In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 2021, 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
Santa Fe County (NM)1/11~ 18 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 484Last known position in the North Atlantic Ocean at: lat:43.337402 lon:-31.734392
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/11116 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-32134 km S of Anmatjere, Northern Territory, Australia
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/11122 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-31623 km SSE of Anmatjere, Northern Territory, Australia
Santa Fe County (NM)1/117 h 40 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 485West of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/1293 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-317In the desert, 82 km NW of Marsabit, Kenya
Santa Fe County (NM)1/128 h 15 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 487Near Gacho hill in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/12121 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-32222 km SSE of Anmatjere, Northern Territory, Australia
Santa Fe County (NM)1/1327 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 486W of Lometa, Texas, US
Santa Fe County (NM)1/1338 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 488NW of Eufaula, Alabama, US
Laramie (WY)1/224 hFLOATS (Fiber-optic Laser Operated AtmosphericTemperature Sensor)--- No Data ---
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)1/2726 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 48912 km SW of Charles City, Iowa, US
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/2840 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-324Ditched in the Indian Ocean, 10 km NW of Vaadhoo Island, Raa Atoll, Maldives
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/2826 hPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-323Ditched in the Atlantic Ocean 7.5 km NW of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands
Ceiba, Puerto Rico1/2840 dPROJECT LOON FLIGHT LN-32515 km NE of London, Texas, US
Santa Fe County (NM)2/9~ 31 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 490Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, SW of Costa Rica, Central America
Santa Fe County (NM)2/935 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 491West of Trumann, Arkansas, US
Santa Fe County (NM)2/1025 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 492North of Tignall, Georgia, US
Chamberlain Muni (SD)2/183 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 494N of Garretson, South Dakota, US
Chamberlain Muni (SD)2/195 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 493E of Sibley, Iowa, US
Siriaco Summit Airport3/86 h 15 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 495NW of Wickenburg, Arizona, US
Siriaco Summit Airport3/96 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 497NW of Prescott, Arizona, US
Siriaco Summit Airport3/95 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 496SW of Prescott, Arizona, US
Siriaco Summit Airport3/1011 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 498Near Rock Point, Arizona, US
Siriaco Summit Airport3/1010 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 499Near Bitter Springs, Arizona, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)3/123 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 501NE of Waldorf, Minnesota, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)3/124 h 30 mV-R3x - CUBESATESE of Northwood, Iowa, US
Safford (AZ)3/2029 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 502E of Hagerman, New Mexico, US
Safford (AZ)3/2081 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 504N of Pampa, Texas, US
Safford (AZ)3/2025 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 505SW of Hagerman, New Mexico, US
Safford (AZ)3/2040 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 506NE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Safford (AZ)3/206 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 503Near Bear canyon, Arizona, US
Santa Fe County (NM)3/2257 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 507Near Horton, Iowa, US
Santa Fe County (NM)3/232 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 508Last known position descending SE of Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Why (AZ)3/298 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 50937 km SW of Deming, New Mexico, US
Why (AZ)3/308 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 51026 km SW of Deming, New Mexico, US
Horn (AZ)3/3114 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 51313 km NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico, US
Horn (AZ)3/31 RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 512Last Known position near Lordsburg, New Mexico, US
Horn (AZ)3/31 RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 511Last Known position near Winkelman, Arizona, US
Horn (AZ)4/113 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 515NW of Deming, New Mexico, US
Horn (AZ)4/113 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 516W of Deming, New Mexico, US
Horn (AZ)4/1 RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 514Last known position 25 km N of Clifton-Morenci, Arizona, US
Madras Muni. (OR)4/152 h 30 mKRUPS (Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System)Capsule impact in Oregon Badlands Wilderness in Deschutes County. Last known position of the balloon near Boise, Idaho
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)4/1514 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT N251THNear Lost Nation, Iowa, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)4/1553 d 9 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 51811 km ESE of Miltona, Minnesota, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)4/1835 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 517Near Near Concord, Michigan, US
Warner Springs (CA)4/258 h 20 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 520 - UXS IBP 21NE of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, US
Fort Sumner (NM)5/47 h 20 mBBC (Balloon-Borne Chirpsounder)In Torrance County, New Mexico, US
Palmer Muni. (AK)5/640 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 522Last known position 270 km NNE of Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Palmer Muni. (AK)5/616 h 20 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 52160 km N of Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Santa Ynez Airport (CA)5/921 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 526Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, SW of Hawaii
Palmer Muni. (AK)5/1027 h 30 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 52330 km N of Northway, Alaska, US
Santa Ynez Airport (CA)5/1025 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 528Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, 26 km SW of San Nicolas Island
Santa Ynez Airport (CA)5/1035 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 527Landing near the Nebraska/South Dakota border west of Cody Lake, US
Santa Ynez Airport (CA)5/123 h 25 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 529Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, SE of Santa Barbara, California, US
Abbott Airport (VA)5/125 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 53220 km S of Florence, South Carolina, US
Abbott Airport (VA)5/125 d 4 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 5342 km SE of Lake City, South Carolina, US
Abbott Airport (VA)5/125 d 18 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 53513 km NE of Manning, South Carolina, US
Palmer Muni. (AK)5/13 THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 524No data received after 13:50 utc
Santa Ynez Airport (CA)5/1321 h 30 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 530Ditched in the Pacific Ocean, 33 km SW of San Clemente Island
Abbott Airport (VA)5/135 d 15 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 53626 km NNE of Waycross, Georgia, US
Santa Ynez Airport (CA)5/1416 h 30 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 531Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, 62 km SW of San Nicolas Island
Darlington County JetPort (SC)5/1560 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 533Near Kingstree, South Carolina, US
Darlington County JetPort (SC)5/1555 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 537Near Kingstree, South Carolina, US
Darlington County JetPort (SC)5/1580 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 539N of Blackshear, Georgia, US
Roswell (NM)5/192 h 10 mSCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP--- No Data ---
Spaceport Tucson (AZ)5/232 h 25 mSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST FLIGHTInside the Coronado National Forest, Arizona, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)5/2553 h 30 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 54014 km N of Sioux City, Iowa, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)5/2675 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 541Near Colton, South Dakota, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)5/2825 d 23 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 542N of Vermillion, South Dakota, US
ESRANGE6/3---EXO-MARS HADT (High Altitude Drop Test)Aborted flight
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/311 h 40 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 543Near Alcester, South Dakota, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/33 d 15 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 544Near Pease, Minnesota, US
Fort Sumner (NM)6/815 h 55 mMULLENAX TEST #1S of Seligman, Arizona, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/93 h 40 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 5253 km SSE of Chester, South Dakota, US
Fort Sumner (NM)6/1017 h 40 mSALTER / ASHI TEST FLIGHTSW of Holbrook, Arizona, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/111 h 45 mNEPHEX (Nephelometer Experiment)20 km NW of Slayton, Minnesota, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/1870 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 54610 km S of Picabo, Idaho, US
Space Coast Regional Airport (FL)6/186 h 39 mNEPTUNE ONEIn the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the Florida west coast
Sisters Eagle Airport (OR)6/22 ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTSNear Aleutian Islands, Alaska, US
Santa Fe County (NM)6/234 d 10 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 547C20 km S of Safford, Arizona, US
ESRANGE6/24~ 3 hEXO-MARS HADT (High Altitude Drop Test)--- No Data ---
Sisters Eagle Airport (OR)6/24~ 4 dATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTSNear Aleutian Islands, Alaska, US
ESRANGE6/25~ 4 hEXO-MARS HADT (High Altitude Drop Test)--- No Data ---
Sisters Eagle Airport (OR)6/25~ 4 dATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTSNear Aleutian Islands, Alaska, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)6/305 h 20 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 54914 km SW of Parkston, South Dakota, US
Taiki7/4~ 2 h 30 mPEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS TESTIn the Pacific Ocean, 60 km SE of Taiki, Japan
Taiki7/93 hDREAM (Demonstration ExpeRiment of Alignment Monitor)In the Pacific Ocean, 30 km E of Taiki, Japan
Key West Area (FL)7/133 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 548Only three minutes aloft
Page (AZ)7/154 h 40 mMILE HIGH SPIRITS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNIn Mohave County, Arizona, US
León7/161 h 5 mBLUE JAY 2021--- No Data ---
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)7/232 d 10 h 17 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 551Near Freeman, South Dakota, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)7/2734 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 562 - RadPC@ScaleSSE of Merriman, Nebraska, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)7/2710 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 561Near Alvord, Iowa, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)7/272 hRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 550Near Luverne, Minnesota, US
Saipan Area, Mariana Islands7/2915 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 553 (TROPIC THUNDER)--- No Data ---
Saipan Area, Mariana Islands7/301 h 40 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 553 (TROPIC THUNDER)--- No Data ---
Saipan Area, Mariana Islands7/311 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 553 (TROPIC THUNDER)--- No Data ---
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)8/49 dTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 556Near Waltham, Minnesota, US
Taiki8/53 hBIOPAUSE PROJECT ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLERIn the Pacific Ocean 30 km SE of Taiki, Japan
ESRANGE8/125 h 39 mHEMERA I - TWIN--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/1615 h 56 mXENON100 km E of ESRANGE, Sweden
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)8/1727 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 55730 km W of Huron, South Dakota, US
Fort Sumner (NM)8/205 h 15 mWHATSUP (Water Hunting Advanced Terahertz Spectrometer on a Ultra Small Platform)10 miles W of Belén, New Mexico
ESRANGE8/2118 hHEMERA II--- No Data ---
ESRANGE8/237 h 1 mSUPER CLIMAT--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)8/2810 hSLS (Submillimeter Limb Sounder)Near Jemez Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)8/3010 hSALTER TEST FLIGHTNear Progresso, Torrance County, New Mexico, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)9/155 hTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 558E of Watertown, South Dakota, US
Fort Sumner (NM)9/615 h 29 mMULLENAX TEST #2In Sierra Blanca mountains, N of Tularosa, New Mexico, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)9/96 d 8 h 47 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 559Near Greigsville, New York, US
ESRANGE9/119 hHEMERA ZPB2021In Finland near the Russian Federation border
Fort Sumner (NM)9/1416 h 41 mHASP 2021 (High Altitude Student Platform)Near Wide Ruins, Arizona, US
Andennes9/159 h 17 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 563In ESRANGE zone B, Sweden
Andennes9/159 h 11 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 564In ESRANGE zone B, Sweden
Andennes9/151 h 49 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 565In Dyrøya, Troms, Norway
Dachaidan9/177 hTC-BIOSEP (Temperature-Controlled Biological Samples Exposure Payload)--- No Data ---
Dachaidan9/2013 h 30 mNEAR SPACE RADIATION BENCHMARK LOAD VERIFICATION SYSTEM--- No Data ---
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)9/222 d 2 h 46 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 560 - RadPC@Scale6 km SE of Wrenshall, Minnesota, US
Fort Sumner (NM)9/2525 hJPL REMOTESE of Brownfield, Texas, US
Dachaidan9/27---E-BAND MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION TEST--- No Data ---
ESRANGE9/29 BEXUS 31 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students)--- No Data ---
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)9/297 h 15 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 566NNE of Ivanhoe, Minnesota, US
ESRANGE9/30 BEXUS 30 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students)--- No Data ---
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)10/41 d 10 h 5 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 5677 km SW of Hamburg, Iowa, US
Spaceport Tucson (AZ)10/62 hSTRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIICochise County, Arizona, US
León10/12---COLIBRI SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
Springville Municipal Airport (AZ)10/136 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 569N of Moriarty, New Mexico, US
Kihei (HI)10/14~ 6 hDARPA--- No Data ---
Springville Municipal Airport (AZ)10/1513 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 570NE of Hope, New Mexico, US
Madras Muni. (OR)10/19~ 2 hSTV-2 (Suborbital Test Vehicle 2)N of Priday Ranch, Oregon, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)10/195 d 9 h 30 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 568Near Bridgewater, Virginia, US
Seychelles10/191 d 11 h 15 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (01-TTL5)In the Indian Ocean 475 kms NNE of Seychelles
Seychelles10/2012 d 15 h 33 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (02-STR1) SW of Pohnpei Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia in Central Pacific.
Seychelles10/2031 d 12 h 50 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (03-TTL4)70 km S of Inírida, Colombia
Surry County Airport (NC)10/207 h 40 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 571Near Centerville, North Carolina, US
Seychelles10/2029 d 22 h 45 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (04-STR2)In the Pacific Ocean, 1900 km NW of Galapagos Islands
Seychelles10/2750 d 10 h 38 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (05-TTL3)In the Pacific Ocean, 100 km SW of Chiriqui Province, Panama
Seychelles10/2843 d 19 h 30 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (06-TTL5)In the Atlantic Ocean, 600 km SW of Namibian coast
Seychelles11/144 d 12 h 18 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (07-TTL4)In the Arafura Sea near Papua, Indonesia
Seychelles11/454 d 4 h 6 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (08-STR1)In the Pacific Ocean 120 km W of Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Seychelles11/567 d 18 h 30 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (09-STR2)In the Pacific Ocean E of Philipines Islands
Seychelles11/836 d 23 h 46 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (11-TTL1)In the Pacific Ocean, 1600 km W of Galapagos Islands
Seychelles11/838 d 7 h 24 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (10-TTL3)In the Pacific Ocean, 115 km W of Manta Province, Ecuador
Seychelles11/1251 d 15 h 47 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (12-STR4)In the Pacific Ocean, 250 km NE of Choiseul, Solomon Islands
Seychelles11/154 h 30 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (14-STR2)In the Indian Ocean 25 kms SW of Seychelles
Seychelles11/1571 d 7 h 18 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (13-STR1)In the Pacific Ocean, 800 km E of Line Islands
Santa Fe County (NM)11/1823 h 20 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 572SW of Summit, Oklahoma, US
Santa Fe County (NM)11/1911 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 573Last known position 1 mile NE of launch site, New Mexico, US
Madras Muni. (OR)11/21~ 3 hEXO-MARS HADT (High Altitude Drop Test)In Crook County, Oregon, US
Seychelles11/2226 d 14 h 29 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (16-TTL5)In the South China Sea, near the coast of Vietnam
Seychelles11/2256 d 16 h 8 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (15-TTL4)In the Pacific Ocean near the Mexican coast
Seychelles11/2520 d 17 h 30 mSTRATEOLE 2.1 (17-TTL3)In the Pacific Ocean near Sanana Island, Indonesia
Madras Muni. (OR)12/3~ 2 hEXO-MARS HADT (High Altitude Drop Test)In Grant County, Oregon, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)12/9155 d 14 h 17 mTHUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 574Near Woodbine, Kansas, US
Raven campus, Baltic (SD)12/1310 h 30 mRAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 575Near Cannon Falls, Minnesota, US

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