15	17 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/15	17 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	6/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/15	3 h	OPTICAL BEACON FOR GEODETIC DETERMINATIONS	Balloon failure
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/15	10 h 25 m	PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/16	7h 30m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Payload damaged after parachute impact
Mildura	6/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/17	1 h	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	Balloon failure
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/20	20 h 50 m	PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/21	6 h	VOYAGER PATHFINDER BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Kiel-Holtenau	6/22	3 h	RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/22	2 h 10 m	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	Balloon burst at 54.750 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/22	---	VOYAGER PROBE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/23	1h	MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR	Collection screen did not deploy; command cut down
Kiel-Holtenau	6/24	3 h	RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/24	30 h	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	3 h 50 m	VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	15 h	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	16 h 25 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)	6/28	---	GRATING SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/28	1 h 45 m	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	Balloon burst at 47.000 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/30	3 h	BALLOON DESTRUCT TAPE TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/30	3 h 55 m	VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/1	12 h	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	4 miles E of Williams AFB, Arizona, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	10 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/4	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/5	---	SPECTRAL RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/6	10h 50m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	Scaler or gondola mal function shortly after launch; command cut down 10 min before programmed cut down.
Thule	7/6	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/6	25 h	STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	7/6	---	TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	16 h 25 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/8	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Carrizozo (NM)	7/8	4 h 30 m	SPECTRAL RADIOMETER	Near stallion site, White Sands, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	7/9	---	SPARK CHAMBER	Aborted flight at launch
Palestine (TX)	7/9	3h 30m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Flight terminated early; malfunctioning beacon indicated balloon floating at unsatisfactory altitude
Palestine (TX)	7/10	5h 50m	SPARK CHAMBER	15 miles W of Pecos, Texas, US
Thule	7/10	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	15 h 30 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/12	8h 45m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	7/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/12	7 h 30 m	UV SPECTROPHOTOPOLARIMETER	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	7/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/13	20 h	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/13	12 h 40 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	7/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/14	18 h 50 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF CHARGED PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/15	21 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/15	2 h 30 m	PARACHUTE AND BALLOON WIRE DESTRUCT TESTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/16	18 h	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/16	21 h	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/16	11 h 25 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
De Bilt	7/17	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/18	7h 40m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Deteriorating weather conditions forced early termination; main scientific objectives achieved
Palestine (TX)	7/18	3h 35m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	Flight terminated early to avoid Mexico
De Bilt	7/18	F 1 h 30 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/18	7 h 30 m	PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program)	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/20	1 h	BALLOON DESTRUCT AND UHF RELAY TESTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/23	6h 55m	HAPPE (High Altitude Particle Physics Experiment)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/23	4 h 25 m	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	Balloon leaker
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/24	21 h	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/25	F 11 h 25 m	ELECTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/26	5h	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	Flight terminated early to avoid Mexico
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	15 h 30 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	18 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/28	6h 45m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	7/29	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	2 miles SW of Geneva, Minnesota, US
Taiyo	7/29	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/29	106 h	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/30	14 h 15 m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/30	19 h 15 m	COUNTER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/31	11h 10m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	7/31	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/31	5 h	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/2	19 h 25 m	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/3	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/4	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	3 miles S of Kenyon, Minnesota, US
Palestine (TX)	8/4	6h 35m	MEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAY FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	8/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/5	3h 20m	DIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/6	8h 35m	GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/6	19 h 25 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/6	15 h 40 m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/7	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/7	18 h 50 m	COUNTER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/7	15 h 15 m	SPARK CHAMBER	At coordinates 59° 49' N / 103º 32' W, Canada
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.	8/8	450 m	ELECTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/8	6 h 10 m	ALBEDO MEASUREMENTS + UHF RELAY TESTS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	---	X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	F 3 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	8/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/10	5 h 25 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/10	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/10	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/12	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	3 miles S of St.Francis, Minnesota, US
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.	8/12	950 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/14	11h	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	8/15	28 h	BALLOON CONTROL TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/15	5 h 10 m	REFLECTIVITY TEST OF ALUMINIUM FOIL RADAR TARGETS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/16	50 m	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	4 miles S of Hubbard, Texas, US
Wilkes Base	8/16	---	NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne	8/16	1 h	GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM	Balloon burst at 43.000 ft
Palestine (TX)	8/17	6h 15m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	8/17	6 h 25 m	STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE	--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne	8/17	1 h	GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM	Balloon burst at 43.000 ft
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	8/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/17	4 h 5 m	TEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE MATERIALS	--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne	8/18	2 h	LOW ENERGY PARTICLE DETECTOR	Balloon leveled at 125.000 ft and then descended
Bergen-Hohne	8/19	1 h	DUST COLLECTOR	Balloon burst at 50.000 ft
Flin Flon (MB)	8/19	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon recovered 1 km N of Lintlaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Chico (CA)	8/22	30 h 20 m	BALLOON CONTROL TEST	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/23	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon burst at 73.000 ft. Recovered 10 miles W of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Flin Flon (MB)	8/23	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/24	---	EXTRATERRESTRIAL DUST SAMPLING	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/25	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/26	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	8 miles N of Amery, Winsconsin, US
Palestine (TX)	8/26	---	TEST OF VISTA DOME DESIGN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/26	6h 30m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/26	12 h 10 m	X-RAY STUDY OF CRAB NEBULA AND OTHER SOURCES	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/26	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Leaker balloon. Ascended just to 47.000 ft
S.St.Paul (MN)	8/27	10 h 30 m	HODOSCOPE	1 Mile E of Modena, Winsconsin, US
Mildura	8/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/28	---	PATHFINDER	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/29	---	PATHFINDER	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/29	---	PATHFINDER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/29	3 h 25 m	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/29	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/29	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/29	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/29	85 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Cut down timer failed. Last observed N of Goosebay, Canada on September 3
Roswell (NM)	8/30	3 h 25 m	PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program)	In the White Sands Missile Range, in the center of the so called "50 mile area", New Mexico, US, USA
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/30	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon burst at 25.000 ft due to severe wind shear
S.St.Paul (MN)	8/30	23 h 55 m	HODOSCOPE	2 km NW of Benson, Minnesota, US
Flin Flon (MB)	9/1	54 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/1	37 h 15 m	X-RAY COUNTER	Launch in gusty winds. Received RF signal only
Palestine (TX)	9/2	1 h 5 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Flight terminated early; damage to telemetry antenna at launch caused telemetry failure
Taiyo	9/2	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/2	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/2	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/2	54 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/2	11 h 30 m	COSMIC RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/3	---	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	Balloon ripped at launch
Taiyo	9/3	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Wilkes Base	9/3	~ 3 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR	Lost contact
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/4	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/4	37 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/5	10h	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/5	---	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	Command and termination timer failure
Flin Flon (MB)	9/5	54 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)	9/6	---	INTERFEROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/6	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Unsuccessful flight
Flin Flon (MB)	9/6	3 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon leaker. Recovered near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/6	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/7	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Unsuccessful flight
S.St.Paul (MN)	9/7	23 h 33 m	HODOSCOPE	1 km E of Cable, Winsconsin, US
Flin Flon (MB)	9/7	4 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Winds picked up at launch and the gondola struck the ground and dragged 100 feet.
Flin Flon (MB)	9/7	36 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/8	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/8	13 h 15 m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/8	36 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/8	37 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/9	37 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/12	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES (?)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/13	5h 30m	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	Flight terminated early; telemetry link failed; partial data obtained
Bemidji (MN)	9/14	13 h 30 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	15 miles E of Easter Ouster Island, Superior Lake, US
Bemidji (MN)	9/14	10 h 8 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	10 miles NE of Aitkin, Minnesota, US
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/16	6 h 20 m	SPARK CHAMBER	Payload retrieved in midair by an USAF C-130 plane
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/16	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/17	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon burst at 17.000 ft
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/18	6 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/18	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/19	10h 30m	MEASUREMENTS OF X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Bemidji (MN)	9/19	3 h 55 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	2 miles N of Huntersville, Minnesota, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/19	7 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/20	7h 35m	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/20	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/21	15h	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/21	8 h 10 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/21	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/21	F 30 min.	SPECTROGRAPH	In Eaunes, Haute-Garonne, France
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/21	5 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/21	5 h 15 m	INFRARED STUDIES OF ROCK FORMATIONS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/22	4 h 55 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/22	3 h	SPARK CHAMBER	Payload retrieved in midair by an USAF C-130 plane
Taiyo	9/22	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/22	5 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/23	3 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Bemidji (MN)	9/23	6 h 10 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	10 miles SE of Drummond, Winsconsin, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/23	F 4 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/23	4 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/24	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/25	3h	TEST OZONE DETECTOR LAUNCH METHOD - PROJECT ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/25	1 h	SPARK CHAMBER	Balloon burst at 54.300 ft. Payload lost in the jungle
Mildura	9/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/26	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/27	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/27	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/27	1 h 25 m	COSMIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS	Balloon burst at 64.000 ft
Taiyo	9/28	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/29	---	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/29	---	HEAVY PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/??	---	DIFFUSER / SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	10/2	---	HUMIDITY (?)	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	10/2	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/3	---	SOLAR DISK OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/5	6 h 30 m	EVALUATION OF DACRON REINFORCED POLYETHILENE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/6	---	SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP LAUNCH TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/6	14 h 30 m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS I	14 miles SW of Bracketville, Texas, US
Taiyo	10/7	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/7	27 h	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA	--- No Data ---
Lordsburg (NM)	10/12	7 h	RAVEN SCRIM BALLOON SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/12	30 h	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	10/13	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/15	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Balloon burst at 44.800 ft
Palestine (TX)	10/16	4h 55m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	10/16	3 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/18	23 h	TEST OF VOYAGER DATA LINK SYSTEM AND VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/19	9 h	X RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/19	1 h	INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/20	4 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	10/20	3 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/21	7 h 5 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/21	2 h	INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/22	2 h 5 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/23	7 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/24	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	10/24	7 h 58 m	MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK III	Near Merrilan, Wisconsin, US
Ciudad Universitaria	10/24	6 h 14 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/25	4 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/25	9 h 20 m	UV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE SUN & SKY	Telemetry link failed. No useful scientific data obtained
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/25	9 h 20 m	PHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/27	7 h 10 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/27	7h 5m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	Flight terminated early to insure safe recovery
Clifton-Morenci (AZ)	10/27	4 h	BALLOON PERFORMANCE TEST ALTITUDE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/28	6 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/29	4 h 35 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/30	7 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/31	---	SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT	Flight aborted before launch; wind at top balloon level
Volsk	11/1	---	SATURN - Soviet Stratospheric Solar Observatory	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/2	4 h 30 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	3 miles E of Crowley, Louisiana, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/2	4 h	BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/3	5 h 20 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/4	2 h	EVALUATION OF THREE LAUNCH METHODS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/10	3 h	RIP TAPE AND CAMERA SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Alegrete (RS)	11/11	2 h	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Uruguaiana (RS)	11/12	2 h 5 m	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Alegrete (RS)	11/14	---	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Alegrete (RS)	11/14	---	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/14	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/15	4 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/16	8h 30m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/17	7h 20m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Fallon (NV)	11/17	3 h	TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/18	13 h 30 m	X RAY AND COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	11/19	4 h 45 m	MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK III	5 miles E of Boscobel, Wisconsin, US
Palestine (TX)	11/20	5 h 45 m	SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/25	---	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/28	6 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/28	2 h 15 m	BALLOON DESTRUCTION TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/29	---	DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST	Gound abort due to damage to the safety timer box at launch
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/29	4 h	TELLURIC ABSORPTION SPECTRUM STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/30	2h 35m	EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE	Balloon performance good. Early termination to avoid the Gulf of Mexico
Palestine (TX)	11/30	2 h	EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE	Balloon reached ceiling and began descending. Flight terminated early
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/30	5 h 15 m	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/8	1 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/8	5 h 18 m	EVALUATION OF REEL SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/9	12 m	DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/9	7 h 45 m	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/9	4h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/10	---	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/11	3 h 30 m	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/12	3 h 20 m	ASHCAN TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/13	2 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/13	4 h	BALLOON-BORNE RADIO RELAY SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	12/14	5 h 40 m	BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/14	5 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/15	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/18	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/21	---	ASHCAN + OZONE SONDE	200 km W of Mildura, Australia
Palestine (TX)	12/29	1 h	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	In Logansport, Louisiana, US

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