In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1982, 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 baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Laramie (WY)1/72 h 30 mAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)1/16---MASER 24,5 ghzIn Botucatu - Sao Paulo.
S.J.dos Campos (SP)1/244 hMASER 24,5 ghzIn Santa Branca - Sao Paulo.
Palestine (TX)1/26---ENGINEERING TEST FLIGHTBalloon failure at launch
S.J.dos Campos (SP)1/3010 hMASER 24,5 ghzIn Teodoro Sampaio - Sao Paulo.
Palestine (TX)2/1F 10 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT5 miles N of Hamilton, Alabama, US
Laramie (WY)2/5---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/76 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN225 miles ESE of Guthrie, Texas, US
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)2/23---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)2/263 hAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)3/5---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/114 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN55 miles NE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Stamsund3/19~ 4 hNaI (TL) SCINTILLATION COUNTERN of Rovaniemi, Finland
Stamsund3/20~ 4 hCONDUCTING PLATE ANTENNASN of Oulu, Finland
TIFR Hyderabad3/232 h 30 mION MEASUREMENTS TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/249 h 10 mSTRAIN GAGE TEST FLIGHT40 miles E of Monroe, Louisiana, US
Holloman AFB (NM)3/245 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN17 miles E of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)4/1F 22 h 10 mCIP II (Consolidated Instrument Package II) - TEST FLIGHT20 miles S of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/56 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN48 miles ESE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)4/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/6---DFS (Direct Flow Sampler) + CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)4/11---PULSARIn Andradina - Sao Paulo.
Laramie (WY)4/162 hAEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)4/19---HIREX (HIgh REsolution X-ray Spectrometer)In Sete Lagoas - Minas Gerais, Brazil
Palestine (TX)4/24F 9 h 40 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)4/27~ 12.00 hRADIOMETER 90 GHZ3 miles NW of Palquemine, Louisiana, US
Laramie (WY)4/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)4/3010 hBAMM II (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)15 miles S of Pyramid Lake, Nevada, US
Uberaba (MG)5/1---GE-LI-O--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/313 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT10 miles SE of Jena, Louisiana, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/3---LIMB CAMERAS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/4F 12 h 30 mGOLDENER DRACHE TELESKOP50 miles SW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Palestine (TX)5/8F 35 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT18 miles NW of Mccomb, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/16F 16 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 miles SW of Crockett, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/19F 11 h 20 mU.V. EXPERIMENT26 miles W of Austin, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/217 h 30 mBIMS (Balloon Borne Ion Mass Spectrometer)19 miles ESE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)5/22F 9 hCIP II (Consolidated Instrument Package II) - TEST FLIGHT4 miles S of Old Dime Box, Texas, US
Sanriku5/24---NEAR INFRARED RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/25---HEAVY PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/26---PARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)5/2964 h 20 mX-RAY / GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT22 miles N of Winslow, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)5/30---FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 62.500 ft. Payload landed 5 miles NE of Alto, Texas, US
Sanriku5/30---ULTRAHEAVY NUCLEI OF PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)6/247 hJACEE 3 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)28 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)6/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/2F 8 h 50 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Uvalde, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/419 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT25 miles SE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Sanriku6/4---STUDY OF STELLAR INFRARED SPECTRA--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/5F 14 h 50 mMIFRASO (Milano - FRAscati - Southampton)19 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/6---HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROMETERGround abort due to high winds
Gap-Tallard6/10---PACIMS (Passive Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)6/10F 33 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROMETER25 miles NW of El Paso, Texas, US
Gap-Tallard6/1011 h 21 mCRYOGENIC WHOLE-AIR SAMPLER (KFA)--- No Data ---
Greenville (SC)6/1449 h 50 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT15 miles W of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)6/16---SCRIBE (Stratospheric CRyogenic Interferometer Balloon Experiment)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/1711 h 55 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)35 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/21F 8 hINFRARED GRATING SPECTROMETER30 miles S of Brownwood, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)6/22F 9 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT17 miles W of Orla, Texas, US
Greenville (SC)6/2311 h 55 mGRYOGENIC GAS REPLENISHMENT TEST FLIGHT20 miles N of Toccoa, Georgia, US
Palestine (TX)6/26F 3 h 50 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES42 miles ENE of Waco, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)7/8---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/811 h 40 mNO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETER12 miles SW of Colman, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)7/8F 8 h 50 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE10 miles NNE of Lampasas, Texas, US
Roswell (NM)7/9---GALILEO PATHFINDER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/1211 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles E of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
Trapani7/1420 h 52 mALIOS 82In Huelva, Spain
Roswell (NM)7/17~ 5 hGALILEO PROBE PARACHUTE TESTOver White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US, USA
Palestine (TX)7/217 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION38 miles NNE of San Angelo, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)7/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/29F 10 h 40 mFLIGHT TEST OF LINE DEPLOYMENT25 miles NW of Pecos, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)8/29 h 40 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles NE of Junction, Texas, US
Trapani8/210 h 40 mTIFANI (Telescope Infrarouge Froid pour l'Astronomie des Nuages Interstellaires)Recovered from the Mediterranean sea, west of the port of Sóller in Mallorca
Holloman AFB (NM)8/5---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)8/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Trapani8/823 h 33 mCOSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Gimli (MB)8/10---NO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETER--- No Data ---
Trapani8/1022 h 23 mXG EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Søndre Strømfjord8/11---ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Trapani8/122 hBIOLOGY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Søndre Strømfjord8/14---SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/17---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Sinton (TX)8/21---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Sinton (TX)8/21---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Gimli (MB)8/2826 hSOLAR TELESCOPE + MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERNear Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Thompson (MB)8/28F 35 h 40 mLEE (Low Energy Electrons)30 miles SSE of Thompson, Canada
Xiang He9/??---INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/1---COSMIC RAY PARTICLES AND TRACE COMPONENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/3---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/5---EXPERIMENTO EN INFRARROJO LEJANOLaunch Pad / Nsbf
Sanriku9/5---PRELIMINARY TEST OF PAYLOAD FOR INDONESIAN SOLAR ECLIPSE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/618 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT15 miles E of Abilene, Texas, US
Sanriku9/610 h 7 mPRIMARY COSMIC RAYS (Boomerang Flight)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/715 h 10 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)8 miles SE of Taylor, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/15F 11 h 10 mREEL DOWN SYSTEM FOR IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS5 miles N of Jacksonville, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)9/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Malden (MO)9/17---SKY ANCHOR + HARD X-RAYS EXPERIMENTBalloon failure. Payload landed 5 miles S of New Madrid, Missouri, US
Palestine (TX)9/17F 13 h 45 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)38 miles SSW of Longview, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/17F 33 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT25 miles SW of Lafayette, Louisiana, US
Sanriku9/1716 h 50 mSSTD (Solid State Track Detector)--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/20---ANEMOMETER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/20---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/22F 18 h 25 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE15 miles N of Beaumont, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/22---BIC - NPL GONDOLABalloon failure. Landing 6 miles W of Grapeland, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/22F 26 h 50 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION17 miles N of Abilene, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)9/2229 h 10 mBMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)5 miles N of Grapeland, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour9/23---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 44.000 ft. Landing 20 miles SE of Crockett, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)9/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2929 hX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2930 hGAMMA RAY OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/30~1 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)Balloon failure at 60.000 ft. Landing 20 miles SW of Frankston, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/1F 3 h 30 mRASOLBAIn Condom-en-Armagnac, Gers, France
Aire Sur L'Adour10/3---PACIMS (Passive Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/413 h 15 mBIMS (Balloon Borne Ion Mass Spectrometer)18 miles S of Big Spring, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)10/4---ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTS30 miles S of Monroe, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)10/537 hBIC - NPL GONDOLA7 miles N of Dyersburg, Tennesee, US
Laramie (WY)10/11---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mendoza10/14---GENESIS I--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)10/14---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1612 h 25 mCAMERA POINTING SYSTEM TEST20 miles NW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/17---PACIMS (Passive Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/1822.4 hGEOMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/18---RELAY BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/19---OBSERVATION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/216 h 52 mCRYOGENIC WHOLE-AIR SAMPLER (KFA)--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/23---PARACHUTE OPENING TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/25---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles W of Jackson, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)10/29---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Uberaba (MG)10/3110 h 40 mMPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPEIn Martinópolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Laramie (WY)11/5---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/5---ASHCAN - CASSETTE SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)11/19---RADIOMETER 90 GHZFound after two years in a forest in Tapiraí , Sao Paulo, Brazil
ESRANGE11/236 hX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Syowa11/2416 h 13 mSPECTROPHOTOMETER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)11/2410 hX-RAY DETECTORIn Tomasina - Parana.
Uberaba (MG)11/254 hHEXE (High Energy X-Ray Experiment)Aborted mission due to a hole in the balloon. Payload recovered undamaged.
Laramie (WY)11/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein12/5---ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVESPayload destroyed.
ESRANGE12/94 h 30 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/9---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/10?SU BAL--- No Data ---
Paardefontein12/1153 dATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVESNot known. Balloon ceased data transmition over W Angola.
ESRANGE12/12?SU BAL--- No Data ---
Alice Springs12/14---PAYLOAD UNKNOWNAborted flight
Gimli (MB)12/153 hNO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETERBalloon failure at 31.7 km
ESRANGE12/16?A BAL--- No Data ---
ESRANGE12/18---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Syowa12/21---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/30---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---

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