In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 2008, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syowa | 1/4 | --- | JT-SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
| Syowa | 1/4 | --- | JT-SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
 Seychelles | 2/11 | 8 d | SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) | Over Congo, Africa |
| Seychelles | 2/15 | 3 d | µLID (Micro Lidar) | Over Angola, Africa |
| Seychelles | 2/17 | 17 h | µDIRAC (Micro Dirac) | Over Indian Ocean |
| Seychelles | 2/21 | 4 d | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| Seychelles | 2/24 | 43 h | BSP - TSEN | --- No Data --- |
 Fort Sumner (NM) | 3/30 | 2 h 20 m | MIP (Micro-Instrumentation Package) | Balloon failure. Landing 3 miles NW of Hereford, Texas, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 4/4 | 6 h 8 m | TEST FLIGHT - SF430-B | 6 nm SE of Dimmit, Texas, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 4/13 | 5 h 45 m | MIP (Micro-Instrumentation Package) | 17 nm ESE of Plainview, Texas, US |
 TIFR Hyderabad | 4/14 | 9 h | LAXPC (Large Area Xenon Proportional Counters) | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 4/19 | 5 h 34 m | TEST FLIGHT - SF450-H | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 4/24 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 4/25 | 8 h 12 m | LASE (Large Area Scintillation counter Experiment) | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 5/6 | --- | ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon) | --- No Data --- |
 North Battleford (SK) | 5/27 | --- | LE GRAND SAUT - III (Fournier) | The balloon cut loose from the capsule at launch. Aborted flight |
 Timón (MA) | 5/30 | 2 h 30 m | OPC (Optical Particle Counter) | Between Altos and Coiva, Piauí, Brazil |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 5/31 | 30 h 4 min | A-34 Heavy Balloon Test + BalloonSat | 14 Nautic Miles NW of Winslow, Arizona, US |
| Timón (MA) | 6/1 | 5 h 30 m | TRIPLE (BONBON + HALOX-B + Micro-SDLA) | Near Vargem, Piauí, Brazil |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/4 | --- | HISENTINEL (Stratospheric Airship) | --- No Data --- |
| Timón (MA) | 6/5 | 20 h | MIPAS-B2 (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding - Balloonborne) + TELIS (TeraHertz Limb Sounder) + Mini DOAS | Near Gonçalves Dias, Maranhao, Brazil |
| Timón (MA) | 6/9 | 7 h | SPIRALE (Spectroscopie Infra-Rouge par Absorption de Laser Embarqué) + STAC | Near Coivaras, Piauí, Brazil |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 6/11 | --- | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
| Timón (MA) | 6/13 | ~ 8h | LPMA-IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) | Near Caxias, Maranhao, Brazil |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 6/14 | --- | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
| Timón (MA) | 6/19 | ~ 4 h | SALOMON-N2 (Spectroscopie d'Absorption Lunaire pour l'Observation des Minoritaires Ozone et NOx - Nacelle 2) | Near Timon, Maranhao, Brazil |
 Longyearbyen | 6/21 | 4 d | DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Return) | Near the Thule Air Base, Greenland |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 6/22 | 4 h 7 m | ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon) | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 6/22 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Timón (MA) | 6/27 | ~ 16h | LPMA (Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere) + DOAS | Near Capinzal do Norte, Maranhao, Brazil |
 ESRANGE | 6/28 | 4 d 10 h | MEAP (Mars Environment Analogue Platform) | 135km from Umingmaktok, Canada |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/19 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/19 | --- | ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon) | Ground Abort - No Flight |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/21 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/22 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
 Taiki | 8/23 | ~ 6h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | 30 km NE of the shore line |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/24 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/26 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/28 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 8/30 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/1 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/3 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| Taiki | 9/5 | ~ 4h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | 30 km of the shore line |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/6 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/8 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/15 | ~ 32 h | HASP 2008 (High Altitude Student Platform) | Between Carlsbad and El Paso, Texas, USA |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/16 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/18 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/20 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/22 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/23 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| NSC Hawaii (HI) | 9/25 | --- | DRIFTSONDE | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/27 | ~ 30 h | A-34 Heavy Balloon Test | NW of Hamlin, Texas, US |
| ESRANGE | 10/8 | ~ 5 h | BEXUS 6 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | In Finland, near the border |
| ESRANGE | 10/8 | ~ 4 h | BEXUS 7 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | North of Rovaniemi, Finland. |
| Laramie (WY) | 10/21 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
 Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/14 | --- | NEW ENVELOPE RIP SYSTEM TEST | Burst Test - No Flight |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/15 | --- | BALLOONWINDS | Ground abort |
| Cachoeira Paulista (SP) | 12/2 | 2 h | TEST FLIGHT | São José do Barreiro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Cachoeira Paulista (SP) | 12/7 | 2 h | TEST FLIGHT | São José do Barreiro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| McMurdo | 12/19 | 19 d 13 h | CREAM IV (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass) | 560 nautic miles N-NW of McMurdo Station, Antarctica |
| McMurdo | 12/21 | 30 d 16 h | ANITA II (Antarctic Impulse Transient Antenna) | 122 NM southwest of Siple Dome, Antarctica |
| McMurdo | 12/28 | 54 d 1 h 29 m | ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon) | Filchner Ice Sheet, Antarctica |
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