Stratospheric balloons launched in 1988

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1988, 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
Campinas (SP)	1/4	---	TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	1/5	---	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	1/7	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
McMurdo	1/8	3 d	GRAD (Gamma Ray Advanced Detector)	320 km east of Russian Vostok Station, Antarctica
Vanscoy (SK)	1/15	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)	1/22	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	1/25	30 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	1/26	3 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	1/28	4 h 23 m	RADIBAL (RADIomètre BALlon)	In Finland
Laramie (WY)	1/28	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	1/29	4 h 35 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	2/1	3 h 5 m	ACIMS (Active Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry) + CRYOGENIC SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)	2/3	6 h	X-RAY AND GAMMA TELESCOPES	Payload lost.
ESRANGE	2/8	25 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	2/8	6 d	JACEE 8 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)	3 miles NW of Pratinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Vanscoy (SK)	2/9	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	2/10	6 h 53 m	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (KFA)	--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)	2/11	---	SF-372 MATERIAL TEST	7 miles NW of Texico, Texas, US
Alice Springs	2/16	9 d	GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT	Mogi Mirim, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Laramie (WY)	3/2	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	3/7	---	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	Balloon failed
TIFR Hyderabad	3/14	2 h 20 m	IONIZATION MEASUREMENTS + ELECTRO-DYNAMICS EXPERIENCE + IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program)	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/5	---	SN87A - II	100 miles SSW of Mongrel Downs, Northern Territory, Australia
Alice Springs	4/8	F 31 h	HARD X-RAY TELESCOPE	11 miles WNW of Murray Downs, Australia
TIFR Hyderabad	4/11	6 h 30 m	IONIZATION MEASUREMENTS + ELECTRO-DYNAMICS EXPERIENCE + IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program)	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/11	32 h 40 m	GRIP (Gamma-Ray Imaging Payload)	16 miles W of Ti Tree, Northern Territory, Australia
ESRANGE	4/12	---	MIKROBA 2 (MIKRO-g with Ballon drop capsule)	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/13	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/15	10 h	COMPTON GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	30 miles N of Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia
Alice Springs	4/18	---	INFRARED EXPERIMENT	61 miles SW of Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia
Palestine (TX)	4/19	---	SDS (Solar Disk Sextant)	10 miles SE of Vicksburg, Mississippi, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	4/20	6 h 53 m	FOCA 1000 (FOcal Corrector Anastigmat 1000)	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/27	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/30	24 h	GRIS (Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer)	174 miles NW of Longbeach, New South Wales, Australia
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/4	6 h 17 m	OZONOMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/5	---	HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION	8 miles N of DeQuincy, Louisiana, US
Palestine (TX)	5/5	---	BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)	10 miles SW of Yazoo City, Mississippi, US
Alice Springs	5/6	---	GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT	Aborted flight
Palestine (TX)	5/11	~ 14 h	DGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)	2 miles N of Burton, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	5/12	16.6 h	FIRS-2 (Far infrared Fourier transform spectrometer)	8 miles W of San Augustine, Texas, US
Alice Springs	5/16	---	GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT	98 miles SE of Longbeach, New South Wales, Australia
Alice Springs	5/17	---	EXITE-1 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment)	121 miles WNW of Longbeach, New South Wales, Australia
Sanriku	5/18	8 h 40 m	OBSERVATION OF IONOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD	--- No Data ---
Campinas (SP)	5/20	---	COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	5/21	---	CRYOGENIC SAMPLER	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/24	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/25	7 h	BIRT (Balloon-borne InfraRed Telescope)	18 miles W of Huntsville Texas, US
Sanriku	5/28	21 h 40 m	EMULSION CHAMBER	In the Sea of Japan, off Sakai, Japan
Aire Sur L'Adour	6/2	4 h 33 m	ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/4	9 h	BIRT (Balloon-borne InfraRed Telescope)	17 miles NW of Lampasas, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/6	---	HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFEROMETER	4 miles NE of Cranfills Gap, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	6/6	---	BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR	18 miles ESE of Midland, Texas, US
Sanriku	6/6	13 h	ANTIPROTON OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	6/7	13 h 10 m	ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	6/9	16 h 11 m	ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/9	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/16	9 h 16 m	CASOLBA (CAlibration de cellules SOLaires sur vol BAllon)	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/18	9 h 46 m	CHEMILUMINESCENT NO DETECTOR + UV ABSORPTION PHOTOMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/18	---	TEST OF NEW BALLOON	15 miles SW of Gatesville, Texas, US
Birigui (SP)	6/18	8 h	SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION - I	In Sao Domingos da Prata - Minas Gerais
Laramie (WY)	7/1	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/6	---	HARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER	6 miles e of San Saba, Texas, US
Wallops (VA)	7/9	---	ELECTRODYNAMICS	--- No Data ---
Wallops (VA)	7/12	---	ELECTRODYNAMICS	21 miles SSW of Charlottesville, Virginia, US
Laramie (WY)	7/27	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Wallops (VA)	7/27	---	ELECTRODYNAMICS	Balloon burst at 15.000 ft. Payload landed 21 miles NE of Wallops, Virginia, US
Palestine (TX)	7/31	---	TEST OF NEW BALLOON	30 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
Trapani	8/1	~ 2 h	TIMR (Thermal Infrared Multichannel Radiometer)	In the sea, near Sicily, Italy
Palestine (TX)	8/4	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	Balloon failure at 41.000 ft. Payload recovered 2 miles NW of palestine, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	8/5	---	TEST OF NEW BALLOON	15 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	8/7	---	SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION	8 miles S of Roscoe, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)	8/15	---	TEST OF NEW BALLOON	12 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
Kagoshima	8/16	15 h 20 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS	In Jangsu, China
Kagoshima	8/20	13 h 18 m	GALACTIC IR OBSERVATIONS	In China
Kagoshima	8/23	16 h 7 m	GALACTIC ELECTRON OBSERVATION	In China
Kagoshima	8/25	---	STELLAR IR OBSERVATIONS	Command Fail
Palestine (TX)	8/25	---	CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR	16 miles SW of San Angelo, Texas, US
Prince Albert (SK)	8/26	---	HEIST (High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope)	25 miles E of Trochu, Alberta, Canada
Prince Albert (SK)	8/28	---	SOFIE (Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope Experiment)	3 miles ESE of Malta, Montana, US
Birigui (SP)	9/??	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
ESRANGE	9/1	---	PIROG 3 (Pointing InfraRed Observing Gondola)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/1	---	ACME (Advanced Cosmic Microwave Explorer)	26 miles SSE of Midland, Texas, US
Prince Albert (SK)	9/4	8 h	EXAM (EXtragalactic AntiMatter)	8 miles NW of Mistatim, Saskatchewan, Canada
Palestine (TX)	9/7	F 10 h 8 m	BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR	12 miles NE of Ft.Stockton, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)	9/8	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/13	F 23 h 20 m	BLISS (Balloon-Borne Laser In Situ Sensor)	6 miles ENE of Maryneal, Texas, US
White Sands (NM)	9/15	---	ABLE III (Atmospheric Balloon Lidar Experiment)	Over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US, USA
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/20	5 h	ARGO IR TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Kagoshima	9/21	---	HIMES (Highly Maneuverable Experimental Space Vehicle)	Failure of the balloon. Aborted mission. Payload recovered 80 km E of Uchinoura, Japan
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/27	3 h 22 m	PROJECT S38	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	9/29	6 h 16 m	OZONOMETER	--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)	9/30	---	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	20 miles NW of Carrizozo, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner (NM)	10/8	---	EXITE-1 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment)	24 miles SSW of Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/13	~ 1 h	FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	Balloon burst at 25 km
Vanscoy (SK)	10/14	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	10/14	6 h 12 m	SIMBA (Solar Irradiance Monitoring from Balloons)	In Orange, Vaucluse, France
Fort Sumner (NM)	10/17	---	MIT RADIOMETER	27 miles S of Amarillo, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)	10/26	---	SDS (Solar Disk Sextant)	19 miles NW of McAllister, US
MV Independence	10/26	---	KESTREL	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	10/28	44 h	GRIS (Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer)	61 miles NW of Warrabri, Northern Territory, Australia
Vanscoy (SK)	10/29	---	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Charleville	10/29	19 h 31 m	AROME	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/2	---	PATHFINDER PROGRAM	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	11/2	---	GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT	34 miles WNW of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/3	---	PATHFINDER PROGRAM	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	11/5	---	IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program) - IMAP-C:09	Balloon failed
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/7	4 h 37 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	11/13	44 d	ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)	In southamerica
TIFR Hyderabad	11/17	7 h	100 CM TIFR BALLOON-BORNE TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	11/17	---	COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT	3 miles N of Stirling, Australia
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/18	2 h 39 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	11/19	28 d	MAGNETIC SENSOR	Last known position above Australia
Paardefontein	11/20	19 d	ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)	In Paraguay
Poços de Caldas (MG)	11/24	12 h 19 m	SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION	In Araraquara - Sao Paulo.
Charleville	11/25	23 h 45 m	FIGARO II (French Italian Gamma Ray Observatory)	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/25	2 h 7 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Poços de Caldas (MG)	11/28	13 h 10 m	SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION	In Japiraí - Sao Paulo.
Laramie (WY)	11/29	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/29	---	PATHFINDER PROGRAM	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/30	---	PATHFINDER PROGRAM	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	11/30	2 h 38 m	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	--- No Data ---
Paardefontein	12/2	25 d	SAMBA	--- No Data ---
Poços de Caldas (MG)	12/3	---	SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION - II / COSMIC RAYS	Payload lost.
Paardefontein	12/3	24 d	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Over Ocean N of Australia
Paardefontein	12/8	50 d	PAYLOAD UNKNOWN	Lost contact over the Atlantic Ocean.
Poços de Caldas (MG)	12/8	---	SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION	Balloon failure at launch
Laramie (WY)	12/17	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad	12/18	10 h	TICAL MARK II X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---

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