Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1989

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1989, 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
McMurdo1/12---PATHFINDER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/172 h 36 mTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/182 h 36 mACIMS (Active Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry)--- No Data ---
McMurdo1/19---PATHFINDER--- No Data ---
McMurdo1/21---PATHFINDER--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/233 h 28 mMULTI-INSTRUMENTED GONDOLA--- No Data ---
ESRANGE1/303 h 19 mACIMS (Active Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry) + OZONE SONDES--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)2/15---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad2/25---100 CM TIFR BALLOON-BORNE TELESCOPEBalloon failed
TIFR Hyderabad4/18 h 30 mXMPC (Xenon filled Multi-anode Proportional Counter telescope)--- No Data ---
Alice Springs4/318 h 30 mGRIP (Gamma-Ray Imaging Payload)20 miles NE of Fregon, South Australia
TIFR Hyderabad4/84 h 10 mIMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program) - IMAP-C:04--- No Data ---
Alice Springs4/15---EXITE-1 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment)Aborted flight
Fort Sumner (NM)4/18---SDS (Solar Disk Sextant)7 miles N of Onley, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)4/18---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)4/19---HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFEROMETER13 miles E of Dimmit, Texas, US
TIFR Hyderabad4/223 h 45 mIMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program) - IMAP-C:05--- No Data ---
Baurú GLB (SP)4/22---CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/??---FOCA 1500 (FOcal Corrector Anastigmat 1500)--- No Data ---
ESRANGE5/8---MIKROBA 3 (MIKRO-g with Ballon drop capsule)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/8~ 8 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE - CYGNUS I MISSION--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/9---ASHCAN + GAS (Get Away Special)Balloon burst after release. Ground abort
Alice Springs5/96 hEXITE-1 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment)160 miles NE of Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)5/10---ASHCAN + GAS (Get Away Special)5 miles N of Orogrande, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)5/15F 9 h 8 mFIRS-2 (Far infrared Fourier transform spectrometer)35 miles SE of Austin, Texas, US
Aire Sur L'Adour5/173 hMIPAS-B1 (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding - Balloonborne)--- No Data ---
Alice Springs5/1710 hPOKER 8931 miles SSE of Tambo, Queensland, Australia
Sanriku5/18---BALLOON ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Alice Springs5/225 hHEXAGONE (High Energy X-ray And Gamma ray Observatory for Nuclear Emissions)130 miles WSW of Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)5/23---SCRIBE (Stratospheric CRyogenic Interferometer Balloon Experiment)S of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Sanriku5/2522 h 10 mEMULSION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/27F 10 h 8 mZEBRA TELESCOPE TEST23 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)5/27F 18 h 43 mBMLS (Balloon Microwave Limb Sounder) + OZONE UV PHOTOMETER35 miles E of Ft.Stockton, Texas, US
Alice Springs5/2920 hLAPEX (Large-Area Phoswich balloon Experiment for hard-X-ray astronomy)5 miles E of Muttatura, Australia
Sanriku5/31---BALLOON ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku6/1---STELLAR INFRARED OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/5F 6 h 20 mBALLOON-BORNE LIDARFreefall from 120 kft. Impact 8 Miles SE of Graham, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)6/16---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/18---ODD NITROGEN MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/20~ 8 hWHOLE AIR SAMPLER190 km W of Gap_tallard, France
Laramie (WY)7/1---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Trapani7/1323 h 15 mILIADAIn Huelva, Spain
Laramie (WY)7/14---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Trapani7/16---MIFRASO (Milano - FRAscati - Southampton)Balloon failure just after the launch. Aborted mission.
Palestine (TX)7/21---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 miles SW of Sterling City, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)7/24---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/28---HARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER24 miles SSE of Brownwood, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)7/31---CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR39 miles SW of Abilene, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)8/9F 2 h 28 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION28 miles SSW of Coleman, Texas, US
Trapani8/922 h 51 mARGO - MINI-TIRIn El Bosque, near Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Laramie (WY)8/14---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Vanscoy (SK)8/14---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Xiang He8/214 h 30 mTELEMETRY AND TELECOMMAND TESTS--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/25F 3 h 54 mHARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER15 miles SE of Abilene, Texas, US
Xiang He8/271 h 20 mMICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTFailed mission. Balloon didn't reach the ceiling altitude
Palestine (TX)8/29F 3 h 44 mUV SPECTROMETER + OZONE UV PHOTOMETER5 miles W of Roby, Texas, US
Sanriku8/30---STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Prince Albert (SK)8/3119 h 8 mSMILI 1 (Superconducting Magnet Instrument for Light Isotopes)35 miles NE of Prince Albert, Sasktachewan, Canada
Sanriku9/113 h 45 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLERIn the Japan Sea
Xiang He9/26 h 30 mBALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Prince Albert (SK)9/58 hMASS (Matter Antimatter Superconducting Spectrometer)100 miles ENE of Prince Albert, Sasktachewan, Canada
Xiang He9/68 h 30 mSTAR-1 HARD X-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Xiang He9/131 h 15 mATMOSPHERIC EXPERIMENTFailed mission. Balloon didn't reach the ceiling altitude
Sanriku9/154 h 35 mPRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT FOR PROTON OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/17---BALLOON ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Xiang He9/191 h 20 mMICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTFailed mission. Balloon didn't reach the ceiling altitude
Holloman AFB (NM)9/22---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/23---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/24---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2430 h 57 mOBSERVATION OF ELECTRIC FIELD--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/2623 hJPL OMS Gondola11 miles NW of Gallup, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/26---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Sanriku9/2738 h 18 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)9/29---COMPTON GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE2 miles S of Des Moines, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/29---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/30---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/3018 hPATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/30---PATHFINDER PROGRAM--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)10/6---MIT RADIOMETER30 miles SW of Hobart, Oklahoma, US
Fort Sumner (NM)10/8---UV O3 PHOTOMETER5 miles NE of Hobart, Oklahoma, US
Aire Sur L'Adour10/12---ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)10/135 hBALLOON STRESS INDEX TEST #112 miles NNW of Plainview, Texas, US
TIFR Hyderabad10/177 hIONIZATION MEASUREMENTS + ELECTRO-DYNAMICS EXPERIENCE + IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program)--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)10/19---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT6 Nm E Jayton, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)10/24---CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR50 miles ENE of Plainview, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)10/24---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)11/2---TEST OF NEW BALLOON20 miles W of Childress, Texas, US
Fort Sumner (NM)11/9---PAYLOAD UNKNOWNAborted flight
Paardefontein11/1251 dSAMBA--- No Data ---
Paardefontein11/1312 dSAMBA + H2O--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)11/15---MAX (Millimeter wavelength Anisotropy eXperiment)30 miles SE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Laramie (WY)11/17---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Fort Sumner (NM)11/18---INFRARED EXPERIMENT20 miles SE of Clovis, New Mexico, US
TIFR Hyderabad11/186 hINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Paardefontein11/2069 dPAYLOAD UNKNOWNLost in the Pacífic Ocean NE of Australia
Paardefontein11/239 dSAMBA + H2O--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/1---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad12/64 h 15 mNEW BALLOON FILM TEST AND ELECTRO-DYNAMICS EXPERIENCE--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)12/1311 hELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTSIn Mogi Guacu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Laramie (WY)12/20---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cachoeira Paulista (SP)12/2211 hSUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATIONIn Fazenda Sao Carlos - Nioaque - Minas Gerais.
Laramie (WY)12/29---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---

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