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