In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Santa Fe County (NM) | 1/31 | 2 d 8 h 49 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 616 | 12 km SSW of Encino, New Mexico, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 2/1 | 3 d 11 h 49 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 617 | Last known position in the Atlantic Ocean, 220 km ESE of Savannah, Georgia, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 2/7 | 2 d 16 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 618 | 16 km S of Brainerd, Minnesota, US |
| Raven campus, Baltic (SD) | 2/10 | 1 d 21 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 619 | 26 km S of Owatonna, Minnesota, US |
 TIFR Hyderabad | 2/17 | --- | FPS100 - INFRARED TELESCOPE | In Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, India |
| Fabens (TX) | 3/10 | 5 h | STRATOLLITE - SCEPTER PERMIAN TEST | 60 km W from Fort Stockton, Texas, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 3/15 | 2 d 15 h 15 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 621 | 5 miles W of Milton, Minnesota, US |
| Madras Muni. (OR) | 3/18 | ~ 2 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 50 km E of Madras, Oregon, US |
| Waimea (HI) | 3/27 | ~ 15 h | STRATOLLITE - HAWAIIAN TEST #1 | Sunk in the Pacific Ocean |
| Hurley (SD) | 3/29 | 8 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 622 | Near Swedona, Illinois, US |
| Waimea (HI) | 3/31 | ~ 15 h | STRATOLLITE - HAWAIIAN TEST #2 | Sunk in the Pacific Ocean |
| Hurley (SD) | 4/3 | 9 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 623 | 7 miles SW of Austin, Minnesota, US |
| Buckeye (AZ) | 4/8 | 8 d 22 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 624 | Near Hurley, South Dakota, US |
| Buckeye (AZ) | 4/9 | 7 d 22 h 20 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 625 | South of Parker, South Dakota, US |
| Buckeye (AZ) | 4/10 | 3 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 626 | Near Painted Rock Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona, US |
| Florence (AZ) | 4/12 | 4 d 20 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 627 | Near Emen, South Dakota, US |
 Wanaka | 4/15 | 39 d 13 h | SuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope) | 120 km NE of Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
 Alice Springs | 4/29 | 26 h 45 m | GRAINE (Gamma-Ray Astro-Imager with Nuclear Emulsion) | 220 km S of Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
| Hurley (SD) | 5/3 | 83 d 8 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 628 | 20 km S of Atkinson, Nebraska, US |
| Alice Springs | 5/11 | 7 h | SRC (Sample Return Capsule) | In Queensland, Australia |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/12 | 1 h 40 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Wanaka | 5/13 | 37 h | EUSO-SPB2 (Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super-Pressure Balloon 2) | Sunk in the southern Pacific Ocean, 1000 kilometers SW of Rapa Iti Island, part of the French Polynesia. |
| Roswell (NM) | 5/17 | 2 h 30 m | SCEYE INFINITY- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | 27 km E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 5/24 | 12 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 629 - TechLeap Prize | 75 km SE of Bend, Oregon, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 6/13 | 43 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 632 | Near Moulton, Iowa, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 6/13 | 48 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 631 | Near Kimball, South Dakota, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 6/14 | 7 h 20 m | TECHRISE STUDENT CHALLENGE | 6 km south of Alcester, South Dakota, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 6/20 | 35 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 633 | 17 km E of Fessenden, North Dakota, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 6/21 | 20 d 6 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 634 | SE of Grand Island, Nebraska, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 6/28 | 8 d 19 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 635 | NW of Mercer, Wisconsin, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 7/1 | 4 h | SCEYE INFINITY- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | N of Lovington, New Mexico, US |
 Taiki | 7/8 | ~ 2 h | RERA #2 (Rubber balloon Experiment for Reentry capsule with thin-type Aeroshell) | In the Pacific Ocean, 110 km E of Taiki, Japan |
| Taiki | 7/9 | ~ 2 h | RERA #3 (Rubber balloon Experiment for Reentry capsule with thin-type Aeroshell) | In the Pacific Ocean, 90 km E of Taiki, Japan |
| Hurley (SD) | 7/11 | 2 d 13 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 636 | W of Lennox, South Dakota, US |
| Palestine (TX) | 7/16 | 6 h 20 m | WHATSUP (Water Hunting Advanced Terahertz Spectrometer on a Ultra Small Platform) | W of Blackwell,Texas, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 7/21 | 10 d 22 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 638 | 25 km S of Hastings, Nebraska, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 7/21 | 8 h | TECHRISE STUDENT CHALLENGE | Near Vermillion, South Dakota, US |
| Page (AZ) | 7/24 | --- | TECHRISE STUDENT CHALLENGE | Last known position S of Utah, US |
| Taiki | 7/26 | 2 h | MABE-2 (Mars Airplane Balloon Experiment Two) | In the Pacific Ocean 40 km E of Taiki, Japan |
| Taiki | 7/27 | 3 h 20 m | GRAMS (Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey) | In the Pacific Ocean 35 km SE of Taiki, Japan |
| Hurley (SD) | 8/1 | 3 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 879TH | Near Brule, Nebraska, US |
| Dagget (CA) | 8/5 | 14 d 12 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 648 | In Temblor Range, 65 km W of Bakersfield, California, US |
| Dagget (CA) | 8/5 | 55 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 650 | Balloon failure. 25 km NE of the launch site |
 Timmins (ON) | 8/8 | 7 h 45 m | COMICS | In the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve, Ontario, Canada |
| Dagget (CA) | 8/9 | 2 d 7 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 651 | 26 km NE of the launch site |
| Dagget (CA) | 8/11 | 15 h 45 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 652 | 25 km NE of Paso Robles, California, US |
| Dagget (CA) | 8/11 | 13 d 3 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 649 | 60 km N of Great Falls, Montana, US |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/15 | --- | BESAFE | --- No Data --- |
| Page (AZ) | 8/16 | 11 h | STRATOLLITE - GRYPHON 29 | NW of Mesquite, Nevada, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 8/16 | 3 h | SCEYE INFINITY- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | 46 km W of Artesia, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/19 | 5 h | SALTER TEST FLIGHT | 20 km NE of Socorro, New Mexico, US |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/22 | 5 h 10 m | HICIBAS | 56 km W of Gogama, Ontario, Canada |
| Timmins (ON) | 8/27 | 14 h 30 m | pre-TRANSAT | 30 km WNW of Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/27 | 6 h 30 m | GRAPE (Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment) + ComPair | SW of Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Inyokern (CA) | 8/28 | 2 d 6 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 655 | Inside borders of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, US |
| Inyokern (CA) | 8/28 | 3 d 5 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 654 | In Inyo National Forest, California, US |
| Inyokern (CA) | 8/28 | 3 d 7 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 656 | 14 km N of Dyer, Nevada, US |
| Inyokern (CA) | 8/28 | 4 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 657 | 18 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 8/30 | 7 h 30 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 658 | 14 km SW of Hurley, South Dakota, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/6 | 5 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | NW of Hillsboro, Oregon, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/7 | 13 h | HASP 2023 (High Altitude Student Platform) | 45 km NE of Quemado, New Mexico, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 9/8 | 5 d 4 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 659 | Near Byron, New York, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 9/12 | 2 d 9 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 660 | NE of Bucyrus, Ohio, US |
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