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: 15595 |
194716 |
194822 |
194948 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
195014 |
195164 |
1952141 |
1953532 |
1954315 |
1955335 |
1956824 |
1957482 |
1958879 |
1959498 |
1960427 |
1961406 |
1962384 |
1963312 |
1964462 |
1965462 |
1966439 |
1967368 |
1968305 |
1969346 |
1970367 |
1971247 |
1972258 |
1973240 |
1974179 |
1975270 |
1976213 |
1977210 |
1978191 |
1979235 |
1980191 |
1981139 |
1982152 |
1983146 |
1984108 |
1985114 |
1986105 |
1987104 |
1988128 |
1989103 |
1990127 |
1991113 |
1992137 |
199386 |
1994111 |
1995113 |
199674 |
1997110 |
1998107 |
1999125 |
2000123 |
200196 |
200281 |
200382 |
200479 |
2005128 |
2006109 |
200773 |
200863 |
200950 |
201061 |
201155 |
201296 |
2013196 |
201462 |
201550 |
201646 |
2017119 |
2018191 |
2019283 |
2020274 |
2021155 |
202278 |
202385 |
202476 |
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Last 30 records incorporated into our database (last update 11-Nov-2024 - 09:04:32am)
| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taiki | 8/21/2024 | ~ 2 h | HIGHPER (High-altitude Propeller Evaluation Research) | In the Pacific Ocean, 96 km SSE of Taiki, Japan |
 Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/26/1963 | --- | PROJECT STARGAZER II (Kittinger - White) | Aborted flight. |
 León | 9/8/2022 | --- | BLUE JAY 2022 | --- No Data --- |
 Spaceport Snowdonia | 3/20/2020 | --- | CALL TO ORBIT PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
| León | 9/10/2024 | --- | BLUE JAY 2024 | --- No Data --- |
 Kourou | 10/31/2024 | 2 h 55 m | BALMAN - TEST FLIGHT | Impact in the Atlantic Ocean, 42 km NE of Kourou, French Guiana |
| Santa Cruz County (CA) | 10/23/2024 | 6 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 33 km SW of Tonopah, Nevada, US |
| Roswell (NM) | 10/24/2024 | 10 h 30 m | SCEYE- STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP | In Borden County, Texas, US |
| Albi | 10/11/2024 | 3 h | LUCY CAPSULE (Farret d'Astiès - Jarrousse) | Near Liausson, France |
 Beecroft Weapons Range | 10/9/2024 | 7 d | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 712 | Ditched in the Tasman Sea, 130 km E of Jarvis Bay, Australia |
 ESRANGE | 10/4/2024 | --- | BEXUS 34 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | --- No Data --- |
| ESRANGE | 10/2/2024 | --- | BEXUS 35 (Balloon EXperiments for University Students) | --- No Data --- |
| Hurley (SD) | 9/26/2024 | 9 h | FIGARO (5G Array for Lunar Relay Operations) | 5 km S of Bricelyn, Minnesota, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 9/23/2024 | 7 d 21 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 708 | Near Bristow, Iowa, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/24/2024 | 9 h 52 m | DR-TES (Dilution Refrigerator Transition Edge Sensor) | In Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/23/2024 | 8 h | TIM (Terahertz Intensity Mapper) | In Deaf Smith County, Texas, US |
 MS Voyager | 9/15/2024 | 8 h | NEPTUNE CAPSULE TEST #1 | In the Gulf of Mexico, 175 miles WSW of the starting point. |
| Page (AZ) | 9/15/2024 | 20 d | STRATOLLITE | 14 km S of Dexter, Kansas, US |
| Capitan (NM) | 9/12/2024 | 18 h 20 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 707 | 30 km W of Moriarty, New Mexico, US |
| Capitan (NM) | 9/12/2024 | 15 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 706 | Near Corona, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/4/2024 | 11 h 30 m | HASP 2024 (High Altitude Student Platform) | 50 km SW of Grants, New Mexico, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 9/3/2024 | 20 d 7 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 702 | N of Cameron, Missouri, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 9/3/2024 | 21 d 8 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 703 | NE of Norborne, Missouri, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 9/3/2024 | 21 d 5 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 701 | E of Adrian, Missouri, US |
| Santa Fe County (NM) | 9/2/2024 | 7 h 35 m | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 705 | 25 km S of Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/31/2024 | 11 h | EXCITE (Exoplanet Climate Infrared Telescope) | In the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, EE.UU |
| Page (AZ) | 8/31/2024 | 28 d | STRATOLLITE | In Arizona, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/28/2024 | 6 h 35 m | HASP 2.0 (High Altitude Student Platform 2.0) | 65 km NW of Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Hurley (SD) | 8/28/2024 | 26 h | THUNDERHEAD FLIGHT 704 | Near Rock Rapids, Iowa, US |
| Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/22/2024 | 5 h 30 m | SALTER TEST FLIGHT | 50 km NW of Socorro, New Mexico, US |
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Some Statistics
+ 20 articles from different contributors
+ 15595 balloon launch records already published
+ 15876 balloon launch records in the full database
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