History

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Balloon launched list

DateHourFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
1/20/195317:077 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.7º N - 123.4º W
1/26/195316:477 h 10 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.1º N - 119.5º W
2/1/195316:2358 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.2º N - 103.1º W
2/8/195316:2130 h 40 mMOBY DICK4 miles S of Anton Chico (Antonhy ?), New Mexico, US
2/13/195316:5833 hMOBY DICKNorthwest of Range, Arizona
2/21/195317:1781 h 40 mMOBY DICK35 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona
2/23/195316:3212 h 30 mMOBY DICK12 miles NW of Lena, Mississippi, US
2/26/195316:2321 h 5 mMOBY DICK22 miles N of Coaldale, Nevada
2/27/195316:2836 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.0º N - 112.4º W
3/1/195317:0739 h 25 mMOBY DICKIn Barnum, Iowa
3/2/195319:1555 h 50 mMOBY DICKIn Garden Valley, California
3/4/195316:368 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.5º N - 119.7º W
3/5/195316:5536 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 83.0º W
3/6/195318:5079 h 10 mMOBY DICKIn Iotta Valley, near the Tennessee river in Tennessee
3/7/195316:1612 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.2º N - 120.2º W
3/12/195316:237 h 35 mMOBY DICKIn Grande Round, Washington
3/13/195316:459 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.2º N - 120.7º W
3/14/195316:238 h 35 mMOBY DICKNE of Corner, Sanders County, Montana
3/15/195316:4812 h 40 mMOBY DICK9 miles NE of Corner, N Dakota
3/18/195316:5211 h 5 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 119.5º W
3/20/195316:469 h 10 mMOBY DICK2 miles SE of Farson, Wyoming, US
3/23/195317:238 h 35 mMOBY DICK7 miles NW of Enid, Oklahoma
3/26/1953 ---COSMIC RADIATION RESEARCH--- No Data ---
3/30/195319:4634 h 10 mMOBY DICKNear Glasgow, Montana
4/1/195316:468 h 12 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.0º N - 122.6º W
4/2/195316:2837 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 119.5º W
4/9/195317:0118 h 35 mMOBY DICKIn Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
4/10/195316:2710 h 5 mMOBY DICK1 mile S of Kendrick, Wyoming, US
4/14/195316:4156 h 25 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 76.1º W
4/15/195316:2545 h 5 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.7º N - 86.3º W
4/17/195317:288 h 30 mMOBY DICK9 mile SW of Logmount, Colorado
4/24/195316:167 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.8º N - 118.9º W
4/25/195316:2215 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 122.0º W
4/28/195318:0535 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.6º N - 121.7º W
5/3/195316:4615 h 42 mMOBY DICKIn Burnstad, N Dakota
5/8/195316:4867 h 12 mMOBY DICK2 1/2 miles SW of Wenatchee, Washington, US
5/9/195316:4218 h 48 mMOBY DICKIn Deep Canyon Ione, Nevada
5/11/195316:156 h 48 mMOBY DICK30 miles N of Fairfield, Idaho
5/15/195316:5514 h 5 mMOBY DICK15 miles W of Pentwater, Michigan, US
5/16/195316:439 h 12 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 42.8º N - 122.4º W
5/17/195316:2531 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.4º N - 119.2º W
6/4/195317:079 h 30 mMOBY DICKIn Signal Point, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming
6/8/195317:057 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.8º N - 124.8º W
6/17/195316:4511 h 50 mMOBY DICK2 miles E of Glasgow, Montana, US
6/18/195316:3610 h 25 mMOBY DICKIn the province of Alberta, Canada
6/21/195319:1027 h 20 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 116.5º W
6/23/195316:5513 h 5 mMOBY DICKIn Wild Horse, province of Alberta, Canada
6/25/195316:1725 h 10 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.3º N - 111.9º W
6/28/195317:0225 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 118.5º W
7/3/195316:1711 h 12 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.3º N - 116.9º W
7/4/195316:3328 hMOBY DICK15 miles W of Vancouver Island Cape Scott, Canada
7/5/195316:336 h 30 mMOBY DICKIn Bozeman, Montana
7/6/195316:3313 h 30 mMOBY DICKIn Maysville, Missouri
7/7/195316:2017 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.6º N - 120.9º W
7/16/195316:4822 h 10 mMOBY DICKIn Basin, Wyoming
7/17/195319:2318 h 35 mMOBY DICK3 miles S of Richmond, Ontario Province, Canada
7/19/195316:4710 h 40 mMOBY DICK50 miles NW of White Sulphur Springs, Montana
7/21/195316:576 h 35 mMOBY DICK11 miles E of Gibbon, Oregon, US
7/22/195316:4411 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.8º N - 117.5º W
7/24/195317:118 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.2º N - 116.1º W
7/26/195317:0014 hMOBY DICKAt 55.3º N - 76.6º W
7/29/195316:427 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.3º N - 120.3º W
7/30/195316:507 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.1º N - 119.9º W
8/1/195316:5516 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 50.6º N - 118.7º W
8/2/195316:3917 h 20 mMOBY DICKIn Nova Scotia, Canada
8/10/195317:2310 h 5 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.0º N - 120.7º W
8/11/195316:4326 h 17 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.2º N - 113.2º W
8/14/195317:1691 h 42 mMOBY DICKIn Manns Harbor, N Carolina
8/30/195317:1441 h 10 mMOBY DICKIn Holyoke, Colorado
9/1/195317:075 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.3º N - 122.2º W
9/6/195317:2525 h 35 mMOBY DICKIn Freeport, Illinois
9/11/195317:0814 h 25 mMOBY DICK35 miles W of Meeker, Colorado
9/12/195317:4076 h 20 mMOBY DICK22 miles W of Hereford, Texas
9/14/195317:2477 h 5 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.7º N - 81.5º W
9/15/195317:058 h 25 mMOBY DICK3 miles SW of Maple Rapids, Michigan
9/16/195315:557 h 35 mMOBY DICK2 miles N of Unionville, Missouri, US
9/21/195317:116 h 50 mMOBY DICKIn Sandy Lake, Manitoba Province, Canada
9/24/195316:5446 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.2º N - 78.4º W
10/5/195317:1051 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 113.0º W
10/6/195319:2781 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 73.5º W
10/7/195318:3714 h 25 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.6º N - 114.7º W
10/12/195317:277 h 5 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.0º N - 123.9º W
10/15/195317:1727 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.3º N - 123.3º W
10/23/195317:4058 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.8º N - 124.5º W
10/25/195317:1725 h 40 mMOBY DICK10 miles S of McEwen, Oregon, US
10/26/195317:1614 h 45 mMOBY DICKIn Lame Deer, Montana
11/2/195317:5526 h 35 mMOBY DICK18 miles NW of Pipestone, Minnesota, US
11/13/195317:2215 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.2º N - 117.5º W
12/9/195323:4020 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.7º N - 123.6º W
12/17/195317:5315 h 5 mMOBY DICKIn Alberta Province, Canada
9/26/1979 135 hDA VINCI TRANSAMERICA (Birch - Engelmann - Hyde - Simons)--- No Data ---
9/8/1990 ---EARTHWINDS - TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
8/9/2001 ---KITTY HAWK 3Tillamook Airport, Oregon, US
2/28/2002 4 h 45 mDRIFTSONDE TEST--- No Data ---
5/15/2002 4 h 13 mSPRITE--- No Data ---
6/21/200215:35 utc15 h 30 mGAINS (Global Atmosphere-ocean IN-situ System) - Prototype IIISouth of The Dalles, Oregon, US
9/19/2002 ---ARES (Aerial Regional-scale Environmental Survey of Mars)--- No Data ---
11/14/2002 5 hDRIFTSONDE TEST--- No Data ---
2/10/2003 22 h 30 mDRIFTSONDE TEST--- No Data ---
8/19/2003 11 h 30 mDRIFTSONDE TEST--- No Data ---
9/2/2003 63 h 30 mDRIFTSONDE TEST--- No Data ---