Here you can browse StratoCat's comprehensive database of stratospheric balloon launches, sorted by year. Please note that while the database covers approximately 75% of global balloon launch activity since 1947, it does not provide statistically representative values yet. Consolidating all available data may take several years. Each blue badge number represents the launches performed for that year. Click on a year to view details of the flights including launch base, flight duration, mission purpose, and payload landing location. Some experiments offer further details such as operational accounts, scientific objectives, results, reference links, and related images. For the latest updates, check out the table at the bottom of this page featuring the thirty most recent database entries.
Total number of balloon launches in the database: 16054 |
194716 |
194822 |
194948 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
195014 |
195164 |
1952141 |
1953533 |
1954315 |
1955336 |
1956825 |
1957483 |
1958879 |
1959504 |
1960430 |
1961408 |
1962393 |
1963341 |
1964464 |
1965482 |
1966442 |
1967386 |
1968328 |
1969348 |
1970367 |
1971248 |
1972263 |
1973244 |
1974181 |
1975273 |
1976214 |
1977210 |
1978203 |
1979245 |
1980202 |
1981142 |
1982156 |
1983146 |
1984108 |
1985115 |
1986105 |
1987104 |
1988128 |
1989103 |
1990127 |
1991113 |
1992137 |
199386 |
1994112 |
1995113 |
199674 |
1997112 |
1998107 |
1999125 |
2000123 |
200196 |
200281 |
200382 |
2004102 |
2005128 |
2006109 |
200773 |
200863 |
200966 |
201074 |
201156 |
201296 |
2013196 |
201466 |
201550 |
201646 |
2017119 |
2018197 |
2019289 |
2020274 |
2021155 |
202281 |
202386 |
2024102 |
2025104 |
202675 |
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Last 30 records incorporated into our database (last update 25-Oct-2026 - 06:56:16pm)
| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TIFR Hyderabad | 10/17/2026 | 3 h 46 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | West of Ramapuram, Telangana, India |
 Guam, Mariana Islands | 8/20/2025 | + 3 h | LIGHTNING FLIGHT 769 | In the Pacific Ocean east of Guam |
| Guam, Mariana Islands | 8/20/2025 | + 2 h | LIGHTNING FLIGHT 768 | In the Pacific Ocean east of Guam |
| Guam, Mariana Islands | 8/16/2025 | + 3 h | LIGHTNING FLIGHT 766 | In the Pacific Ocean east of Guam |
| Guam, Mariana Islands | 8/15/2025 | + 3 h | LIGHTNING FLIGHT 765 | In the Pacific Ocean east of Guam |
| Guam, Mariana Islands | 8/14/2025 | + 4 h | LIGHTNING FLIGHT 764 | In the Pacific Ocean east of Guam |
| Guam, Mariana Islands | 8/13/2025 | + 2 h | LIGHTNING FLIGHT 763 | In the Pacific Ocean east of Guam |
 USS Currituck | 9/9/1953 | 4 h 50 m | NEUTRON COUNTER | In Albemarle Island at 0º 25' S 91º 5' W |
 Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/26/1960 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Dallas County, Texas, US |
| Unknown Location, India | 10/6/2026 | 1 h | STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP PLATFORM | --- No Data --- |
 ESRANGE | 10/14/2026 | 4 h | BEXUS 39 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | 87 km NW of Lapland, Finland |
| ESRANGE | 10/17/2026 | + 3 h | BEXUS 38 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | In Finland |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/5/2026 | 8 h 15 m | CORSAIR (Coronal Spectropolarimeter for Airborne Infrared Research) | NW of Tulia, Texas, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 10/1/2026 | 30 h 16 m | STRATOLLITE | 8 km SW of Sunizona, Arizona, US |
| Spaceport Tucson (AZ) | 9/21/2026 | 13 d 16 h | STRATOLLITE | 6 km SE of Presa de Chaires, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/28/2026 | 10 h 15 m | MULLENAX TEST FLIGHT | 13 km SW of Upton, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/19/2026 | --- | CORSAIR (Coronal Spectropolarimeter for Airborne Infrared Research) | In the launch base |
| Roswell (NM) | 8/9/2026 | 31 d | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC PLATFORM ST1 | N of Willard, New Mexico, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 9/15/2026 | 22 d 7h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 815 | 6 km E of Osman, Texas, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/13/2026 | 4 h 30 m | BOOP (Balloon Program Office, Optimization Opportunity Payload) | --- No Data --- |
 Taiki | 9/1/2026 | 6 h 20 m | BACS0 (Balloon-borne Attitude Control System 0) | In the Pacific Ocean, 110 km E of Taiki, Japan |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/2/2026 | 6 h 45 m | HASP 2026 (High Altitude Student Platform 2.0) | 10 km SE of Las Vegas, New Mexico, US |
| ESRANGE | 8/26/2026 | 22 h 16 m | KEYSTONE TV BALLET (Terahertz/Visible BALLoon ExperimenT) | 7 km SW of Raistakka, Lapland, Finland |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/22/2026 | 4 h 8 m | SALTER TEST FLIGHT | 7 km NE of Gran Quivira, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/24/2026 | 4 h 20 m | CLIC (Compact Large Sensor Imaging Camera) | 7 km S of Willard, New Mexico, US |
| Near Amboy (CA) | 7/17/2026 | 5 h 13 m | URBAN SKY MICROBALLOON | 16 km SE of Fort Irwin, California, US |
| Near Yucca (AZ) | 7/21/2026 | 4 h 58 m | URBAN SKY MICROBALLOON | 8 km NW of Sandy Valley, California, US |
| Near Gabbs (NV) | 7/23/2026 | 3 h 16 m | URBAN SKY MICROBALLOON | 44 km E of Unionville, Nevada, US |
| Near Mt. Vernon (OR) | 8/28/2026 | 3 h 47 m | URBAN SKY MICROBALLOON | 10 km SE of Enterprise, Oregon, US |
| Mojave Air Center (CA) | 8/26/2026 | 3 d 4 h 21 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 834 | 14 km SE of Metallic City, Nevada, US |
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Some Statistics
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