Stratospheric balloons launched in 1972

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1972, 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
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/6	16 h	INFRARED CELESTIAL BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS	45 miles NNE of Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
Mildura	1/14	4 h 20 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/15	5 h 50 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/15	F 6 h	GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/17	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/18	4 h	SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Syowa	1/24	11 h	HEAVY COSMIC RAYS STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/31	F 20 m	LARGE SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
Sanriku	1/31	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Longreach	2/3	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	No flight - Ground Abort due to strong winds
Sanriku	2/3	---	WHISTLERS (?)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/4	F 4 h	X-RAY POLARIMETER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/4	---	RUPTURE TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/6	---	WHISTLERS (?)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	2/7	5 h	UHF RELAY TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	2/11	2 h 50 m	DUSTSONDE. PARTICLES AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/12	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/13	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/14	14 h	OBSERVATION OF VENUS AND MARS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/16	F 1 h 15 m	TANDEM BALLOON TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/18	~ 1 h	HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	Balloon failure at 51.700 ft
Palestine (TX)	2/19	F 1 h 15 m	GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/3	5 h	VIKING INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/7	4 h	INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/9	14 h	POWERED BALLOON EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/14	9 h	UHF REPEATER TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/17	F 1 h 30 m	TANDEM BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	3/21	2 h 20 m	DUST COUNTER & AUSTRALIAN SAMPLER. COLLECTED DUST. PARTICLES AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/21	5 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)	3/21	---	METEOROLOGICAL SONDE + TELECOMMAND	In Tibagi, Parana, Brazil
Palestine (TX)	3/23	---	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/23	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama	3/24	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	3/27	3 h	OZONE, TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/28	10 m	INFLATION AND RELEASE TEST	No flight. Only launch test
TIFR Hyderabad	3/29	F 4 h 45 m	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/31	F 1 h 30 m	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/31	F 6 h	DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/??	---	NA (I) DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/4	6 h 55 m	ASHCAN	3 miles SW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Alice Springs	4/5	26 h 55 m	CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/6	6 h	ASHCAN	20 miles E of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
S.J.dos Campos (SP)	4/6	---	CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/7	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN	33 miles SSE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Point Barrow (AK)	4/7	2 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	LCPS (Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	LCPS (Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/15	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon Failure
TIFR Hyderabad	4/16	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/18	F 7 h 30 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/19	3 h	PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/19	F 4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/19	---	CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPE	Balloon Failure
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/20	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/20	2 h 30 m	CALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	4/21	1 h	CARBON AND OZONE LEVELS MEASUREMENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/21	2 h 30 m	DUST AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/22	6 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/24	6 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/25	F 5 h 45 m	THERMAL TEST OF INSULATORS FOR INSTRUMENT PACKAGES	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/25	7 h 25 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/3	7 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/3	F 9 h	BUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)	--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)	5/3	---	PASSIVE COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Aborted flight due to strong winds at launch
Pierre (SD)	5/4	24 h 30 m	PASSIVE COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/4	F 23 h	LARGE AREA ELECTRONIC CERENKOV DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/4	29 h 55 m	FOUR COSMIC RAY DETECTORS - INTERCALIBRATION FLIGHT	3 miles SW of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, US
TIFR Hyderabad	5/5	---	X-RAY STUDIES	Balloon burst at tropopause
Mildura	5/5	~7 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/9	30 h	D-LAYER WHISPERING GALLERY EXPERIMENT	25 miles ESE of Texico, Nuevo Mexico, EE.UU
Mildura	5/9	~6 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/9	F 10 h 40 m	OZONE MEASUREMENTS + UV MEASUREMENTS FROM STARS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/9	87 h	COSMIC RAY PLASTIC STACK	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	5/9	30 h	D-LAYER WHISPERING GALLERY EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/11	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	5/11	3 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/12	2 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	5/12	14 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 7 h 10 m	PROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 6 h 45 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/14	F 30 h 15 m	DOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/16	---	INFRARED RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/16	2 h	OZONE + WATER VAPOUR + TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/16	2 h	DUSTSONDE + TEMPERATURE	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/16	4 h 23 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Premature termination. Landing occured 30 miles S of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/17	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Possible balloon failure. Landing in Arblade-le-Bas, France
Laramie (WY)	5/19	2 h	CALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/19	F 20 h 10 m	PROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/23	6 h	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/24	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/25	4 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	25 miles NE of Piñon, New Mexico, US
TIFR Hyderabad	5/30	6 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/2	---	DOUBLE FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/4	F 7 h 55 m	X-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/5	~ 8 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	In Terrasson, France
Mildura	6/5	6 h 10 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/5	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/5	6 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/6	6h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/6	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/6	F 1 h 50 m	WHOLE AIR SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/6	5 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/7	5 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/7	5h 40m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/9	5h 50m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/10	F 9 h 23 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/15	6 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/16	F 8 h 17 m	TEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/17	11 h 20 m	X-RAY OBSERVATION OF VIRGO AND CRAB NEBULA	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/19	5 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/19	F 6 h 25 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/20	2 h 30 m	CALIBRATION DATA	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	6/21	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/22	F 7 h 38 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/22	---	MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/23	F 12 h 41 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/23	---	WATER VAPOUR	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/25	1 h 30 m	WINDSONDE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/25	---	ION SPECTRA	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/25	---	ULF ATMOSPHERICS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h 30 m	OZONE AND WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h 15 m	DUSTSONDE + IMPACTOR + TEMPERATURE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	6/27	2 h 20 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/27	---	RADIOMETER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/27	2 h	WINDSONDE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/27	F 8 h 18 m	TEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/27	6 h	TRANSPONDER TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/28	2 h 15 m	DUSTSONDE + IMPACTOR + TEMPERATURE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/28	4 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/28	F 11 h 45 m	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/29	5 h	BALLOON PROFILE TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/29	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/30	5 h	HARD X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	1 h 11 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	Premature Termination. Payload landed 40 miles S of Ft. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	15 h 27 m	EMULSION STACKS	Near Athabaska river, S of Embarras, Alberta, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/4	18 h 6 m	COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE	NW of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Laramie (WY)	7/6	1 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	16 h 24 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	In lake Clair 40 miles W of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada
Sanriku	7/7	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/8	---	COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE	E of Ft. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Roswell (NM)	7/11	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV1 (Supersonic)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/12	2 h	TRANSPONDER TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	7/19	2 h	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/20	18 h 35 m	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	10 miles W of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/21	23h 10m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/22	23 h 50 m	DOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE	15 miles SW of Fort Chipewyan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/22	19 h 35 m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/24	17 h 35 m	CHARGED PARTICLE TELESCOPE	20 miles SE of Fort Chipewyan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	17h 55m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	20h 35m	HODOSCOPE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	7/26	9 h	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/26	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	7/26	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV2 (Transonic)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/26	F 7 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/27	15h 50m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/28	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/1	F 8 h 40 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/5	F 13 h 35 m	HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Chamical	8/7	~ 4 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR + PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA	12 km E of the town of Totoralejos, in the zone of Salinas Grandes, Cordoba province
Mildura	8/8	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/11	F 10 h 5 m	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/13	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV4 (Supersonic)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/17	6h 30m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	8/17	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	---	TEST OF SLOWING DESCENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	---	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TECHNIQUE LAUNCH TEST	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/19	5 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST - AV3 (Subsonic)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/24	3 h 30 m	ACOUSTIC ECHO SOUNDER (RADAR)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	8/26	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Balloon failure at 48.000 ft
Palestine (TX)	8/28	F 9 h 15 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/29	---	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	Balloon Failure
Palestine (TX)	8/30	F 8 h 7 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/6	---	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	Balloon failure
Sanriku	9/6	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/9	F 11 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/10	F 10 h 20 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/10	---	NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/11	2 h	POBAL (POwered BALlon) - TEST LAUNCH	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/11	17 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	In a cornfield near Newkirk, Oklahoma, US
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/12	6 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/12	F 8 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/12	---	MICROSTRUCTURE OF SOLAR DISK	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/13	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/13	22 h 45 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	9/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/14	40 h 50 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/16	6 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/16	5 h 18 m	POBAL (POwered BALlon)	Balloon impacted 3 miles NW of Tularosa and propulsion unit 3 miles NE of the same city, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)	9/16	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/18	6 h	STRATCOM - III (Stratospheric Composition)	Near Hillsboro, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)	9/18	F 10 h 5 m	HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/18	---	COSMIC-RAY SHORT PERIOD FLUCTUATION	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/19	29 h 50 m	DOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE	In a farm SE of Woodward, Oklahoma, US
Sanriku	9/20	---	SOLAR INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/21	---	SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/22	4 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/22	F 8 h	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/22	---	GALACTIC X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/23	---	EBERT-FASTIE SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/25	2 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/27	F 2 h 20 m	MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/27	---	HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 13 h 30 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 16 h	MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/28	39 h 10 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/30	F 13 h 10 m	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/1	F 2 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPIC FAR I.R. BACKGROUND	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	10/1	25 h 50 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	25 miles E of Nashville, Tennessee, US
Palestine (TX)	10/3	F 17 h 20 m	MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/4	F 9 h 10 m	HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/5	F 18 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE + NUCLEAR EMULSIONS + SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/5	---	ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/7	6 h 6 m	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/8	---	ZODIACAL & STELLAR FIELD LIGHT	Balloon burst
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/8	---	MOAM II (Manifestations Optiques des Aerosols Meteoriques)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/9	---	AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)	Balloon failure
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 9 h 30 m	102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/10	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/12	F 14 h	GISBE - IONIZATION SPECTROMETER	Parachute failure. Payload destroyed
Volsk	10/12	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/12	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/12	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/13	2 h 15 m	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/13	F 11 h 30 m	NEW TECHNIQUES IN LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/14	6h	ASHCAN	--- NO DATA ---
Palestine (TX)	10/14	F 11 h	AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/14	---	PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/16	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/16	F 2 h 30 m	MEASURE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/18	6h 30m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/19	4h 45m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Volsk	10/19	---	BALLOON MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER - ANTIP 1	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/20	2 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Red Deer (AB)	10/20	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Ground Abort
Palestine (TX)	10/23	F 3 h 10 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/24	7 h 25 m	ASHCAN	30 miles SE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
Chico (CA)	10/26	4 h 10 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/28	F 22 h 40 m	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Red Deer (AB)	10/31	---	MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/2	---	ASHCAN - SCADS SYSTEM TEST	Premature termination of the flight due to RF interference
Palestine (TX)	11/2	6 h	SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/3	4 h	ASHCAN	17 miles NE of Lubbock, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	11/4	F 5 h 45 m	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/5	F 6 h	LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	11/11	2 h 30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/12	6h 25m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/16	20 h 40 m	SPARK CHAMBER	In Simpson desert, 185 km E of Alice Springs, Australia
Longreach	11/21	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Syowa	11/28	16 h	ELECTRIC FIELD STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/1	F 4 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/2	---	TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Longreach	12/4	13 h 10 m	SPARK CHAMBER	Near Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/12	---	CHEMILUMINESCENT INSTRUMENT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/13	---	TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/28	5 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Syowa	12/29	24 h	ELECTRIC FIELD STUDIES	--- No Data ---

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About StratoCat

Some Statistics

Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1972

About StratoCat

Some Statistics