| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/23 | 4 h | PROJECT GOPHER GEAR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/29 | 44 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | In coordinates 28.1° N 74.4° W |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/2 | 36 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | In coordinates 34.4° N 73.5° W |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/6 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/9 | 47 h 25 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | In coordinates 28.2° N 73.4° W |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/14 | 92 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | NE from Montreal, Canada |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/19 | 48 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | Hope, kansas, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/20 | 43 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | Aguilar, Colorado, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/22 | 40 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | Gulf of California, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/27 | 62 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | 13 Miles N od Stark, Louisiana, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/27 | 1 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY PLATES | Hope, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/3 | 1 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 3 TEST) | Hope, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/18 | 10 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 6 Miles NE of Dora, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/8 | 4 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 15 Miles SE of Caprock, New Mexico, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 4/14 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | Gondola damaged at launch. No data obtained |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/15 | 11 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES + FRUIT FLIES | 15 Miles SW of Salinas Peak, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/24 | 28 h | SPHERE | 3 miles W of Arrey, New Mexico, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 4/30 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | Camera failure. No data obtained |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/1 | 5 h 10 m | SAMPLER + SOLAR RADIATION GEAR | 20 miles SW of Salt Flats, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/15 | 23 h 30 m | MOBY DICK DUMMY LOAD + FRUIT FLIES | 38 miles NE of Carrizozo, New Mexico, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 5/21 | --- | J250 CODE SONDE TELEMETRY BEACON | --- No Data --- |
Capodichino | 5/27 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | In Lagonegro, Italy |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/28 | 3 h 30 m | SPECTROGRAPH | 5 miles NE of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
Elmas | 5/31 | + 25 h | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
Elmas | 6/3 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Senerbi, Sardignia, Italy |
New Brighton (MN) | 6/4 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - K17 CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
Elmas | 6/5 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Mediterranean Sea |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/5 | 1 h | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | 15 miles SW of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/10 | 4 h | DUMMY LOAD - BARREL | Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico, US |
Elmas | 6/11 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Sardignia, Italy |
Elmas | 6/16 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | In Uri, Sardignia, Italy |
Elmas | 6/23 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Mediterranean Sea |
New Brighton (MN) | 6/25 | 2 h 17 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon broke on jet Stream at 47.6 kft. Payload recovered badly 3 miles E of Cumberland, Winsconsin, US |
Elmas | 6/26 | 3 h | TEST FLIGHT | Mediterranean Sea |
Elmas | 6/28 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | South of Menorca, Mediterranean Sea. Never recovered |
New Brighton (MN) | 6/30 | 10 min | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon leaker. Descended 2 km N of the Airport, New Brighton, Minnesota, US |
Elmas | 7/3 | 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | Few miles from Elmas airport, Sardignia, Italy |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/3 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon destroyed by surface wind. Not launched |
Elmas | 7/5 | 2 h | EMULSION PLATES | Mediterranean Sea |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/8 | 21 h 30 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Kennebec, South Dakota, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/10 | 10 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY PLATES | Gila Bend, Arizona, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/11 | 15 h | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | 28 miles SW of Corona, New Mexico, US |
Elmas | 7/12 | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Free fall over the Mediterranean Sea |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/15 | | CANISTER + DOSIMETER (NYU) | No flight - Insuficient free lift |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/15 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | 2 miles E of Hugo, Minnesota, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/16 | 10 h 30 m | CANISTER + DOSIMETER (NYU) | 10 miles S of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/18 | 11 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 30 miles NE Yuma, Arizona, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/21 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Balloon burst at 34.000 ft. Payload recovered 9 miles SE of Clear Lake, Minnesota, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/23 | 34 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Wessington Springs, South Dakota, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/29 | | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Payload never recovered. Balloon found in Merignac, France |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/5 | 6 h 10 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Payload landed in Stratford, Wisconsin and the balloon was found that night near Walford Station, Ontario, Canada |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/6 | 3 h 6 m | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT + COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT | The equipment was recovered near Pepin, Wisconsin, and the balloon near Wheeling, Illinois, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/12 | 14 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | Near Maiden Rock, Winsconsin, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/13 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 9 miles W of Tularosa Peak, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/15 | 25 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | West Area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/18 | 22 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Water Tower of North Area, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/19 | | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/20 | 1 h 45 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 10 miles N of Tula Peak, New Mexico, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/21 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/21 | --- | Without payload | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/21 | 2 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | San Andres Mountains, New Mexico, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/23 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/23 | 1 h 45 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 1 mile W of Strip 2, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/25 | 2 h 30 m | SAMPLING BOTTLE + INFRARED GEAR | 10 miles WSW of Salinas Peak, New Mexico, EEUU |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/25 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 10 miles W of Tula Range Camp, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/26 | 1 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 2 miles S of Tula Peak, New Mexico, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/27 | 4.7 h | Neutron counter | Payload lost at sea. |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/27 | 22 h 30 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Pringle, Texas, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/27 | 2 h 30 m | SAMPLING BOTTLE + INFRARED GEAR | 28 miles NNW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/28 | --- | Neutron counter | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/28 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/28 | --- | GOPHER PROJECT | Launch platform failed before balloon release |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/28 | 33 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | N of Aeromedical Laboratory building, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Pyote AFB (TX) | 8/29 | 10 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | 50 miles SW of Douglas, Arizona, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/29 | 4.2 h | Neutron counter | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/29 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/29 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 5 h 30 m | GOPHER PROJECT | 18 miles N of San Lorenzo, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 33 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Near Dyvad's airport, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 60 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Recovered 5 months later in Clark, Missouri, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/31 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/31 | 8 h | Photographic device | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/1 | 1h | Photographic device | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/2 | 80 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Recovered 7 weeks later in South Ogema, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/2 | 1 h 15 m | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 10 Miles SE of Valmont, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/3 | 2 h 30 m | INFRARED GEAR | 3 miles SE of Condron Field, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/3 | 80 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | Recovered 5 weeks later 30 miles N of Kemmerer, Wyoming; US |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | 1h | Photographic device | Impact at sea. Payload not recovered. |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | Payload no recoverable |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | 5 h 30 m | Neutron counter (NYU) Photographic device (CHU) | Recovery was attempted but even though the payload was spotted down on the ground, it was not possible for the Navy recovery team to effect a pick-up |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/4 | 78 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 25 miles NW of Ogden, Utah, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/4 | 4 h | GOPHER PROJECT | WSW of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/5 | 3 h 15 m | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 15 miles W of Las Cruces, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/5 | 2 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | White Sands Monument, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/5 | 32 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | 37 miles N of Colorado Springs, Colorado, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/6 | 62 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Arcadia, Nebraska, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/7 | 53 h | MOBY DICK (MODEL # 4 TEST) | In Aguilar, Colorado, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 9/16 | 9 h 15 m | NO DATA | 8 miles ESW from Lacrosse, Winsconsin, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 10/20 | 6 h 17 m | PROPORTIONAL COUNTER + CAMERA + EMULSION PLATES | 7 Miles N of Hulbert, Michigan, US |