| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
Panama | 1/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/6 | --- | MEASURE ION DENSITIES | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 1/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/7 | 1h | MEASURE X-RAY SPECTRA | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/10 | 2h | MEASURE ION DENSITIES | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 1/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/11 | 1 h | COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING | Balloon failure |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/12 | 10 h 20 m | COSMIC RAY AND X-RAY SAMPLING | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 1/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 1/23 | --- | UV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE MOON | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 1/25 | 9 h | STRATOSPHERIC HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 1/26 | 7h | SPECIAL EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 1/27 | 12 h 25 m | STRATOSPHERIC HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 1/27 | 5h 25m | OXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/31 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/2 | 2 h | STRATOJUMP II (Piantanida) | The gondola landed in a cornfield in Iowa |
Panama | 2/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/2 | --- | OXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 2/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/3 | 5h 30m | OXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/4 | 11 h 30 m | INFRARED MAPPING OF THE MOON | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/6 | 10h | ULTRA HIGH ENERGY PARTICLES MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/12 | 10h | MOON X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/15 | --- | -- No Data -- | Balloon failed at 31.000 ft. |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/16 | --- | UV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE MOON | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/17 | 12h 30m | CRAB NEBULA X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/18 | 9h | SOLAR X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Litchfield Park (AZ) | 2/25 | 9h 30m | X-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/1 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 58.000 ft. |
Panama | 3/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 3/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 3/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/6 | --- | GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/7 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 65.000 ft. |
Mildura | 3/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/22 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 87.500 ft. |
Palestine (TX) | 3/24 | --- | TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/25 | --- | TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 3/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 3/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 3/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 3/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/30 | --- | TEST CAPABILITY OF POLY SCRIM MATERIAL | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/30 | --- | TEST OF SEA SPACE POLYPROPYLENE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 3/31 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Panama | 4/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/2 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
De Bilt | 4/5 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/6 | 5h | MEASUREMENTS OF SOLAR GAMMA RAYS - TEST OF DATA HANDLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/18 | --- | BALLOON TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/27 | 2h | TELEMETRY TEST FLIGHT | Near Big Springs, Texas, US |
Mildura | 4/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/27 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 5/1 | 1 h 30 m | STRATOJUMP III (Piantanida) | Near Lakefield, Minnesota, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/2 | --- | SOLAR OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/8 | 7h 25m | GROUND IR RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 23 miles W of Leona, Texas, US |
Mildura | 5/10 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon failed at 37.200 ft. |
Mildura | 5/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/14 | 3h 20m | ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/14 | --- | STRATOSCOPE II | --- No Data --- |
Levelland (TX) | 5/16 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/25 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/26 | --- | GROUND IR RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | Payload destroyed at launch. No flight |
Palestine (TX) | 5/26 | 9h 30m | PHOTO POLARIMETRY OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/26 | --- | PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/28 | 7h | HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/2 | --- | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/2 | --- | ---No Data--- | Balloon failure |
Mildura | 6/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | 8h 50m | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/10 | 17 h | PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/10 | 19 h | ELECTRON-POSITRON RATIO | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/12 | 3h 10m | GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 6/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/14 | --- | GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | 10 h 25 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | 17 h 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | 17 h 30 m | ELECTRON-POSITRON RATIO | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/16 | 7h 30m | GAMMA RAY OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/20 | 20 h 50 m | PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA AND FLUX | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/21 | 6 h | VOYAGER PATHFINDER BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/22 | 2 h 10 m | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | Balloon burst at 54.750 ft |
Kiel-Holtenau | 6/22 | 3 h | RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/23 | 1h | MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/24 | 30 h | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | --- No Data --- |
Kiel-Holtenau | 6/24 | 3 h | RADIOSONDE, BALLAST AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 3 h 50 m | VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 16 h 25 m | ELECTRON-POSITRON RATIO | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 15 h | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 6/28 | 1 h 45 m | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | Balloon burst at 47.000 ft |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/30 | 3 h 55 m | VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DUST AND OZONE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/30 | 3 h | BALLOON DESTRUCT TAPE TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/?? | 25 h | Flight of a counter telescope designed to measure the composition of low-energy cosmic rays. | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/1 | 9h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/3 | 10 h 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/6 | 10h 50m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/6 | --- | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/6 | 25 h | STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/7 | 16 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Carrizozo (NM) | 7/8 | 4 h 30 m | INFRARED ANALYSIS OF ROCK FORMATIONS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/9 | --- | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/9 | 3h 30m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/10 | 5h 50m | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/11 | 15 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/12 | 8h 45m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/12 | 7 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF NATURAL SKY RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/13 | 20 h | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/13 | 12 h 40 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/14 | 18 h 50 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF CHARGED PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/15 | 21 h 25 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/15 | 2 h 30 m | PARACHUTE AND BALLOON WIRE DESTRUCT TESTS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 11 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 18 h | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF FAST NEUTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | 21 h | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/18 | 7h 40m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/18 | 3h 35m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
De Bilt | 7/18 | F 1 h 30 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/18 | 7 h 30 m | PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/20 | 1 h | BALLOON DESTRUCT AND UHF RELAY TESTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/23 | 6h 55m | HIGH ENERGY PARTICLES MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 7/23 | 4 h 25 m | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | Balloon leaker |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/24 | 21 h | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/25 | F 11 h 25 m | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/26 | 5h | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/26 | 15 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS OF SPECTRUM AND FLUX OF HEAVY NUCLEAR PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/26 | 18 h | MEASUREMENTS OF FLUX AND DIRECTION OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS, PROTONS AND ALPHA PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/28 | 6h 45m | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/29 | | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 2 miles SW of Geneva, Minnesota, US |
Taiyo | 7/29 | --- | Flight Test | ---No Data--- |
Chico (CA) | 7/29 | 106 h | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/30 | 14 h 15 m | MEASUREMENTS OF FLUX AND DIRECTION OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS, PROTONS AND ALPHA PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/30 | 19 h 15 m | MEASUREMENTS OF FLUX AND SPECTRUM OF CHARGED PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/31 | 11h 10m | GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 7/31 | --- | Flight Test | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/31 | 5 h | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/?? | 25 h | Flight of a counter telescope designed to measure the composition of low-energy cosmic rays. | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/2 | 19 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/3 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/4 | 6h 35m | MEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAY FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/4 | | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 3 miles S of Kenyon, Minnesota, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/5 | 3h 20m | MEASUREMENTS OF HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/6 | 8h 35m | GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/6 | 19 h 25 m | GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/6 | 15 h 40 m | MEASUREMENTS OF FLUX AND DIRECTION OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS, PROTONS AND ALPHA PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/7 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/7 | 15 h 15 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/7 | 18 h 50 m | MEASUREMENTS OF FLUX AND SPECTRUM OF CHARGED PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/8 | 6 h 10 m | ALBEDO MEASUREMENTS + UHF RELAY TESTS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | F 3 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | --- | X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/9 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/10 | 5h 25m | SEARCH FOR RADIOACTIVE DEBRIS IN CRAB NEBULA | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/10 | --- | PRIMARY ELECTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 8/10 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 8/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/12 | | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 3 miles S of St.Francis, Minnesota, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/14 | 11h | METEORIC DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 8/15 | 28 h | BALLOON CONTROL TEST | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/15 | 5 h 10 m | REFLECTIVITY TEST OF ALUMINIUM FOIL RADAR TARGETS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/16 | 50m | ULTRA HIGH ENERGY PARTICLES MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/16 | 1 h | GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM | Balloon burst at 43.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 8/17 | 6h 15m | OXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 8/17 | 6 h 25 m | STUDY OF CAUSES OF BALLOON BURSTS AT TROPOPAUSE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/17 | 1 h | GAMMA RAY SOURCE DETECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM | Balloon burst at 43.000 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/17 | 4 h 5 m | TEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE MATERIALS | --- No Data --- |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/18 | 2 h | LOW ENERGY PARTICLE DETECTOR | Balloon leveled at 125.000 ft and then descended |
Bergen-Hohne | 8/19 | 1 h | DUST COLLECTOR | Balloon burst at 50.000 ft |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/19 | --- | ---No Data--- | Balloon recovered 1 km N of Lintlaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Chico (CA) | 8/22 | 30 h 20 m | BALLOON CONTROL TEST | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/23 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/23 | --- | ---No Data--- | Balloon burst at 73.000 ft. Recovered 10 miles W of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/24 | | EXTRATERRESTRIAL DUST SAMPLING | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/25 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/26 | 6h 30m | OXIGEN SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/26 | --- | TEST OF VISTA DOME DESIGN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/26 | | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 8 miles N of Amery, Winsconsin, US |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/26 | --- | ---No Data--- | Leaker balloon. Ascended just to 47.000 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/26 | 12 h 10 m | X-RAY STUDY OF CRAB NEBULA AND OTHER SOURCES | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/27 | 10 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | 1 Mile E of Modena, Winsconsin, US |
Roswell (NM) | 8/28 | --- | PATHFINDER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/29 | --- | PATHFINDER | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/29 | --- | PATHFINDER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/29 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/29 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 8/29 | --- | ---No Data--- | Last observed N of Goosebay, Canada on September 3 |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/29 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 3 h 25 m | INFRARED MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 8/30 | 3 h 25 m | PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) | In the White Sands Missile Range, in the center of the so called "50 mile area", New Mexico, US, USA |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/30 | 23 h 55 m | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | 2 km NW of Benson, Minnesota, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/30 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/1 | --- | ---No Data--- | Launch in gusty winds. Received RF signal only |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/1 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/2 | 1h 5m | SEARCH FOR RADIOACTIVE DEBRIS IN CRAB NEBULA | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/2 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/2 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/2 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/2 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/2 | 11 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/3 | --- | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/3 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/4 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/4 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/5 | 10h | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/5 | --- | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/5 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/6 | --- | ---No Data--- | Balloon leaker. Recovered near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/6 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/6 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/7 | --- | ---No Data--- | Winds picked up at launch and the gondola struck the ground and dragged 100 feet. |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/7 | 23 h 33 m | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | 1 km E of Cable, Winsconsin, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/7 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/7 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/7 | 13 h 15 m | GAMMA RADIATION STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/8 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/8 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/8 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Flin Flon (MB) | 9/9 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/13 | 5h 30m | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/14 | 10 h 8 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles NE of Aitkin, Minnesota, US |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/14 | 13 h 30 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 15 miles E of Easter Ouster Island, Superior Lake, US |
Albrook AFB | 9/16 | 6h 20 m | COSMIC RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/16 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/17 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/18 | 6 h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 9/18 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/19 | 10h 30m | MEASUREMENTS OF X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/19 | 7 h 30 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/19 | 3 h 55 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 2 miles N of Huntersville, Minnesota, US |
Palestine (TX) | 9/20 | 7h 35m | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/20 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/21 | 15h | X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/21 | 8 h 10 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/21 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/21 | 5 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/21 | 5 h 15 m | INFRARED STUDIES OF ROCK FORMATIONS | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/22 | 3 h | COSMIC RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/22 | 4 h 55 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/22 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/22 | 5 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/23 | 3 h 45 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Bemidji (MN) | 9/23 | 6 h 10 m | COSMIC RAYS MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles SE of Drummond, Winsconsin, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/23 | F 4 h | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/23 | 4 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/24 | 6 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/25 | 3h | TEST OZONE DETECTOR LAUNCH METHOD - PROJECT ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB | 9/25 | 1 h | COSMIC RAY SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/26 | 6 h 15 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/27 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/27 | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/27 | 1 h 25 m | COSMIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | Balloon burst at 64.000 ft |
Taiyo | 9/28 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/29 | --- | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 9/29 | --- | HEAVY PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 10/2 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 10/2 | --- | HUMIDITY (?) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/3 | --- | SOLAR DISK OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/5 | 6 h 30 m | EVALUATION OF DACRON REINFORCED POLYETHILENE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | 14h 30m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | --- | INFLATION AND LAUNCH TEST FOR SPEKTROSTRATOSKOPE PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Taiyo | 10/7 | --- | PRIMARY ELECTRONS | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/7 | 27 h | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/12 | 30 h | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM AND HF ANTENNA | --- No Data --- |
Lordsburg (NM) | 10/12 | 7 h | RAVEN SCRIM BALLOON SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/13 | 5 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/15 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/16 | 4h 55m | GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/16 | 3 h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/18 | 23 h | TEST OF VOYAGER DATA LINK SYSTEM AND VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/19 | 9 h | X RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/19 | 1 h | INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/20 | 3 h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/20 | 4 h 15 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/21 | 7 h 5 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/21 | 2 h | INTERNAL BALLOON PICTURES OF RIP TAPE ACTION | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/22 | 2 h 5 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/23 | 7 h 40 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/24 | 4 h 30 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/25 | 9 h 20 m | UV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE SUN & SKY | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/25 | 9 h 20 m | MEASUREMENTS OF UV, BRIGHTNESS AND POLARIZATION OF SKY | Telemetry link failed. No useful scientific data obtained |
Natal (RN) | 10/25 | 4 h 15 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/27 | 7h 5m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Clifton-Morenci (AZ) | 10/27 | 4 h | BALLOON PERFORMANCE TEST ALTITUDE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/27 | 7 h 10 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/28 | 6 h 40 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/29 | 4 h 35 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Natal (RN) | 10/30 | 7 h 45 m | ASHCAN PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/31 | --- | SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/2 | 4 h 30 m | VERY FAR I.R. STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/2 | 4 h | BALLOON RECOVERY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/3 | 5 h 20 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/4 | 2 h | EVALUATION OF THREE LAUNCG METHODS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/10 | 3 h | RIP TAPE AND CAMERA SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Alegrete (RS) | 11/11 | 2 h | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Uruguaiana (RS) | 11/12 | 2 h 5 m | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Alegrete (RS) | 11/14 | | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Alegrete (RS) | 11/14 | --- | STUDY OF OZONE VARIATION DURING ECLIPSE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/14 | 5 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/15 | 4 h | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/16 | 8h 30m | METEORIC DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/17 | 7h 20m | METEORIC DUST COLLECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fallon (NV) | 11/17 | 3 h | TEST OF DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/18 | 13 h 30 m | X RAY AND COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/20 | 5 h 45 m | SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/28 | 6 h | OBSERVATION OF RADIACTIVE DEBRIS IN CRAB NEBULA | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/28 | 2 h 15 m | BALLOON DESTRUCTION TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/29 | --- | Dummy load flight test | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/29 | 4 h | TELLURIC ABSORPTION SPECTRUM STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/30 | 2h 35m | EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/30 | 2 h | EXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/30 | 5 h 15 m | TEST OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/7 | 1 h 30 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/8 | 5 h 18 m | EVALUATION OF REEL SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/9 | 12 m | Dummy load flight test | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/9 | 4h 50 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/9 | 7 h 45 m | TEST AND EVALUATION OF VOR BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/11 | 3 h 30 m | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/12 | 3 h 20 m | ASHCAN TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/13 | 2 h | HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/14 | 5 h 40 m | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 12/14 | 5 h 40 m | BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/18 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/29 | 1 h | Measurement of interaction of ultra-high energy particles | --- No Data --- |