Stratospheric balloons launched in 1966

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1966, 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
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/6	---	MEASURE ION DENSITIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/7	1h	MEASURE X-RAY SPECTRA	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/10	2h	MEASURE ION DENSITIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/11	1 h	COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING	Balloon failure
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/13	10 h 20 m	COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING	50 mi. N of Memphis, Tennessee, US
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	1/23	---	POLARISCOPE	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	1/25	9 h	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	1/26	7h	SPECIAL EMULSION STACK	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	1/27	5h 25m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	1/27	12 h 25 m	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/2	---	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	2/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/2	2 h	STRATOJUMP II (Piantanida)	The gondola landed in a cornfield in Iowa
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/3	5h 30m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	2/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/4	11 h 30 m	SKYTOP PROJECT - INFRARED MAPPING OF THE MOON	25 miles N of Mineral Wells, Texas, US
Albrook AFB, Panama	2/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/6	10 h	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	30 miles S of Amarillo, Texas, US
Mildura	2/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/12	10h	MOON X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/15	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 31.000 ft. Payload recovered with damage 10 miles NW of Benanee, Australia
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/16	---	POLARISCOPE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	2/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/17	12h 30m	CRAB NEBULA X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/18	9 H	SOLAR X-RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/23	7 h 20 m	BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy)	60 miles NNW of Abilene, Texas, US
Sioux Falls (SD)	2/23	3 h	INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/24	7 h 20 m	PRIMARY RADIATION MEASUREMENTS	90 miles SSE of Childress, Texas, US
Mildura	2/25	---	ASHCAN	22 Nautic Miles NNW of Morgan, Australia
Litchfield Park (AZ)	2/25	9h 30m	X-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	2/27	---	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/1	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 58.000 ft.
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/6	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Aborted flight. Payload destroyed at launch.
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/7	7 h 10 m	HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS	15 miles N of Lubbock, Texas, US
Mildura	3/7	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 65.000 ft.
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/8	3 h 30 m	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/11	30 h	VOR BALLOON LOCATING SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/12	1 h 10 m	HYPSOMETER CONTROLLED BALLAST SYSTEM TEST	Failure of the balloon at 44.000 ft.
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/16	48 h	HYPSOMETER CONTROLLED BALLAST SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/17	F 30 m	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/17	F 6 m	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/18	---	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/21	F 45 m	NEUTRON COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/22	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 87.500 ft.
Mildura	3/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/24	---	TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/25	---	TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/30	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/30	---	MER S-IIA BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	3/30	---	TEST CAPABILITY OF POLY SCRIM MATERIAL	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/31	5 h	HEAT CONDUCTIVITY ALTITUDE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	3/31	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/2	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
De Bilt	4/5	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/6	5h	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/14	31 h 25 m	PHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	4/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/18	32 h 15 m	BALLOON TEST FLIGHT	40 miles SE of Dayton, Ohio, US
Mildura	4/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	4/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	4/25	---	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Cardington	4/26	11 h	ELECTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/27	13 h 30 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	30 miles SSE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Mildura	4/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/27	2h	TELEMETRY TEST FLIGHT	Near Big Springs, Texas, US
Chico (CA)	4/27	---	ALPHA-RADIATION HYGROMETER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/27	---	SPECTROGRAPH	Balloon burst at 10 km. Payload recovered in Eauze, Gers, France
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/1	1 h 30 m	STRATOJUMP III (Piantanida)	Near Lakefield, Minnesota, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/2	---	SOLAR OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/5	7 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	10 miles SSE of Tularosa, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/6	1 h 25 m	BALLOON-BORNE INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/8	7h 25m	IRIS (InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)	23 miles W of Leona, Texas, US
Mildura	5/10	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failed at 37.200 ft.
Mildura	5/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/14	3h 20m	ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	5 miles W of Buffalo, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	5/14	---	STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 5	--- No Data ---
Levelland (TX)	5/16	---	TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ushuaia	5/21	F 1 h 34 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ushuaia	5/22	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/25	9 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles SW of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/26	---	PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/26	---	GROUND IR RADIATION MEASUREMENTS	Payload destroyed at launch. No flight
Palestine (TX)	5/26	9h 30m	POLARISCOPE	--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)	5/26	---	GRATING SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/28	7h	SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/2	8 h	GAMMA RADIATION RESEARCH	Balloon failure. Impact 4 miles SW of Riverside, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/2	---	MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/6	8 h	OPTICAL BEACON FOR GEODETIC DETERMINATIONS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/6	13 h 30 m	HEAVY PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION	7 miles E of Coolidge, Arizona, US
Ciudad Universitaria	6/6	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Artesia (NM)	6/8	5 h 25 m	MARS PROBE MODEL DROP TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/10	17 h	PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/10	19 h	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/10	8h 50m	MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	6/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/12	3 h 10 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Flight terminated early; power failure in gondola
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/13	36 h	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	6/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/14	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Failed mission. Normal ascent to about 8000 ft, then descent; ballasting produced no noticeable effect; beacon antenna did not deploy
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/15	17 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/15	10 h 25 m	PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/15	17 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	6/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/15	3 h	OPTICAL BEACON FOR GEODETIC DETERMINATIONS	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	6/16	7h 30m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Payload damaged after parachute impact
Mildura	6/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/17	1 h	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	Balloon failure
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/20	20 h 50 m	PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/21	6 h	VOYAGER PATHFINDER BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/22	---	VOYAGER PROBE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Kiel-Holtenau	6/22	3 h	RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/22	2 h 10 m	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	Balloon burst at 54.750 ft
Palestine (TX)	6/23	1h	MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR	Collection screen did not deploy; command cut down
Kiel-Holtenau	6/24	3 h	RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/24	30 h	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	3 h 50 m	VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	16 h 25 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	15 h	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)	6/28	---	GRATING SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/28	1 h 45 m	MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION	Balloon burst at 47.000 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/30	3 h	BALLOON DESTRUCT TAPE TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/30	3 h 55 m	VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/1	12 h	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	4 miles E of Williams AFB, Arizona, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	10 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/4	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/5	---	SPECTRAL RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	7/6	---	TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/6	25 h	STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/6	10h 50m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	Scaler or gondola mal function shortly after launch; command cut down 10 min before programmed cut down.
Thule	7/6	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	16 h 25 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Thule	7/8	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Carrizozo (NM)	7/8	4 h 30 m	SPECTRAL RADIOMETER	Near stallion site, White Sands, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	7/9	---	SPARK CHAMBER	Aborted flight at launch
Palestine (TX)	7/9	3h 30m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Flight terminated early; malfunctioning beacon indicated balloon floating at unsatisfactory altitude
Palestine (TX)	7/10	5h 50m	SPARK CHAMBER	15 miles W of Pecos, Texas, US
Thule	7/10	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	15 h 30 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/12	7 h 30 m	UV SPECTROPHOTOPOLARIMETER	20 miles S of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Mildura	7/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/12	8h 45m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	7/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/13	12 h 40 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/13	20 h	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	7/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/14	18 h 50 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF CHARGED PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	7/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/15	21 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/15	2 h 30 m	PARACHUTE AND BALLOON WIRE DESTRUCT TESTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/16	21 h	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/16	18 h	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/16	11 h 25 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
De Bilt	7/17	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/18	7 h 30 m	PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT	20 miles S of Casa Grande, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)	7/18	7h 40m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Deteriorating weather conditions forced early termination; main scientific objectives achieved
Palestine (TX)	7/18	3h 35m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	Flight terminated early to avoid Mexico
De Bilt	7/18	F 1 h 30 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/20	1 h	BALLOON DESTRUCT AND UHF RELAY TESTS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/23	6h 55m	HAPPE (High Altitude Particle Physics Experiment)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/23	4 h 25 m	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	Balloon leaker
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/24	21 h	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/25	F 11 h 25 m	ELECTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	15 h 30 m	MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	18 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/26	5h	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	Flight terminated early to avoid Mexico
Mildura	7/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/28	6h 45m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	7/29	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	2 miles SW of Geneva, Minnesota, US
Taiyo	7/29	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/29	106 h	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/30	19 h 15 m	COUNTER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/30	14 h 15 m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/31	5 h	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/31	11h 10m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	7/31	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/2	19 h 25 m	FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/3	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	8/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/4	6h 35m	MEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAY FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/4	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	3 miles S of Kenyon, Minnesota, US
Palestine (TX)	8/5	3h 20m	DIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/6	19 h 25 m	GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/6	15 h 40 m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/6	8h 35m	GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/7	18 h 50 m	COUNTER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/7	15 h 15 m	SPARK CHAMBER	At coordinates 59° 49' N / 103º 32' W, Canada
Taiyo	8/7	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/8	6 h 10 m	ALBEDO MEASUREMENTS + UHF RELAY TESTS	35 miles NE of Deming, New Mexico, US
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.	8/8	450 m	ELECTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	8/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	F 3 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	---	X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/9	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/10	5 h 25 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/10	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	8/10	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	8/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Kiruna Geophysical Obs.	8/12	950 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/12	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	3 miles S of St.Francis, Minnesota, US
Palestine (TX)	8/14	11h	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/15	5 h 10 m	REFLECTIVITY TEST OF ALUMINIUM FOIL RADAR TARGETS	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	8/15	28 h	BALLOON CONTROL TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/16	50 m	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	4 miles S of Hubbard, Texas, US
Wilkes Base	8/16	---	NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne	8/16	1 h	GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM	Balloon burst at 43.000 ft
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/17	4 h 5 m	TEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE MATERIALS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	8/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	6h 15m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	8/17	6 h 25 m	STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE	--- No Data ---
Bergen-Hohne	8/17	1 h	GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM	Balloon burst at 43.000 ft
Bergen-Hohne	8/18	2 h	LOW ENERGY PARTICLE DETECTOR	Balloon leveled at 125.000 ft and then descended
Flin Flon (MB)	8/19	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon recovered 1 km N of Lintlaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Bergen-Hohne	8/19	1 h	DUST COLLECTOR	Balloon burst at 50.000 ft
Chico (CA)	8/22	30 h 20 m	BALLOON CONTROL TEST	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/23	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon burst at 73.000 ft. Recovered 10 miles W of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Flin Flon (MB)	8/23	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/24	---	EXTRATERRESTRIAL DUST SAMPLING	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/25	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/26	12 h 10 m	X-RAY STUDY OF CRAB NEBULA AND OTHER SOURCES	45 miles NW of Tucson Arizona, US
Flin Flon (MB)	8/26	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Leaker balloon. Ascended just to 47.000 ft
Palestine (TX)	8/26	---	TEST OF VISTA DOME DESIGN	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/26	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	8 miles N of Amery, Winsconsin, US
Palestine (TX)	8/26	6h 30m	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	8/27	10 h 30 m	HODOSCOPE	1 Mile E of Modena, Winsconsin, US
Mildura	8/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/28	---	PATHFINDER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/29	85 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Cut down timer failed. Last observed N of Goosebay, Canada on September 3
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/29	3 h 25 m	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/29	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/29	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	8/29	---	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/29	---	PATHFINDER	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/29	---	PATHFINDER	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	8/30	23 h 55 m	HODOSCOPE	2 km NW of Benson, Minnesota, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	8/30	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon burst at 25.000 ft due to severe wind shear
Roswell (NM)	8/30	3 h 25 m	PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) #1	In the White Sands Missile Range, in the center of the so called "50 mile area", New Mexico, US
Flin Flon (MB)	9/1	37 h 15 m	X-RAY COUNTER	Launch in gusty winds. Received RF signal only
Flin Flon (MB)	9/1	54 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/2	54 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/2	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/2	11 h 30 m	COSMIC RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/2	1 h 5 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Flight terminated early; damage to telemetry antenna at launch caused telemetry failure
Taiyo	9/2	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/2	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/3	---	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	Balloon ripped at launch
Wilkes Base	9/3	~ 3 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR	Lost contact
Taiyo	9/3	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/4	37 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/4	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/5	54 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/5	---	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	Command and termination timer failure
Palestine (TX)	9/5	10h	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/6	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Unsuccessful flight
Flin Flon (MB)	9/6	3 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon leaker. Recovered near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/6	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Valcartier (QC)	9/6	---	INTERFEROMETER	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	9/7	23 h 33 m	HODOSCOPE	1 km E of Cable, Winsconsin, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/7	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Unsuccessful flight
Flin Flon (MB)	9/7	36 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/7	4 h	X-RAY COUNTER	Winds picked up at launch and the gondola struck the ground and dragged 100 feet.
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/7	11	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	5 miles W of Douglas Bisbee, Arizona, US
Mildura	9/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/8	13 h 15 m	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/8	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/8	37 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/8	36 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Flin Flon (MB)	9/9	37 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/12	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT STUDIES (?)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/13	5h 30m	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	Flight terminated early; telemetry link failed; partial data obtained
Bemidji (MN)	9/14	13 h 30 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	15 miles E of Easter Ouster Island, Superior Lake, US
Bemidji (MN)	9/14	10 h 8 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	10 miles NE of Aitkin, Minnesota, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/16	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/16	6 h 20 m	SPARK CHAMBER	Payload retrieved in midair by an USAF C-130 plane
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/17	---	X-RAY COUNTER	Balloon burst at 17.000 ft
Fort Churchill (MB)	9/18	20 h	X-RAY COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/18	6 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/19	7 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/19	10h 30m	MEASUREMENTS OF X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Bemidji (MN)	9/19	3 h 55 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	2 miles N of Huntersville, Minnesota, US
Palestine (TX)	9/20	7h 35m	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/20	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/21	5 h 15 m	INFRARED STUDIES OF ROCK FORMATIONS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/21	5 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/21	8 h 10 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/21	15h	X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/21	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/21	F 30 min.	SPECTROGRAPH	In Eaunes, Haute-Garonne, France
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/22	5 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/22	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/22	4 h 55 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/22	3 h	SPARK CHAMBER	Payload retrieved in midair by an USAF C-130 plane
Taiyo	9/22	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/23	4 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/23	3 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/23	F 4 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Bemidji (MN)	9/23	6 h 10 m	COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS	10 miles SE of Drummond, Winsconsin, US
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/24	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/25	3h	TEST OZONE DETECTOR LAUNCH METHOD - PROJECT ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	9/25	1 h	SPARK CHAMBER	Balloon burst at 54.300 ft. Payload lost in the jungle
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/26	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/27	1 h 25 m	COSMIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS	Balloon burst at 64.000 ft
Taiyo	9/27	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/27	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/28	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/29	---	HEAVY PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	9/29	---	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/??		UV TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/??	---	DIFFUSER / SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	10/2	---	HUMIDITY (?)	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	10/2	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/3	---	SOLAR DISK OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/5	6 h 30 m	EVALUATION OF DACRON REINFORCED POLYETHILENE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/6	14 h 30 m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS I	14 miles SW of Bracketville, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	10/6	---	SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP LAUNCH TEST	--- No Data ---
Taiyo	10/7	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/7	27 h	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA	--- No Data ---
Lordsburg (NM)	10/12	7 h	RAVEN SCRIM BALLOON SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/12	30 h	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	10/13	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/15	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Balloon burst at 44.800 ft
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	10/16	3 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/16	4h 55m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/18	23 h	TEST OF VOYAGER DATA LINK SYSTEM AND VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/19	1 h	INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/19	9 h	X RAY MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	10/20	3 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/20	4 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/21	2 h	INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/21	7 h 5 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/22	2 h 5 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/23	7 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/24	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	10/24	7 h 58 m	MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK III	Near Merrilan, Wisconsin, US
Ciudad Universitaria	10/24	6 h 14 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/25	9 h 20 m	PHOTOGRAPHIC SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/25	27 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	8 miles W of O'Brien, Texas, US
Natal (RN)	10/25	4 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/25	9 h 20 m	UV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE SUN & SKY	Telemetry link failed. No useful scientific data obtained
Mildura	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/27	7 h 10 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/27	7h 5m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	Flight terminated early to insure safe recovery
Clifton-Morenci (AZ)	10/27	4 h	BALLOON PERFORMANCE TEST ALTITUDE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/28	6 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/29	4 h 35 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Natal (RN)	10/30	7 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/31	---	SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT	Flight aborted before launch; wind at top balloon level
Volsk	11/1	---	SATURN - Soviet Stratospheric Solar Observatory	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/2	4 h	BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/2	4 h 30 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	3 miles E of Crowley, Louisiana, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/3	5 h 20 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/4	2 h	EVALUATION OF THREE LAUNCH METHODS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/10	3 h	RIP TAPE AND CAMERA SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Alegrete (RS)	11/11	2 h	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Uruguaiana (RS)	11/12	2 h 5 m	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/14	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Alegrete (RS)	11/14	---	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Alegrete (RS)	11/14	---	STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/15	4 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/16	8h 30m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Fallon (NV)	11/17	3 h	TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/17	7h 20m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/18	13 h 30 m	X RAY AND COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS	12 mi. SW of Chatsworth, Georgia, US
New Brighton (MN)	11/19	4 h 45 m	MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLER - MARK III	5 miles E of Boscobel, Wisconsin, US
Palestine (TX)	11/20	5 h 45 m	SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/25	---	SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/28	2 h 15 m	BALLOON DESTRUCTION TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/28	6 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/29	4 h	TELLURIC ABSORPTION SPECTRUM STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/29	---	DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST	Gound abort due to damage to the safety timer box at launch
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/30	5 h 15 m	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/30	2 h	EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE	Balloon reached ceiling and began descending. Flight terminated early
Palestine (TX)	11/30	2h 35m	EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE	Balloon performance good. Early termination to avoid the Gulf of Mexico
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/8	5 h 18 m	EVALUATION OF REEL SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/8	1 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/9	7 h 45 m	TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM	10 mi. N of Cross Plains, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/9	4h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/9	12 m	DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/10	---	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/11	3 h 30 m	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/12	3 h 20 m	ASHCAN TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/13	4 h	BALLOON-BORNE RADIO RELAY SYSTEM TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/13	2 h	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/14	5 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	12/14	5 h 40 m	BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/15	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/18	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/21	---	ASHCAN + OZONE SONDE	200 km W of Mildura, Australia
Palestine (TX)	12/29	1 h	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	In Logansport, Louisiana, US

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