In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Manuel (AZ) | 1/5 | --- | CAMERAS | Near San Simon, Arizona, US |
 Syowa | 1/6 | 67 h | LODEWAVE (LOng-Duration balloon Experiment of gravity WAVE over Antarctica) | --- No Data --- |
| Mobridge (SD) | 1/20 | ~ 8h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 576 | Near Hartington, Nebraska, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 1/28 | 74 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 577 | --- No Data --- |
| Syowa | 2/4 | 35 h | LODEWAVE (LOng-Duration balloon Experiment of gravity WAVE over Antarctica) | --- No Data --- |
| Syowa | 2/6 | 25 h | LODEWAVE (LOng-Duration balloon Experiment of gravity WAVE over Antarctica) | --- No Data --- |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 2/8 | 3 h 20 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 578 | 30 km SW of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 2/11 | 3 d 15 h 48 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 579 | 10 km S of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| San Manuel (AZ) | 3/10 | --- | TRAINING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 3/16 | + 73 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 582 | Last known position in the Atlantic Ocean 650 km NW od Saint Helena Island |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 3/16 | 23 h 10 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 580 | 52 km NE of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 3/24 | ~ 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Last known position above Wheeler County, Oregon, US |
 Fort Magsaysay | 3/27 | ~ 5 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 589 | Last known position in the Pacific Ocean SE of Oki Daito Island, Okinawa |
| Fort Magsaysay | 3/27 | 1 h 40 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 585 | Possible balloon failure at 57.000 ft. Landing near Duruplak, Philippines |
| Fort Magsaysay | 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 |
| Fort Magsaysay | 4/1 | ~ 8 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 587 | Last known position in the Pacific Ocean NE of Oki Daito Island, Okinawa |
| Fort Magsaysay | 4/1 | 15 d 10 h 33 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 586 | 10 km W of Marysville, Kansas, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 4/9 | 4 d 7 h | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIII | 50 km ESE of Alliance, Nebraska, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 4/26 | 14 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 583 | Near Rio Zarquito, Izabal, Guatemala |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 4/28 | 5 d 7 h 2 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 581 | 46 km W of Albany, Georgia, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/3 | 46 d 1 h 4 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 593 | 15 miles ESE of Pendleton, Oregon, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 5/5 | 6 d 17 h 40 m | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXIV | Impact in the Atlantic Ocean, 13 km W of Bimini |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/10 | 12 h 30 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 594 | 27 km SW of Morris, Minnesota, US |
 BAM Rayo | 5/16 | --- | ROCKOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/16 | ~ 2 h | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 595 | E of Sutherland, Iowa, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 5/27 | 61 d 21 h 40 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 596 | 7 km SW of Harrison, Nebraska, US |
 Wanaka | 5/27 | Aborted Flight | SPB (Super Pressure Balloon) | Aborted flight |
 Taiki | 6/6 | 3 h 10 m | TEST OF NEW BALLAST MOUNTING SYSTEM | In the Pacific Ocean |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 6/9 | 11 h 45 m | RAVEN AEROSTAR FLIGHT 597 | E of Anoka, Nebraska, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 6/14 | 3 h 50 m | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | 40 km SW of Portales, New Mexico, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 6/15 | 28 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 598 | NE of Tekamah, Nebraska, US |
| Taiki | 7/1 | ~ 2 h | RERA #1 (Rubber balloon Experiment for Reentry capsule with thin-type Aeroshell) | In the Pacific Ocean, 100 km ESE of Taiki, Japan |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 7/8 | 3 h 50 m | BRONCO EMBER | NE of Mitchel, South Dakota, US |
 ESRANGE | 7/10 | 6 h | SUNRISE III | 100 km W of Kiruna, Sweden |
| ESRANGE | 7/11 | 6 d 7 h 45 m | XL-CALIBUR | 500 km NW of Yellowknife, Northwestern Territories, Canada |
| Page (AZ) | 7/12 | 24 d 1 h 30 m | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXV | In a remote area in Malheur County, Oregon, US |
| Black Rock Desert | 7/14 | --- | VENUS VARIABLE-ALTITUDE AEROBOT | In the Black Rock desert, Nevada, US |
| Black Rock Desert | 7/16 | --- | VENUS VARIABLE-ALTITUDE AEROBOT | In the Black Rock desert, Nevada, US |
| ESRANGE | 7/21 | 4 h 45 m | HEMERA LSB-1 | In ESRANGE's zone "B" 53 km NE of launch point. |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 7/21 | 40 d 22 h 10 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 600 | 76 km SE of Alamogordo, Nee Mexico, US |
| ESRANGE | 7/24 | 2 h 15 m | HEMERA LSB-2 / HERMES | 65 km E of launch point |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 7/28 | 8 h 55 m | QEOBS (Quantum Earth Observatory) | 20 km NW of Winner, South Dakota, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/4 | 8 h | SNAP (Satellite for Natural and Artificial Plumes) | 34 km ENE of White River, South Dakota, US |
 Timmins (ON) | 8/12 | 13 h 14 m | CALASET | About 40 miles NE of Saulte Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/13 | 1 d 9 h 45 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 603 | In County Loup, Nebraska, US |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/17 | 9 h 28 m | SOLAR | SW of White River, Ontario, Canada |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/17 | ~ 44 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 604 | Last known position above the Gulf of Mexico |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/22 | 18 h 50 m | IFTS | 160 km NW of Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/23 | 5 h | SALTER TEST FLIGHT | 66 km ESE of Moriarty, New Mexico, US |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/23 | 15 h 10 m | HEMERA 3 | Near Val Paradis, Quebec, Canada |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/25 | 21 h | MULLENAX TEST FLIGHT | 32 km NE of Seligman, Arizona, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 8/25 | 26 d 6 h 55 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 605 | Near Streator, Illinois, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/31 | 8 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In the Columbia River, near Scappoose, Oregon, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/7 | 8 h 45 m | BALBOA (BALloon-Based Observations for sunlit Aurora) | In el Malpais National Conservation Area, New Mexico, US |
| ESRANGE | 9/7 | 11 h 30 m | HEMERA ZPB2022 | In Norway, close to the border with Sweden |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/8 | 21 h 7 m | HASP 2022 (High Altitude Student Platform) | 45 km NE of St. Johns, Arizona, US |
 León | 9/8 | --- | BLUE JAY 2022 | --- No Data --- |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 9/10 | 1 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 607 | 10 miles N of launch site, New Mexico, US |
| Page (AZ) | 9/15 | 10 d | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON XXVI | 35 km SW of Lamar, Colorado, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/22 | 7 h 30 m | TINMAN (ThermalIzed Neutron MeAsuremeNt experiment) | Payload fell uncontrolled from 125.000 ft. Impact 65 km al WNW of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/28 | 19 h 20 m | PICTURE-C (Planetary Imaging Concept Testbed Using a Recoverable Experiment - Coronagraph) | 37 km SE of Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 9/28 | ~ 8 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 608 | Last known position N of Bermuda |
 Dachaidan | 9/28 | 12 h 38 m | MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL PLATFORM | --- No Data --- |
| Dachaidan | 9/30 | 2 h 24 m | HEAVY PAYLOAD TEST | --- No Data --- |
| Dachaidan | 10/2 | 2 h | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
| Dachaidan | 10/4 | ~ 7 h | SOLAR CORONAGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 10/7 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 26 km E of Madras, Oregon, US |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 10/12 | 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 25 km SE of Plineville, Oregon, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 10/18 | 10 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 610 | Last known position over the Pacific Ocean, 520 km SW of Acapulco, Mexico |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 10/18 | 5 d 5 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 609 | NE of Denison, Iowa, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 10/20 | 49 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 611 | 11 km SE of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, US |
| Paso Robles (CA) | 10/27 | 29 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 612 | 50 km SW of Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/29 | 4 h 30 m | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | SE of Meadow, Texas, US |
| Paso Robles (CA) | 11/3 | 17 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 613 | 58 km SW of Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 12/2 | 1 h 57 m | TEST FLIGHT | 12 km E of Virden, New Mexico, US |
 TIFR Hyderabad | 12/7 | 4 h | HALO SPACE CAPSULE FLIGHT TEST | In Vikarabad, Telangana State, India |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 12/12 | 118 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 614 | Last known position in the Atlantic Ocean near the Gulf of Guinea |
| McMurdo | 12/21 | 16 d 7 h | SPIDER (Suborbital Polarimeter for Inflation Dust and the Epoch of Reionization) | Near the Hercules Dome field camp, about 430km from the South Pole |
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