Stratospheric balloons launched in 1972

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1972, 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
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/6	16 h	INFRARED CELESTIAL BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS	45 miles NNE of Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
Mildura	1/14	4 h 20 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/15	5 h 50 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/15	F 6 h	GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/17	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/18	4 h	SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/24	11 h	HEAVY COSMIC RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/31	F 20 m	LARGE SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Sanriku	1/31	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Longreach	2/3	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	No flight - Ground Abort due to strong winds
Sanriku	2/3	---	WHISTLERS (?)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/4	F 4 h	X-RAY POLARIMETER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/4	---	RUPTURE TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/6	---	WHISTLERS (?)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	2/7	5 h	UHF RELAY TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	2/11	2 h 50 m	DUSTSONDE. PARTICLES AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/12	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/13	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/14	14 h	OBSERVATION OF VENUS AND MARS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/16	F 1 h 15 m	TANDEM BALLOON TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/18	~ 1 h	HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Balloon failure at 51.700 ft
Palestine (TX)	2/19	F 1 h 15 m	GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/3	5 h	VIKING INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/7	4 h	INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/9	14 h	POWERED BALLOON EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/14	9 h	UHF REPEATER TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/17	F 1 h 30 m	TANDEM BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	3/21	2 h 20 m	DUST COUNTER & AUSTRALIAN SAMPLER. COLLECTED DUST. PARTICLES AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/21	5 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)	3/21	---	METEOROLOGICAL SONDE + TELECOMMAND	In Tibagi, Parana, Brazil
Palestine (TX)	3/23	---	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/23	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/24	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	3/27	3 h	OZONE, TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/28	10 m	INFLATION AND RELEASE TEST	No flight. Only launch test
TIFR Hyderabad	3/29	F 4 h 45 m	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/31	F 1 h 30 m	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/31	F 6 h	DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/??	---	NA (I) DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/4	6 h 55 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/5	26 h 55 m	CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)	4/6	---	CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/6	6 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)	4/7	2 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/7	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	LCPS (Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	LCPS (Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/15	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon Failure
TIFR Hyderabad	4/16	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/18	F 7 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/19	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/19	---	CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPE	Balloon Failure
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/19	3 h	PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/20	2 h 30 m	CALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/20	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/21	1 h	CARBON AND OZONE LEVELS MEASUREMENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/21	2 h 30 m	DUST AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/22	6 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/24	6 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/25	F 5 h 45 m	THERMAL TEST OF INSULATORS FOR INSTRUMENT PACKAGES	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/25	7 h 25 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/3	7 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)	5/3	---	PASSIVE COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Aborted flight due to strong winds at launch
Palestine (TX)	5/3	F 9 h	BUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)	5/4	24 h 30 m	PASSIVE COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/4	F 23 h	LARGE AREA ELECTRONIC CERENKOV DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/4	29 h 55 m	FOUR COSMIC RAY DETECTORS - INTERCALIBRATION FLIGHT	3 miles SW of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, US
Mildura	5/5	~7 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/5	---	X-RAY STUDIES	Balloon burst at tropopause
Mildura	5/9	~6 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/9	F 10 h 40 m	OZONE MEASUREMENTS + UV MEASUREMENTS FROM STARS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/9	87 h	COSMIC RAY PLASTIC STACK	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	5/9	30 h	D-LAYER WHISPERING GALLERY EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/9	30 h	D-LAYER WHISPERING GALLERY EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/11	3 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/11	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	5/12	14 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/12	2 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 7 h 10 m	PROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 6 h 45 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/14	F 30 h 15 m	DOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/16	2 h	OZONE + WATER VAPOUR + TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/16	2 h	DUSTSONDE + TEMPERATURE	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/16	4 h 23 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Premature termination. Landing occured 30 miles S of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/16	---	INFRARED RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/17	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Possible balloon failure. Landing in Arblade-le-Bas, France
Laramie (WY)	5/19	2 h	CALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/19	F 20 h 10 m	PROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/23	6 h	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/24	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/30	6 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/2	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/4	F 7 h 55 m	X-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/5	6 h 10 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/5	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/5	6 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/5	~ 8 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	In Terrasson, France
Mildura	6/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/6	6h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/6	F 1 h 50 m	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/6	5 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/7	5h 40m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/7	5 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/9	5h 50m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/10	F 9 h 23 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/15	6 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/16	F 8 h 17 m	TEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/17	11 h 20 m	X-RAY OBSERVATION OF VIRGO AND CRAB NEBULA	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/19	F 6 h 25 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/19	5 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/20	2 h 30 m	CALIBRATION DATA	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	6/21	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/22	F 7 h 38 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/22	---	MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/23	F 12 h 41 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/23	---	WATER VAPOUR	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/25	1 h 30 m	WINDSONDE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/25	---	ULF ATMOSPHERICS	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/25	---	ION SPECTRA	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h 30 m	OZONE AND WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h 15 m	DUSTSONDE + IMPACTOR + TEMPERATURE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/27	2 h	WINDSONDE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/27	F 8 h 18 m	TEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/27	6 h	TRANSPONDER TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	6/27	2 h 20 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/27	---	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/28	2 h 15 m	DUSTSONDE + IMPACTOR + TEMPERATURE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/28	F 11 h 45 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/28	4 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/29	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/29	5 h	BALLOON PROFILE TEST	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/30	5 h	HARD X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	15 h 27 m	EMULSION STACKS	Near Athabaska river, S of Embarras, Alberta, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	1 h 11 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	Premature Termination. Payload landed 40 miles S of Ft. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/4	18 h 6 m	COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE	NW of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Laramie (WY)	7/6	1 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	7/7	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	16 h 24 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	In lake Clair 40 miles W of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/8	---	COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE	E of Ft. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Roswell (NM)	7/11	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV1 (Supersonic)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/12	2 h	TRANSPONDER TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	7/19	2 h	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/20	18 h 35 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	10 miles W of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/21	23h 10m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/22	23 h 50 m	DOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE	15 miles SW of Fort Chipewyan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/22	19 h 35 m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/24	17 h 35 m	CHARGED PARTICLE TELESCOPE	20 miles SE of Fort Chipewyan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Laramie (WY)	7/26	9 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/26	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/26	F 7 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	7/26	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV2 (Transonic)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	17h 55m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	20h 35m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/27	15h 50m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/28	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/1	F 8 h 40 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/5	F 13 h 35 m	HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Chamical	8/7	~ 4 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR + PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA	12 km E of the town of Totoralejos, in the zone of Salinas Grandes, Cordoba province
Mildura	8/8	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/11	F 10 h 5 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/13	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV4 (Supersonic)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/17	6h 30m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	8/17	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	---	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TECHNIQUE LAUNCH TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	---	TEST OF SLOWING DESCENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/19	5 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV3 (Subsonic)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/24	3 h 30 m	ACOUSTIC ECHO SOUNDER (RADAR)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/26	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon failure at 48.000 ft
Palestine (TX)	8/28	F 9 h 15 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/29	---	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	Balloon Failure
Palestine (TX)	8/30	F 8 h 7 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/6	---	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	Balloon failure
Sanriku	9/6	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/9	F 11 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/10	F 10 h 20 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/10	---	NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/11	17 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	In a cornfield near Newkirk, Oklahoma, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/11	2 h	POBAL (POwered BALlon) - TEST LAUNCH	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/12	F 8 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/12	---	MICROSTRUCTURE OF SOLAR DISK	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/12	6 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/13	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/13	22 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	9/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/14	40 h 50 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	9/16	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/16	6 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/16	5 h 18 m	POBAL (POwered BALlon)	Balloon impacted 3 miles NW of Tularosa and propulsion unit 3 miles NE of the same city, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	9/18	F 10 h 5 m	HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/18	---	COSMIC-RAY SHORT PERIOD FLUCTUATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/18	6 h	STRATCOM - III (Stratospheric Composition)	Near Hillsboro, New Mexico, US
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/19	29 h 50 m	DOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE	In a farm SE of Woodward, Oklahoma, US
Sanriku	9/20	---	SOLAR INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/21	---	SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/22	F 8 h	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/22	---	GALACTIC X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/22	4 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/23	---	EBERT-FASTIE SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/25	2 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/27	---	HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	9/27	F 2 h 20 m	MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 13 h 30 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 16 h	MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/28	39 h 10 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/30	F 13 h 10 m	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/1	F 2 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPIC FAR I.R. BACKGROUND	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	10/1	25 h 50 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	25 miles E of Nashville, Tennessee, US
Palestine (TX)	10/3	F 17 h 20 m	MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/4	F 9 h 10 m	HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/5	F 18 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE + NUCLEAR EMULSIONS + SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/5	---	ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/7	6 h 6 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/8	---	ZODIACAL & STELLAR FIELD LIGHT	Balloon burst
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/8	---	MOAM II (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/9	---	AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 9 h 30 m	102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/10	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/12	F 14 h	GISBE - IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Volsk	10/12	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/12	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/12	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/13	2 h 15 m	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/13	F 11 h 30 m	NEW TECHNIQUES IN LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/14	6h	ASHCAN	--- NO DATA ---
Palestine (TX)	10/14	F 11 h	AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/14	---	PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/16	F 2 h 30 m	MEASURE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/18	6h 30m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/19	4h 45m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Volsk	10/19	---	BALLOON MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER - ANTIP 1	--- No Data ---
Red Deer (AB)	10/20	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Ground Abort
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/20	2 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/23	F 3 h 10 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/24	7 h 25 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/26	4 h 10 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/28	F 22 h 40 m	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Red Deer (AB)	10/31	---	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/2	6 h	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/2	---	ASHCAN - SCADS SYSTEM TEST	Premature termination of the flight due to RF interference
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/4	F 5 h 45 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/5	F 6 h	LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	11/11	2 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/12	6h 25m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/16	20 h 40 m	SPARK CHAMBER	In Simpson desert, 185 km E of Alice Springs, Australia
Longreach	11/21	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Syowa	11/28	16 h	ELECTRIC FIELD STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/1	F 4 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/2	---	TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Longreach	12/4	13 h 10 m	SPARK CHAMBER	Near Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/12	---	CHEMILUMINESCENT INSTRUMENT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/13	---	TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/28	5 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Syowa	12/29	24 h	ELECTRIC FIELD STUDIES	--- No Data ---

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About StratoCat

Some Statistics

Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1972

About StratoCat

Some Statistics