Stratospheric balloons launched in 1969

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1969, which are currently available in StratoCat's database. Each row displays essential information such as the launch base, date and time of launch, and, if known, the mission duration and landing site of the payload. Clicking on the experiment name will offer details about the scientific institutions involved, a summary of the experiment's purpose and results, and other relevant information on the balloon flight, including references and images. Clicking on the arrows at the top and the bottom of the table you can move to other year's tables.

Launch base	Date	Flight Duration	Experiment	Payload landing place or cause of the failure
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/11	F 5 h 55 m	TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/14	19 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/18	9 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/22	F 8 h 5 m	TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/24	19 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/26	22 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/2	24 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Parkes	2/5	F ~ 5 h	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/5	28 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/9	F 4 h	UV POLARIMETRY OF VENUS AND SIRIUS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/9	27 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/11	22 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/12	28 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/13	20 h	OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Parkes	2/17		SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/19	F 8 h 50 m	TEST OF OPLE POSITION AND LOCATION SYSTEM WITH ATS-III SATELLITE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/25	3 h 30 m	SPECTROMETER	20 miles NNW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad	2/26	F 3 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Parkes	2/26	F ~ 8 h	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Kourou	3/13	F 7 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/20	---	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Kampala	3/21	---	NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/21	F 7 h 10 m	OBSERVATION OF X-RAY SOURCES IN M87 AND CYGNUS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/25	F 4 h 50 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/5	2 h 45 m	TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/6	F 5 h 5 m	COLLECT INTERPLANETARY DUST PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/14	F 3 h 50 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	ENGINEERING TEST OF X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	5 h 30 m	MEASURE COSMIC RADIATION	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/16	F 16 h	X-RAY TELESCOPE	Lost on the Tasmanian Sea. Apperared nine months later on a beach in New Zealand.
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad	4/16	---	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	4/18	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/19	---	DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER FOR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/19	---	UV SPECTROMETER	Near Auch, France
Palestine (TX)	4/20	3 h 30 m	MEASURE COSMIC RADIATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/21	F 5 h 35 m	ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	4/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/22	F 6 h 30 m	GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/22	F 9 h 5 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	4/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	4/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	4/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/24	---	SPECTROGRAPH	In Auch, Gers, France
Sioux Falls (SD)	4/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/27	---	X-RAY DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/28	29 h 30 m	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	28 miles E of Industry, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	4/28	F 6 h 20 m	TEST OF TELEMETRY AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	4/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/30	F 1 h	SPECTROGRAPH	In Captieux, Landes, France
Gap-Tallard	5/??	---	CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/??	---	CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE PROTOTYPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/1	5 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	27 miles N of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	5/2	---	UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/4	---	UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/5	F 7 h 50 m	UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/9	F 10 h 55 m	X-RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM CRAB NEBULA AND JUPITER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/10	F 7 h 30 m	HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/10	11 h 30 m	MEASURE COSMIC RADIATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/11	F 9 h 20 m	SOLAR FLARE NEUTRON MONITOR	--- No Data ---
Broomfield (CO)	5/11	F 7 h 25 m	TEST OF NIMBUS-3 SATELLITE BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/12	F 13 h	SEARCH FOR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/12	F 36 h 20 m	NUCLEAR EMULSION STACK	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/15	7 h 55 m	MEASURE X-RAYS FROM SOLAR FLARES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/20	6 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	18 miles WSW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Longreach	5/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/22	3 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	42 miles N of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Longreach	5/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/24	8 h 45 m	MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/25	F 30 h	EXPERIMENT OF IRLS LOCATION WITH NIMBUS III SATELLITE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/25	F 15 h 45 m	TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	5/26	+ 365 d	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Durham, (NH)	5/27	---	SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Kampala	5/29	---	NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/29	---	MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/??	---	CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE PROTOTYPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/2	7 h 55 m	MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/4	11 h 20 m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	40 miles S of Gila Bend, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)	6/4	F 9 h 50 m	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	Van Horn, Texas, US
Longreach	6/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/6	F 9 h	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	Near Del Rio, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/9	F 13 h 15 m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/9	F 7 h 45 m	ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/10	F 4 h	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/13	4 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	17 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/14	---	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/14	F 11 h 45 m	SEARCH FOR ANISOTROPY IN DIFFUSE GALACTIC X-RADIATION	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/17	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/17	F 9 h 25 m	NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/18	3 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	9 miles E of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/19	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles NNW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/20	---	SONEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/21	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/27	F 7 h 30 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/27	8 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/29	---	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/1	29 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	8 miles NE of Casa Grande, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)	7/3	F 7 h 55 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE MOUNTING TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/5	---	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	7/5	F 5 h 30 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/10	F 6 h	TEST OF UHF TELEMETRY SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	7/11	F 1 h 45 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	20 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/15	F 6 h	GAMMA RAY DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/16	F 6 h 50 m	ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/18	---	BALLOON MATERIAL TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/18	22 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/18	6 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	10 miles E of Yuma, Arizona, US
Haranomachi	7/22	---	ATMOSPHERIC OZONE	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/25	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/27	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/27	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/27	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/28	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/29	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	7/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/29	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/31	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/1	---	TEST OF VIRON VISTA BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	8/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/2	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	8/2	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Penhold (AB)	8/2	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Uranium City (SK)	8/2	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	8/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Thule	8/2	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Yellowknife (NT)	8/2	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Cambridge Bay (NU)	8/2	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	8/3	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/3	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Penhold (AB)	8/3	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	8/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Uranium City (SK)	8/3	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Yellowknife (NT)	8/3	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Cambridge Bay (NU)	8/3	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Thule	8/4	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/7	F 17 h 50 m	EXPERIMENT OF IRLS LOCATION WITH NIMBUS III & ATS III SATELLITES	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	8/8	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/8	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Penhold (AB)	8/8	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/8	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION + RADIOMETER TEST	12 miles NW of Pierre, South Dakota, US
Uranium City (SK)	8/8	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Yellowknife (NT)	8/8	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Cambridge Bay (NU)	8/8	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/9	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	8/9	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Penhold (AB)	8/9	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Uranium City (SK)	8/9	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Yellowknife (NT)	8/9	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Cambridge Bay (NU)	8/9	---	ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/12	F 7 h 25 m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/13	---	MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER	Balloon failure reaching float altitude
Palestine (TX)	8/19	F 3 h	MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	8/20	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/20	F 2 h	DOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTOR	Balloon failure
Haranomachi	8/21	---	DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE TESTING	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/21	F 8 h 50 m	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	Van Horn, Texas, US
Haranomachi	8/22	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/25	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/26	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	5 miles E of Nashua, Minnesota, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/27	7 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	18 miles W of Gila Bend, Arizona, US
Haranomachi	8/28	---	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	8/29	---	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/3	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/3	8 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Dowagiac (MI)	9/3	F + 10 h	POLLUTANTS DETECTOR TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/4	6 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	13 miles ENE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Resolute Bay (XO)	9/4	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/4	F 3 h 15 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/5	---	ATMOSPHERIC IONS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/7	F 6 h 15 m	MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/8	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	9/8	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	Durand municipal airport, Winsconsin, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/8	F 5 h 30 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/9	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/9	---	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/10	---	SOLAR INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/10	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/11	---	IONIZATION STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/12	~ 6 h	INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION	In the White Mountains, Alaska, US
Palestine (TX)	9/12	F 11 h 15 m	ENGINEERING TEST TO VERIFY THERMAL REDESIGN FOR STRATOSCOPE II	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/13	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/14	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/15	~ 2 h	INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION	Balloon burst at 29 km.Payload recovered 10 miles E of Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Palestine (TX)	9/15	F 8 h 20 m	DOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/15	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Operations Failure
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/15	---	SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/17	---	NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/17	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/18	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT & NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/18	F 2 h 35 m	SONEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/20	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)	9/22	18 h	STRATCOM - II (Stratospheric Composition)	25 miles W of Artesia, New Mexico, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/22	---	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/23	~ 2 h	INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION	Balloon burst at 29 km.Payload recovered 40 miles SE of Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Haranomachi	9/23	---	GALACTIC X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/24	F 6 h 30 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/24	---	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/25	---	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/26	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/27	---	MAGNETIC FIELD	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/27	---	SOLAR X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/27	F 41 h 20 m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IV	In Celburne, Texas, US
Haranomachi	9/28	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/29	---	PRIMARY HEAVY PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/29	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/29	---	SONEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/29	F 9 h 40 m	INFRARED RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/30	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/30	---	ATMOSPHERIC IONS	--- No Data ---
Meppen	9/30	---	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	10/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/3	---	UV SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	10/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/7	7 h	GAS CERENKOV DETECTOR PROTOTYPE	23 miles N of Mineral Wells, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/7	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	10/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/9	---	TEST OF SEVERAL BALLOON SYSTEMS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/9	F 2 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 6 h 50 m	DETECT GAMMA RAY ANISOTROPIES IN GALACTIC PLANE	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	10/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	10/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/16	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/19	F 30 m	X-RAY SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/21	9 h 20 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/22	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/23	F 6 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/23	5 h 20 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/24	14 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	30 miles NNE of Pioria, Illinois, US
Palestine (TX)	10/24	F 5 h 45 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Kampala	10/31	---	NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/2	3 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	37 miles W of Big Springs, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/3	F 8 h	X-RAY SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/4	F 4 h 45 m	X-RAY SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/6	3 h	CRISP (Cosmic Ray Ionization Spectrograph Experiment)	Balloon failure at 60.000 ft. Payload impact 34 miles NE of Roswell, balloon impact 58 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	11/7	F 5 h 25 m	CRANE (Cosmic Ray Albedo Nucleon Experiment)	In Homochitto forest, SE of Natchez, Mississippi, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/12	2 h	VLF WAVES PROPAGATION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/13	11 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	2 miles SE of Waco, Texas, US
Longreach	11/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	11/16	30 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/16	F 2 h 45 m	SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/17	3 h	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Volsk	11/18	7 h	BALLOON MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER - ANTIP 1	Near Tselinograd, Kazakhstan
Longreach	11/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/19	F 7 h 15 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	11/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/20	---	INFRARED RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mitchell (SD)	11/21	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION + RADIOMETER TEST	Aborted flight
Palestine (TX)	11/21	F 6 h 20 m	MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATION	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	11/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/21	F 9 m	SPECTROGRAPH	In Montaigu de Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Sioux City (IA)	11/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/23	F 4 h 25 m	SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER FOR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	11/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/25	25 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	60 miles S of Big Springs, Texas, US
Mildura	11/26	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/26	---	SPARK CHAMBER	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	11/26	F 2 h 5 m	GAMMA RAY MONITOR	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/26	10 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Near San Jorge, Santa Fe, Argentine
Longreach	11/27	F ~ 8 h	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/4	9 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	12/4	5 h	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/10	3 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	1 mile SE of Odessa, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	12/10	---	TEST OF REEFING SLEEVE SYSTEM	Balloon not to be released
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/11	F 3 h 30 m	GAMMA RAY MONITOR TEST	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/26	F 2 h	X-RAY EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---

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