In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1977, 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 baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Holloman AFB (NM)1/115 h 30 mASHCAN58 mi. NNW of Tucumcari, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)1/11F 30 mTEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE TAPES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/11F 30 mTEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE TAPES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)1/133 h 30 mASHCAN37 mi. N of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)1/17---ASHCANaborted flight by launch vehicle failure
Holloman AFB (NM)1/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Page (AZ)1/19F 7 hSKY ANCHOR IIn Colorado, US
Holloman AFB (NM)1/24---ASHCANBalloon burst at 35.000 ft
Mildura1/25---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)1/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura2/4---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/5---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/77 hAGATHEIn Umuarama, Paraná, Brazil
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/87 hCESAR GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEIn Sao Joao Cajua - Paraná
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/95 hOPALE - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEIn Paraguacu Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Holloman AFB (NM)2/9---SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad2/9---INFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/129 hOPALE - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEIn Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/148 hCESAR GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEIn Maria Elena - Paraná
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/155 hCESAR GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEIn Cornelio Procópio - Paraná
Holloman AFB (NM)2/16---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/16F 12 h 15 mCOSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND STUDY--- No Data ---
Guaratinguetá (SP)2/177 hOLN (Observation de la Luminescence Nocturne)In Nova Esperanca - Paraná
Laramie (WY)2/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)2/17---SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein2/17---SOLAR MONTGOLFIER--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)2/1910 hCHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT + SCANNING RADIOMETERIn coordinates 51.1º N - 106.5º W
Paardefontein2/25---SOLAR MONTGOLFIER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/28F 4 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/8F 3 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS OF AEROSOLS AND TRACE GASES--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad3/15---X-RAY STUDIESBalloon burst at tropopause
Albrook AFB, Panama3/23---ASHCANDuring aerial recovery, the winch in the C-130 plane failed and as a result the payload was destroyed
Broken Hill3/23F 7 hMICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/24---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Aberdeen (SD)3/25---SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPEBalloon Failure. Ground Abort
Albrook AFB, Panama3/27---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/29---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/30---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad3/316 hGAMMA-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/31---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Albrook AFB, Panama4/2---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)4/5F 6 hTEST FLIGHT - THERMAL STUDIES--- No Data ---
Aberdeen (SD)4/5---SSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPEBalloon Failure. Ground Abort
Laramie (WY)4/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/6F 1 h 5 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Rio Cuarto4/136 hALIR-I (Infrared Telescope)--- No Data ---
Broken Hill4/151 hEOSCOR I (Extended Observation of Solar COsmic Radiation)Balloon burst at 40.000 ft.
Holloman AFB (NM)4/184 hASHCAN15 miles S of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)4/18F 4 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/21---UV SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/22F 6 h 20 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/25F 9 h102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/26F 55 mSTRATOSPHERIC COMPOSITION STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/26F 40 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/3F 2 h 30 mSPECTROPHOTOMETERNear Baytown, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/65 hASHCAN40 miles NW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
TIFR Hyderabad5/75 hX-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/9---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Malden (MO)5/10F 12 h 55 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/104 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN10 miles N of Elk, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)5/11F 14 h 50 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Mildura5/12---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/12---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/135 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN41 miles NE of Newman, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/14---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/165 hASHCAN18 miles W of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/17---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/19---PIONEER VENUS PROBE PARACHUTE TESTOver the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US
Sanriku5/2012 hMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Aberdeen (SD)5/20F 56 h 42 mCRISIS (Cosmic Ray Isotope Instrument System)--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/219 h 20 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/22F 30 h 30 mMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/228 h 4 mXENON PROPORTIONAL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/23---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/23F 17 hNEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/23---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/2650 hSKY ANCHOR II--- No Data ---
Aberdeen (SD)5/28F 8 h 20 mSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPEBalloon burst at float. The instrument free-fell with the balloon and parachute attached, and impacted the ground near Marmarth, North Dakota, US
Aberdeen (SD)5/29---HEIST (High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope)Balloon Failure. Ground Abort
Palestine (TX)6/1---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure
Palestine (TX)6/6F 8 h 30 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
Aberdeen (SD)6/6F 12 h 30 mHEIST (High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope)--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/7~ 10 hCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/8---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure. Ground Abort
Palestine (TX)6/10F 5 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/14---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/157 hINFRARED RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/16---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/21---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/22---QUADRUPOLE MASS FILTER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/23---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/24---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Grenada (MS)6/251 hSKY ANCHOR IIIFlight aborted at 4000 ft.
Palestine (TX)6/25F 4 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/26---CHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE--- No Data ---
MCAS Tustin (CA)6/275 h 44 mATMOSAT AMERICA 5 (Heinsheimer - Neushal)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/27---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)7/4---COSMIC RAY ISOTOPE DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)7/6---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard7/7---EBERT-FASTIE SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Mildura7/14---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/14F 20 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)7/28---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Christchurch7/2884 dX-RAY RADIATION + COSMIC RAY IONIZATION + OZONE STUDIES--- No Data ---
Mildura8/2---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/2F 8 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Trapani8/622 h 20 mTECHNOIn Aracena, Sevilla, Spain
Palestine (TX)8/11F 3 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Trapani8/1121 hPAMIn Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
Christchurch8/1229 dX-RAY RADIATION + COSMIC RAY IONIZATION + OZONE STUDIES--- No Data ---
Yorkton (SK)8/14---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/17---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/19---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Yorkton (SK)8/19---STRATOPROBE IV--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/22---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Christchurch8/25122 dX-RAY RADIATION + COSMIC RAY IONIZATION + OZONE STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/26---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)8/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Sanriku8/296 h 10 mSTRATOSPHERIC RADIATION--- No Data ---
Sanriku8/3010 h 30 mSTRATOSPHERIC COMPOSITION STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/31---PARACHUTE DROP TEST--- No Data ---
Sanriku8/316 h 45 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/1---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Laramie (WY)9/1---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Yorkton (SK)9/1F 49 hCOSMIC RAY ISOTOPE DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/2---SKY ANCHOR IVGround abort
Sanriku9/217 h 33 mSOLAR DISC OBSERVATION BY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/3F 8 hX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Mildura9/6---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/7---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Long Beach (CA)9/89 h 10 mATMOSAT AMERICA 6 (Heinsheimer - Neushal)San Bernardino National Forest, California, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/10---BALLOON-BORNE ION SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/12---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)9/13F 40 hULTRA-HEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOR35 miles E of Minot, North Dakota, US
Sanriku9/1612 h 35 mBAT-1 (Balloon-Borne Astronomical Telescope)--- No Data ---
Roberval (QC)9/18---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/20F 17 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/20F 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/233 h 25 mLAMELLAR GRATING INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Roberval (QC)9/24---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Malden (MO)9/26F 41 hCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/26---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/27---X-RAY SOURCES OBSERVATIONBalloon burst at 15 km
Aire Sur L'Adour9/27---SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/286 h 30 mSTRATCOM - VIII-B (Stratospheric Composition)--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2878 h 40 mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/2930 h 30 mSTRATCOM - VIII-A (Stratospheric Composition)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/29F 29 h 15 mEMULSION CHAMBERS--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/3028 hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/30---QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1F 20 hMPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Malden (MO)10/3F 40 h 10 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENTIn a cotton field S of Halifax, North Carolina, US
Palestine (TX)10/3F 24 hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/327 h 40 mATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/6---SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERAborted flight
Sanriku10/68 h 22 mBALLOON RELAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/68 h 59 mBALLOON RELAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)10/7---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)10/8---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
USCGC Point Judith10/1026 hATMOSAT AMERICA 7 (Heinsheimer - Neushal)Oxnard Beach, California, US
TIFR Hyderabad10/114 hINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/12---ASHCANFailure in the aerial recovery operation. Payload was destroyed
Cold Lake (AB)10/12---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1315 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERBalloon failure at 2.1 km of altitude
Chico (CA)10/13---BALLOON TEST FOR BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)Mission failure. The dummy payload separated from the balloon prematurely
Holloman AFB (NM)10/14---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/141 hMIR (Montgolfier Infra-Rouge)Balloon failure
Aire Sur L'Adour10/14---AGLAE--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)10/17---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/18---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/18F 8 h 15 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/19---MPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPEBalloon failure during launch
Holloman AFB (NM)10/20---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)10/20---BALLOON TEST FOR BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)Mission failure. Balloon developed helium leaks
TIFR Hyderabad10/23---ANNA-6Balloon burst at tropopause
Palestine (TX)10/25F 2 h 45 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/25F 30 mHO2 MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/26---SKY ANCHOR V--- No Data ---
Alice Springs10/26F 8 h 15 mX-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad10/273 h 50 mALBEDO-IND--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/27F 6 h 25 mHARD X-RAY SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/27---UV HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)11/3---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad11/3---NATALYA-1Balloon failed
TIFR Hyderabad11/47 hANNA-6--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/7---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/11F 5 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/11---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/11F 55 h 45 mBELL/SANDIA GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEIn the Simpson Desert, 175 miles E of Alice Springs, Australia
Alice Springs11/1630 hGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/21F 47 h 45 mLGT (Large Gamma-ray Telescope)--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)11/24~ 4 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Natividade da Serra - Sao Paulo
Alice Springs11/24F 9 h 30 mNRL HARD X-RAY OBSERVATORY--- No Data ---
Syowa11/30---AURORAL X-RAYS AND NITROGEN MONOXIDE STUDIESBalloon failure at launch
Alice Springs11/30---X-RAY TELESCOPEBalloon failure at launch. Aborted fligth
Palestine (TX)12/1F 6 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/2F 15 mHO2 MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Syowa12/412 hELECTRIC FIELD AND AURORAL X-RAYS STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/7F 5 h 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Mildura12/112 h 48 mNO2 MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Syowa12/121 hELECTRIC FIELD AND NITROGEN MONOXIDE STUDIESTelemetry communication failure
Mildura12/134 h 26 mNO2 MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/14F 7 h 55 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/15---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mildura12/16---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour12/1966 hMIR (Montgolfier Infra-Rouge)In turkey
S.J.dos Campos (SP)12/27~ 6 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTPayload not recuperable.

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