In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 2022, 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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![]() | 1/5 | --- | CAMERAS | Near San Simon, Arizona, US |
![]() | 1/20 | ~ 8h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 576 | Near Hartington, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 1/28 | 74 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 577 | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/8 | 3 h 20 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 578 | 30 km SW of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/11 | 3 d 15 h 48 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 579 | 10 km S of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/10 | --- | TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/16 | + 73 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 582 | Last known position in the Atlantic Ocean 650 km NW od Saint Helena Island |
![]() | 3/16 | 23 h 10 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 580 | 52 km NE of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/24 | ~ 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Last known position above Wheeler County, Oregon, US |
![]() | 3/27 | 1 h 40 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 585 | Possible balloon failure at 57.000 ft. Landing near Duruplak, Philippines |
![]() | 3/27 | ~ 5 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 589 | Last known position in the Pacific Ocean SE of Oki Daito Island, Okinawa |
![]() | 3/29 | 3 d 1 h 33 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 588 | Impact in the South China Sea, 70 km W off the coast of Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
![]() | 4/1 | 15 d 10 h 33 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 586 | 10 km W of Marysville, Kansas, US |
![]() | 4/1 | ~ 8 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 587 | Last known position in the Pacific Ocean NE of Oki Daito Island, Okinawa |
![]() | 4/9 | 4 d 7 h | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIII | 50 km ESE of Alliance, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 4/26 | 14 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 583 | Near Rio Zarquito, Izabal, Guatemala |
![]() | 4/28 | 5 d 7 h 2 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 581 | 46 km W of Albany, Georgia, US |
![]() | 5/3 | 46 d 1 h 4 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 593 | 15 miles ESE of Pendleton, Oregon, US |
![]() | 5/5 | 6 d 17 h 40 m | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIV | Impact in the Atlantic Ocean, 13 km W of Bimini |
![]() | 5/10 | 12 h 30 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 594 | 27 km SW of Morris, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 5/16 | ~ 2 h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 595 | E of Sutherland, Iowa, US |
![]() | 5/27 | 61 d 21 h 40 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 596 | 7 km SW of Harrison, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 5/27 | Aborted Flight | SPB (Super Pressure Balloon) | Aborted flight |
![]() | 6/6 | 3 h 10 m | TEST OF NEW BALLAST MOUNTING SYSTEM | In the Pacific Ocean |
![]() | 6/9 | 11 h 45 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 597 | E of Anoka, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 6/15 | 28 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 598 | NE of Tekamah, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 7/1 | ~ 2 h | RERA (Rubber balloon Experiment for Reentry capsule with thin-type Aeroshell) | In the Pacific Ocean, 100 km ESE of Taiki, Japan |
![]() | 7/8 | 3 h 50 m | BRONCO EMBER | NE of Mitchel, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 7/10 | 6 h | SUNRISE III | 100 km W of Kiruna, Sweden |
![]() | 7/11 | 6 d 7 h 45 m | XL-CALIBUR | 500 km NW of Yellowknife, Northwestern Territories, Canada |
![]() | 7/12 | 24 d 1 h 30 m | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXV | In a remote area in Malheur County, Oregon, US |
![]() | 7/21 | 4 h 45 m | HEMERA LSB-1 | In ESRANGE's zone "B" 53 km NE of launch point. |
![]() | 7/24 | 2 h 15 m | HEMERA LSB-2 / HERMES | 65 km E of launch point |
![]() | 7/28 | 8 h 55 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 601 | 20 km NW of Winner, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 8/4 | 8 h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 602 | 34 km ENE of White River, South Dakota, US |