Here you can browse StratoCat's comprehensive database of stratospheric balloon launches, sorted by year. Please note that while the database covers approximately 75% of global balloon launch activity since 1947, it does not provide statistically representative values yet. Consolidating all available data may take several years. Each blue badge number represents the launches performed for that year. Click on a year to view details of the flights including launch base, flight duration, mission purpose, and payload landing location. Some experiments offer further details such as operational accounts, scientific objectives, results, reference links, and related images. For the latest updates, check out the table at the bottom of this page featuring the thirty most recent database entries.
Total number of balloon launches in the database: 15569 |
194716 |
194822 |
194948 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
195014 |
195164 |
1952141 |
1953532 |
1954315 |
1955335 |
1956824 |
1957482 |
1958879 |
1959498 |
1960427 |
1961406 |
1962384 |
1963311 |
1964462 |
1965462 |
1966439 |
1967368 |
1968305 |
1969346 |
1970367 |
1971247 |
1972258 |
1973240 |
1974179 |
1975270 |
1976213 |
1977210 |
1978191 |
1979235 |
1980191 |
1981139 |
1982152 |
1983146 |
1984108 |
1985114 |
1986105 |
1987104 |
1988128 |
1989103 |
1990127 |
1991112 |
1992137 |
199386 |
1994111 |
1995113 |
199674 |
1997110 |
1998107 |
1999125 |
2000123 |
200196 |
200281 |
200382 |
200479 |
2005128 |
2006109 |
200773 |
200863 |
200950 |
201061 |
201155 |
201296 |
2013196 |
201462 |
201550 |
201646 |
2017120 |
2018192 |
2019284 |
2020273 |
2021155 |
202277 |
202385 |
202451 |
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Last 30 records incorporated into our database (last update 30-Aug-2024 - 12:35:26pm)
| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/28/2024 | 6 h 35 m | HASP 2.0 (High Altitude Student Platform 2.0) | 65 km NW of Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 8/28/2024 | 26 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 704 | Near Rock Rapids, Iowa, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/22/2024 | 5 h 30 m | SALTER TEST FLIGHT | 50 km NW of Socorro, New Mexico, US |
| Santa Cruz County (CA) | 8/21/2024 | 11 h 20 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 28 km E of Lovelock, Nevada, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/21/2024 | 6 h 10 m | TINMAN (ThermalIzed Neutron MeAsuremeNt experiment) | 45 km W of Los Lunas, New Mexico, US |
| Page (AZ) | 8/12/2024 | 5 h 40 m | TECHRISE STUDENT CHALLENGE | 10 km E of Beaver Dam, Arizona, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 8/15/2024 | 29 h | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | 64 km SSE of Portales, New Mexico, US |
 Guelmim | 8/8/2024 | 22 d 10 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 700 | Near Spirit Lake, Iowa, US |
| Guelmim | 8/7/2024 | 2 h 15 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT N258TH | Near Id Nacus, Morocco |
| Guelmim | 8/7/2024 | 20 d 23 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 698 | 5 miles S of Adrian, Minnesota, US |
 Taiki | 8/3/2024 | 3 h | BIOPAUSE PROJECT ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLER | In the Pacific Ocean 30 km SE of Taiki, Japan |
| Baker Muni | 8/4/2024 | 20 d | STRATO (Strategic Tactical Radio and Tactical Overwatch) | Last known position over Central Saskatchewan, Canada |
 Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/13/1984 | --- | LIMB CAMERAS | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/13/1984 | --- | RADIBAL (RADIomètre BALlon) | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/21/1991 | --- | SIDAMS (Simultaneous Ion Detection in Atmospheric Mass Spectrometry) | --- No Data --- |
| Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/7/1979 | --- | LIMB CAMERAS | --- No Data --- |
| Taiki | 7/25/2024 | 1 h | HIGH-PRECISION VERIFICATION OF GENERAL RELATIVITY BY LASER FREQUENCY COMPARISON | In the Pacific Ocean, 33 km E of Taiki, Japan |
| Hurley (SD) | 7/16/2024 | 2 d 3 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 697 | 11 km NNW of West Point, Nebraska, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 3/27/2024 | 5 h | SIRAD 1 | 19 km NE of Lordsburg, New Mexico, US |
 ESRANGE | 7/13/2024 | 3 d 2 h | BIG60 + BOOMS | SE of Taloyoak, Boothia Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. |
| ESRANGE | 7/10/2024 | 6 d 15 h | SUNRISE III | E of Fort Good Hope,Sahtu Region,Northwest Territories, Canada |
| ESRANGE | 7/9/2024 | 5 d 20 h | XL-CALIBUR | Weste of Kugluktuk in Nunavut Territory, Canada |
| Taiki | 7/4/2024 | ~ 2 h | RERA #4 (Rubber balloon Experiment for Reentry capsule with thin-type Aeroshell) | In the Pacific Ocean, 100 km SE of Taiki, Japan |
| ESRANGE | 6/26/2024 | 11 h | ATMOSFER | 6 miles WSW of Ovre Soppero, Sweden |
| Cross City (FL) | 6/25/2024 | 4 d 14 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 644 | Near Quinter, Kansas, EE.UU |
| Cross City (FL) | 6/25/2024 | 63 d 20 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 643 | SE of Union, Oregon, US |
| Cross City (FL) | 6/25/2024 | 38 d 13 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 642 | 55 km SE of Lamar, Colorado, US |
| Santa Cruz County (CA) | 4/30/2024 | 1 h 40 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Near Los Banos, California, US |
| Santa Cruz County (CA) | 6/19/2024 | 8 h 40 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | NW of Tonopah, Nevada, US |
| Avon Park (FL) | 6/22/2024 | 63 d 16 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 641 | N of Miles City, Montana, US |
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Some Statistics
+ 20 articles from different contributors
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+ 15849 balloon launch records in the full database
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