In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 2012, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laramie (WY) | 1/10 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
 McMurdo | 1/10 | --- | STO (Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory) | Aborted launch |
| McMurdo | 1/14 | 13 d 10 h | STO (Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory) | At coordinates 79º 31' S 176º 16' E, Antarctica. |
 Ny-Alesund | 1/17 | 2 h | POP # 1 (Polar Observation Platform) | In a Glacier at 79º 03' N 12º 22' E. Svalbard Archipelago |
| Roswell (NM) | 1/18 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS - Unmanned test - POD | --- No Data --- |
| Ny-Alesund | 1/19 | 28 h | POP # 2 (Polar Observation Platform) | Gotland Island, Baltic Sea |
 R.V. Hakuko Maru | 2/4 | --- | JT SAMPLER | 68 km SE of launch point |
| R.V. Hakuko Maru | 2/5 | --- | JT SAMPLER | 20 km S of launch point |
| R.V. Hakuko Maru | 2/7 | --- | JT SAMPLER | 22 km SSE of launch point |
 ESRANGE | 2/8 | --- | ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
| R.V. Hakuko Maru | 2/8 | --- | JT SAMPLER | 23 km ESE of launch point |
 Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/4 | --- | FLASH-B + COBALD | --- No Data --- |
 TIFR Hyderabad | 3/8 | 2 h 43 m | HAA (High Altitude Balloon Development Project) | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/9 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/9 | --- | FLASH-B + COBALD | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/11 | --- | MINI-SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/11 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) + LOAC | --- No Data --- |
| Roswell (NM) | 3/13 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS I - (Baumgartner) | Balloon failure at launch |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/13 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) + LOAC | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/13 | --- | FLASH-B + COBALD | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/14 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) CH4 | --- No Data --- |
| Roswell (NM) | 3/15 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS I - (Baumgartner) | 20 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/15 | --- | JETWATCH + FEMTOLIDAR | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/15 | --- | FLASH-B + COBALD | --- No Data --- |
 Seychelles | 3/16 | ~ 11 d | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | Over Borneo Island, SE of Asia |
| Seychelles | 3/16 | ~ 12 d | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the Indian Ocean |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/16 | --- | MINI-SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/16 | --- | FLASH-B + COBALD | --- No Data --- |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 3/16 | --- | FLASH-B + COBALD | --- No Data --- |
| Seychelles | 3/19 | 16 h | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | SW of Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean |
| Laramie (WY) | 3/22 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Seychelles | 3/22 | ~ 3 d | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | E of Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean |
| Seychelles | 3/22 | ~ 4 d | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | N of Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean |
| ESRANGE | 4/4 | --- | ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 4/11 | F 10 h | LASE (Large Area Scintillation counter Experiment) | Near Bhongir, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 4/25 | 3 h 30 m | HAA (High Altitude Balloon Development Project) | 100 km W of Hyderabad, India |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 5/17 | 2 h 50 m | HAA (High Altitude Balloon Development Project) | --- No Data --- |
| Laramie (WY) | 5/18 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
 León | 5/29 | --- | microBLOON 2.0 | Aborted flight due to a damaged balloon |
| TIFR Hyderabad | 5/29 | 6 h 5 m | HAA (High Altitude Balloon Development Project) | --- No Data --- |
 Taiki | 6/3 | 3 h 10 m | GAPS (General Antiparticle Spectrometer) | In the Pacific Ocean, 40 km E of Taiki, Japan |
| Taiki | 6/9 | 3 h 40 m | TANDEM BALLOON TEST | In the Pacific Ocean, 30 km E of Taiki, Japan |
 Sausset-les-Pins | 6/27 | 11 h 15 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | W of Sardignia, Mediterranean Sea |
| Sausset-les-Pins | 6/27 | 9 h | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | W of Sardignia, Mediterranean Sea |
| Laramie (WY) | 7/6 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Sausset-les-Pins | 7/6 | 15 h 30 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | W of Corsica, Mediterranean Sea |
| Sausset-les-Pins | 7/6 | 15 h 10 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | W of Corsica, Mediterranean Sea |
| Sausset-les-Pins | 7/6 | 15 h 25 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | N of Corsica, Mediterranean Sea |
| Roswell (NM) | 7/25 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS II - (Baumgartner) | Near Roswell, New Mexico, US |
| ESRANGE | 8/14 | 6 h 27 m | SPB (Super Pressure Balloon) | 15 kms NE of ESRANGE, Sweden |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/1 | 11 h | HASP 2012 (High Altitude Student Platform) | W of Phoenix, Arizona, US |
| Taiki | 9/7 | --- | B500 (Static test on ground) | Inflation and release test. No launch. |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/9 | 4 h 30 m | ASTRA (Analog Site Testbed for Readiness Advancement) | 14 miles SW of Vaughn, New Mexico. US |
| Port Mahon | 9/10 | 20 h | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | S of France, Mediterranean Sea |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/12 | 4 h 20 m | TEST FLIGHT - BALLOON MODEL SF490 | W of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. US |
| Laramie (WY) | 9/20 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/22 | 15 h 30 m | WASP (Wallops Arc Second Pointer) | 25 miles SW of Grants, New Mexico, US |
| Port Mahon | 9/23 | 18 h | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | S of France, Mediterranean Sea |
| ESRANGE | 9/24 | 5 h | BEXUS 14 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 9/25 | --- | BEXUS 15 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | --- No Data --- |
| Port Mahon | 9/26 | 7 h 42 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | S of Frejus, France |
| Port Mahon | 9/28 | 1 h 40 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | E of Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea |
| Port Mahon | 9/29 | 8 h 18 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | W of Corsica Island, Mediterranean Sea |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/9 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS III - Sonde | --- No Data --- |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/9 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS III - (Baumgartner) | Ground Abort. Balloon destroyed by a gust of wind during inflation |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/10 | 11 h 35 m | ProtoEXIST (Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope) | S of Boise, Oklahoma, US |
| Port Mahon | 10/11 | 16 h 40 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | --- No Data --- |
| Port Mahon | 10/11 | 24 h 9 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | 55 km from the coast of Corsica, France |
| Port Mahon | 10/14 | 10 h 35 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | Near the Riviera coast at the boundary between France and Italy |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/14 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS III - (Baumgartner) | 37 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/14 | --- | RED BULL STRATOS III - Sonde | --- No Data --- |
| Port Mahon | 10/14 | 12 h 35 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | Near the Riviera coast at the boundary between France and Italy |
| Port Mahon | 10/18 | 4 h 40 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region near Cadaquès, France |
| Port Mahon | 10/19 | 13 h 50 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region near Montpellier, France |
| Port Mahon | 10/20 | 5 h 45 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | 35km from Barcelona coast, Spain |
| Port Mahon | 10/21 | 13 h 40 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region in front of Marseille, France |
| Port Mahon | 10/25 | 5 h 36 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region in front of Palamos, Spain |
| Port Mahon | 10/26 | 8 h 56 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region in front of Saint Tropez, France |
| Port Mahon | 10/30 | 16 h 45 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region in front of Palamos, Spain |
| Port Mahon | 10/30 | 7 h 43 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | West of Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Port Mahon | 11/4 | 9 h 45 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region in front of Genova, Italy |
| Port Mahon | 11/4 | 9 h 45 m | BLPB (Boundary Layer Pressurized Balloon) | In the costal region in front of Genova, Italy |
| León | 11/12 | 4 h | microBLOON 2.0 | Encinas de Esgueva, Valladolid, Spain |
| Laramie (WY) | 11/16 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | In Bushnell, Nebraska, US |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 11/21 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 11/29 | --- | ICE CLOUD OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
| McMurdo | 12/3 | --- | PATHFINDER | Payload no recoverable |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 12/4 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) | --- No Data --- |
| McMurdo | 12/8 | 55 d 2 h 32 m | Super-TIGER I (Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) | At coordinates 82° 14.75 S, 81° 54.83 W, Antarctica. |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 12/14 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) H2O | --- No Data --- |
| Richvale (CA) | 12/19 | 2 h 30 m | PROJECT LOON FLIGHT I-001 | 25 km E of Carson City, Nevada, US |
| Baurú GLB (SP) | 12/20 | --- | Pico-SDLA (Spectromètre à Diode Laser Accordable) H2O | --- No Data --- |
| McMurdo | 12/25 | 16 d 3 h 17 m | BLAST-Pol (Balloon-borne Large Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope for Polarization) | 270 miles SSE of McMurdo Station, Antarctica |
| McMurdo | 12/29 | 25 d 11 h 39 m | EBEX (E AND B EXPERIMENT) | 351 miles NNW of McMurdo Station, Antarctica |
| Syowa | 12/31 | --- | JT-SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
| Syowa | 12/31 | --- | JT-SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
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