Stratospheric balloons launched in 1970

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1970, 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
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/8	F 12 h 15 m	MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATION	In Hillsboro, Texas, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	1/9	F 3 h	GAMMA-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	1/16	1 h	X-RAY STUDIES	Balloon burst at tropopause.
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/19	---	INFRARED TELESCOPE	Balloon ruptured at release. No flight
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	1/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/21	F 12 h 20 m	INFRARED TELESCOPE	In Center, Texas, US
Albrook AFB, Panama	1/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/22	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/23	17 h	HEAVY COSMIC RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/24	F 3 h 5 m	ENGINEERING TEST OF RAVEN BALLOON 11.1 MM CUFT	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/24	---	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Big Spring, Texas, US
Syowa	1/25	13 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/26	F 3 h 50 m	X-RAY SURVEY OF CYGNUS REGION	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	1/28	F 1 h	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	1/29	F 4 h 55 m	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	McComb, Mississippi, US
Mildura	1/29	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/29	18 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	1/29	4 h 20 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	2/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Hobbs (NM)	2/4	F 5 h 55 m	TEST OF X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/4	7 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles N of Longview, Texas, US
Oboziersky	2/5	F 2 h 37 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	2/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	2/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	2/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/9	5 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	52 miles S of Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Socorro (NM)	2/9	---	E-BALLOON - ENGINEERING EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/10	8 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	3 miles ENE of Nacogdoches, Texas, US
Syowa	2/10	26 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	2/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	2/13	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/15	29 h	HEAVY COSMIC RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/16	F 50 m	PRACTICE DYNAMIC LAUNCH TECHNIQUE	In Lufkin, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	2/17	F 2 h 25 m	COLLECT MICROMETEORIC DUST PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Syowa	2/17	25 h	AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/20	7 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	42 miles ENE of Amarillo, Texas, US
Mildura	2/21	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Casa Grande (AZ)	2/25	---	HEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Mildura	2/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/26	F 7 h 35 m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/26	---	RF TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II	Balloon not to be released
Mildura	2/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/27	F 25 m	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/4	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	45 miles ESE of Lubbock, Texas, US
Casa Grande (AZ)	3/7	---	TANDEM BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Mildura	3/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/9	F 25 m	TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	3/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Volsk	3/13	---	FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER	600 Kms East of the launch site
TIFR Hyderabad	3/15	F 2 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/15	7 h 55 m	TEST FLIGHT OF 11 MM RAVEN BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Casa Grande (AZ)	3/16	---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	3/20	F 1 h 50 m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Casa Grande (AZ)	3/21	---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	3/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/23	F 1 h 55 m	SSCM I TEST FLIGHT - PROJECT HAPPE	In Many, Louisiana, US
Mildura	3/25	F 11 h 20 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/26	F 14 h 20 m	STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 7	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/1	F 4 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/3	F 7 h 55 m	MEASURE GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/5	F 6 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/6	F 3 h 10 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	Mt. Enterprise, Texas, US
Sioux City (IA)	4/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	4/6	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/8	---	X RAY OBSERVATION	Balloon failure
Sioux City (IA)	4/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/11	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort at launch
Palestine (TX)	4/13	---	GAMMA RAY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/14	F 8 h	GAMMA RAY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/15	F 5 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/21	F 3 h	VACUUM MONSTER (Interplanetary Dust Collector)	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/24	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Control instrumentation failure.
Albrook AFB, Panama	4/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/25	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)	4/25	---	X-RAY AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/26	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/27	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/28	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Longreach	4/28	---	ASHCAN + RADIOMETERS	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/29	F 3 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)	4/30	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/1	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort
Palestine (TX)	5/1	F 39 h 50 m	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Kingfishman, Oklahoma, US
TIFR Hyderabad	5/2	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)	5/2	---	X-RAY AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/3	F 20 h 35 m	MEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/3	---	TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/4	F 3 h 30 m	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/4	F 14 h 55 m	X-RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM EXTRA GALACTIC OBJECTS AND JUPITER	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/5	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/5	F 4 h	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/5	F 33 h 5 m	CREPE I (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/6	5 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	30 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)	5/7	---	X-RAY AND ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTORS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/8	F 3 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/16	F 10 h	ORIENTED EMULSION PLATES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/17	F 22 h 30 m	HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	El Paso, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	5/18	F 13 h 45 m	MEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	5/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/20	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Premature termination during launch. Aborted flight
Palestine (TX)	5/21	F 21 h 20 m	EMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/24	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/25	F 11 h 30 m	EMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/25	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/26	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	5/27	3 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	5/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/30	F 8 h 50 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Big Springs, Texas, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/??	8 h	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/1	29 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/2	F 17 h 25 m	EMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	6/3	---	TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	6/3	F 18 h	E-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	6/3	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon failure
New Brighton (MN)	6/3	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Palestine (TX)	6/5	7 h 50 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	West of Balinger, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/6	F 9 h 45 m	CORONASCOPE II	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/7	F 7 h 50 m	GAMMA RAY MONITOR	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/8	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/8	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Mildura	6/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/11	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/11	105 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/13	5 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	58 miles NW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	6/14	13h 20m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/15	F 6 h 35 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Pecos, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/15	55 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/17	9 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/18	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/18	~ 12 h	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	20 miles N of Big Lake, Texas, US
Gap-Tallard	6/19	9 h 50 m	THREE CHANNEL I.R. PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/22	14 h 30 m	PROTON ALPHA ELECTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/22	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/22	F 7 h	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/22	134 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	6/23	---	WIND SHEAR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/23	70 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/24	~ F 7 h	SPECTROGRAPH	In Montaigu de Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Palestine (TX)	6/24	F 4 h 20 m	OPERATIONAL TEST OF OSO-H STAR SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/24	123 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/25	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/25	14 h 30 m	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	6/25	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
New Brighton (MN)	6/25	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Palestine (TX)	6/25	24h 50m	NUCLEAR EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	6/27	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/27	8 h 55 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/27	9 h 45 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	In Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, US
Gap-Tallard	6/29	F 6 h 10 m	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/29	8 h	THREE CHANNEL I.R. PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	6/29	---	WIND SHEAR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	6/29	63 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/30	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Volsk	6/30	---	FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER	300 Kms West of the launch site
Ascension	6/30	47 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/1	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon gore split at launch
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/1	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon gore split at launch
Ascension	7/1	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Mildura	7/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	---	dE/dX TOTAL ENERGY RANGE TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/3	23 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/5	14 h 40 m	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/5	---	GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/6	120 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	17 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	---	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/7	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
NAS Lakehurst (NJ)	7/7	---	TEST OF MOTHER GHOST BALLOON	--- No Data ---
Ascension	7/8	129 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/10	F 5 h 30 m	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	In Midland, Texas, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	---	dE/dx CERENKOV RANGE TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	14 h	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/11	---	APOLLO MISSION HELMET (Cosmic Ray Study)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/11	3 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	24 miles NW of Silver City, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/13	3 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/14	---	TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/15	---	DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE TESTING	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/15	8 h 55 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	7/16	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	Balloon failure at launch. Aborted flight
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/18	22 h	POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/18	21 h	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/20	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/21	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/22	F 1 h 25 m	MEASURE HIDROGEN GAS TEMPERATURE UNDER CHANGING CONDITIONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/22	---	PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT TEST + HYDROGEN TEST	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/26	---	SOLAR X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	7/26	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/27	F 3 h 5 m	E-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	7/28	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	6 miles N of Claremont, South Dakota, US
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/29	---	ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/29	F 3 h 30 m	IMP (Inertial Measurements Payload)	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	7/30	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	7/30	3 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Volsk	7/30	---	SATURN - Soviet Stratospheric Solar Observatory	--- No Data ---
NAS Lakehurst (NJ)	8/5	F 30 h 5 m	TEST OF MOTHER GHOST BALLOON	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/5	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	4 miles N of Doland, South Dakota, US
New Brighton (MN)	8/10	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Palestine (TX)	8/13	F 10 h	SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/20	F 1 h	AEC DIRECT FLOW SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/20	F 12 h 50 m	ION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	8/20	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Operations failure
New Brighton (MN)	8/24	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/25	F 11 h 50 m	ION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/26	---	CRISP (Cosmic Ray Ionization Spectrograph Experiment)	Balloon failure at 48.000 ft.
S.St.Paul (MN)	8/31	---	CREPE II (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	Aborted Flight
Haranomachi	8/31	---	SCORPIO X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/31	F 6 h 55 m	ION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/2	---	SOLAR GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/2	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	9/4	F 345 h	CREPE II (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	20 miles W of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Haranomachi	9/4	---	MAGNETIC FIELD	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/5	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/5	---	NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/7	---	CYGNUS X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/8	---	DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE TESTING	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/8	F 12 h 10 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/9	---	IONIZATION STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/9	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/11	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/11	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/13	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/14	---	SOLAR INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	9/14	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/15	F 5 h 35 m	SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/16	---	COSMIC DUST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/16	---	ASHCAN	Balloon Failure
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/16	F 8 h	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/17	~ 1 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon failure at 50.000 ft
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/17	4 h 30 m	VLF WAVES PROPAGATION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/18	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/18	F 7 h 55 m	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	In Paducah, Texas, US
Haranomachi	9/19	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/19	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/20	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	9/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/20	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/21	---	ATMOSPHERIC IONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/21	F 14 h 20 m	MEASURE OZONE, DEW POINT AND AIR DENSITY	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	9/21	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/23	F 10 h 40 m	DETECT GAMMA RAYS IN GALACTIC PLANE AND CRAB NEBULA	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/24	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/24	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/24	F 12 h 55 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/24	F 4 h 10 m	SPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/25	---	ULF ATMOSPHERICS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/25	F 3 h 38 m	PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/27	---	CYGNUS X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/28	---	PRIMARY HEAVY PARTICLES	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	9/29	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Mildura	9/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/29	F 9 h 50 m	LOW ENERGY GAS CERENKOV DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/29	F 27 h 50 m	MEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)	9/30	---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Haranomachi	9/30	---	GALACTIC GAMMA RAYS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/1	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	10/2	---	INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Haranomachi	10/2	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/2	---	ASHCAN	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	10/2	F 5 h 50 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/4	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Sioux City (IA)	10/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/5	F 3 h 1 m	UV TELESCOPE ON ASTROLABE GONDOLA	In Jouqueviel, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/5	---	SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/8	---	EBERT-FASTIE SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/8	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 5 h 20 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 14 h 36 m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/12	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Payload failure
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/13	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/14	F 8 h 20 m	HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	10/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/15	10 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)	10/16	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/16	F 10 h 5 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/19	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/20	F 6 h 25 m	X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/20	7 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/20	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/21	F 8 h 55 m	GAMMA RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Upham (NM)	10/21	~ 8 h	BAPE I (Balloon Atmospheric Propagation Experiment)	Near Roswell, New Mexico, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/21	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/21	19 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Paraná	10/22	4 h 20 m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	At 31º 47' S - 58º 19' W, near the town of Ubajay, Entre Rios province
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/22	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/22	155 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/23	2 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/24	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/24	54 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/26	---	MOAM I (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/28	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)	10/28	---	EPSILON AEROSOL SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/29	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/29	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Albrook AFB, Panama	10/30	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/30	96 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	10/31	2 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Ascension	11/1	---	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	Balloon failure at launch
Ascension	11/2	13 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/2	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
White Sands (NM)	11/3	4 h 22 m	POLAR NEPHELOMETER	Near the New Mexico-Texas border, US
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/4	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	11/7	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Partial Successful flight
Mildura	11/7	~ 1 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	Balloon failure at 40.000 ft
Paraná	11/8	2 h 15 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	At 31º 23' S - 60º 07' W, near the town of Pueblo Brugo Entre Rios province
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/9	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Ascension	11/9	5 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/10	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Ascension	11/10	11 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/11	28 h	IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	Payload landed near Orangeburg, South Carolina, US. The balloon continued flight and was last seen 500 miles E of Bermuda
Ascension	11/12	24 d	GHOST (Global horizontal sounding technique) - Nimbus-D / IRLS	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/13	15 h	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	At 31º 29' S - 67º 22' W, near the town of Marayes, San Juan province
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	11/17	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/18	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	15 miles SE of Haskell, Texas, US
TIFR Hyderabad	11/18	F 4 h	X-RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/18	12 h 45 m	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	At 31º 44' S - 62º 44' W, near the town of El Arañado, Cordoba province
Mildura	11/21		PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Ground abort
Mildura	11/22	13 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/25	18 h 21 m	GAMMASCOPE IV	At 33º 02' S - 66º 36' W, near the town of San Isidro, Mendoza province
TIFR Hyderabad	11/26	F 6 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Paraná	11/27	8 h 45 m	SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER	At 31º 20' S - 64º 50' W, near the town of Icho Cruz, Cordoba province
TIFR Hyderabad	12/2	F 5 h	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/6	---	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/8	11 h 25 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/8	1 h 20 m	HIGH ALTITUDE RADIATION STUDIES	30 miles SW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Parkes	12/8	F 8 h 30 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/10	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort at launch
Chico (CA)	12/10	---	E-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/12	---	ASHCAN TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/12	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/14	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/15	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	12/19	---	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)	12/23	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/31	---	GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION	Ground abort at launch

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