Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1978

In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1978, which are currently available in StratoCat's database. Each row displays essential information such as the launch base, date and time of launch, and, if known, the mission duration and landing site of the payload.


Clicking on the experiment name will offer details about the scientific institutions involved, a summary of the experiment's purpose and results, and other relevant information on the balloon flight, including references and images. Clicking on the arrows at the top and the bottom of the table you can move to other year's tables.

Launch baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Truth or Consequences (NM)1/19---ABLS (Air Balloon Launch System)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)1/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)1/26F 5 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)1/277 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN30 miles E of Pecos, Texas, US
Mildura2/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Cold Lake (AB)2/145 hCHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT + SCANNING RADIOMETERIn coordinates 52.6º N - 111.5º W
Holloman AFB (NM)2/154 h 15 mASHCAN18 miles NW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Reconquista2/246 hPLASTIC SCINTILLATOR--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)2/24~ 3 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Piracicaba - Sao Paulo
Reconquista2/287 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)2/28---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)3/1---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Reconquista3/56 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/6---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/7---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB, Panama3/8---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)3/8---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)3/9---GRAB SAMPLER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/9F 2 h 40 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)3/12F 5 h 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)3/1730 mTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Santa Izabel - Sao Paulo
Palestine (TX)3/22F 11 h 10 mTEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)3/243 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN47 miles NE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)3/27F 30 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)3/28---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein4/??---MIR (Montgolfier Infra-Rouge)--- No Data ---
Paardefontein4/??---MIR (Montgolfier Infra-Rouge)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/6---BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)Failed flight
TIFR Hyderabad4/73 h 30 mX-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/12---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad4/136 hGAMMA-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/137 hASHCAN25 miles NW of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/156 hASHCAN36 miles SE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/199 hUV SPECTROMETER15 miles W of Brownwood, Texas, US
Laramie (WY)4/20---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Mildura4/24---INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)4/25F 8 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)4/26F 8 h 15 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour4/27---MOTAS (Mouvements Organisés et Turbulence Atmosphérique)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/2811 h 15 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN29 miles SW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Fort Wainwright (AK)4/28F 4 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)4/30F 7 h 10 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour5/2---SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/47 hASHCAN65 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Fort Wainwright (AK)5/4F 4 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/8F 6 h 20 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/9---X-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/10---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)5/129 h 30 mASHCAN43 miles SE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)5/14F 9 h 45 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Malden (MO)5/16F 16 h 30 mSKY ANCHOR VI--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)5/22---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/23---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure at an altitude of 20.7 km
Palestine (TX)5/24F 8 h 30 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/25---FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Sanriku5/2915 hSPECTROPHOTOMETERIn the Pacific Ocean east of Kuji city
Eielson AFB (AK)5/29---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/30F 4 hSKY ANCHOR VII--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)5/30F 8 h 30 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)5/30---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
Mildura5/31---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen5/316 h 20 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/2F 15 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure at an altitude of 2.7 km
Oberpfaffenhofen6/25 h 2 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/2---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Baurú GLB (SP)6/22 hTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHTIn Arthur Nogueira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eielson AFB (AK)6/3---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Baurú GLB (SP)6/45 hOLINDA (Observações de Linhas Nucleares Da Atmosfera)In Cambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Eielson AFB (AK)6/4---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Palestine (TX)6/5F 30 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/5---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure at launch
Gap-Tallard6/615 h 30 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE) + CHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/7---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)6/7---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/8F 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)6/8---BEEPS (Balloon Electrical Environment Profiling Systems)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/9F 4 h 30 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/10F 6 h 55 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
Laupheim6/114 h 48 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)6/12---BEEPS (Balloon Electrical Environment Profiling Systems)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/14---X-RAY OBSERVATIONSBalloon Failure at launch
Gap-Tallard6/14---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/15F 11 hGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)6/1915 h 47 mSOLAR TELESCOPE + MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/22---MOTAS (Mouvements Organisés et Turbulence Atmosphérique)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)6/26---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard6/26---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (MPAE) + CHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)7/9F 9 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)7/13---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Oberpfaffenhofen7/131 h 12 mLIMS GONDOLA TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/185 h 15 mASHCAN92 miles W of Silver City, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)7/18F 5 h 30 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/206 h 30 mASHCAN63 miles W of Tucson, Arizona, US
Palestine (TX)7/20F 4 h 15 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
Trapani7/2018 hPAFIn Caceres, Montanchez, Spain
Holloman AFB (NM)7/225 h 15 mASHCAN50 miles WSW of Deming, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)7/255 hASHCAN27 miles N of Deming, New Mexico, US
Oberpfaffenhofen7/253 h 30 mLIMS GONDOLA TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)7/288 hASHCAN26 miles WNW of Phoenix, Arizona, US
Oberpfaffenhofen7/283 h 30 mLIMS GONDOLA TEST--- No Data ---
Trapani7/2817 h 25 mAGLAEIn Alcala, Sevilla, Spain
Palestine (TX)8/6F 9 h 45 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)8/8---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTGound abort due to balloon failure. No flight
Trapani8/1018 h 37 mCELIMENE I - HXR78In Valenzuela, Cordoba, Spain
Yorkton (SK)8/12---CHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)8/16---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Watertown (SD)8/19---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Trapani8/2024 h 37 mCESAR GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE + CLEOPATREIn Santa Ollala, Madrid, Spain
Cumberland City (TN)8/208 h 20 mATMOSAT AMERICA 8 (Heinsheimer)--- No Data ---
Laupheim8/252 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Cumberland City (TN)8/256 h 18 mATMOSAT AMERICA 9 (Neushal)--- No Data ---
Mildura8/28---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
Roberval (QC)8/28---X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Watertown (SD)8/29---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (AFGL)--- No Data ---
Yorkton (SK)8/30---PCIST (Proportional Counter Isotope Spectrometer Telescope)--- No Data ---
Thompson (MB)8/3116 hX-RAY PINHOLE CAMERA--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/1---ALBS (Air-Launched Balloon System)Underinflated balloon. Payload damaged and mission failure
Sanriku9/1---BAT-1 (Balloon-Borne Astronomical Telescope)--- No Data ---
Paardefontein9/3143 dSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON - POTIRONLast heard from listening station near Cristchurch, New Zealand
Paardefontein9/662 dSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON - POTIRONLast heard from listening station near Lima, Peru
Palestine (TX)9/6F 9 h 30 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/8---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Paardefontein9/928 dSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON - POTIRONLast heard from listening station near Pretoria, Southafrica
Yorkton (SK)9/10F 47.5 hCOSMIC RAY ISOTOPE DETECTOR--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)9/11---ASHCAN--- Sin Datos ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/145 hLAMELLAR GRATING INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15F 11 h 30 mU.V. EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/15F 9 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour9/15---OZONOMETER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/20F 9 h 45 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)9/21F 43 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24F 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/24F 8 hINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/26F 33 h 15 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/26F 5 hSABE 1 (Solar Absorption Balloon Experiment 1)--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)9/27---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Quixeramobim (CE)9/27---LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)9/28---BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)--- No Data ---
Mildura9/28---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)9/29F 42 hDOUBLE SCATTER GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/1---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at launch
Palestine (TX)10/21 hGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 25.3 km of altitude
Palestine (TX)10/418 h 30 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Sanriku10/4---PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT TEST--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/510 h 30 mASHCAN41 mi. SE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)10/6F 18 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/7F 6 h 50 mMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/11F 6 hHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/178 hASHCAN20 miles NE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)10/17F 14 h 45 mLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/20---REEFED BALLOON LAUNCH FEASIBILITY STUDY--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/24F 3 h 15 mU.V. EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)10/273 h 30 mMICHELSON INTERFEROMETER33 miles W of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)10/27F 7 h 20 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/28F 1 h 30 mHEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/29---SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/30F 4 h 30 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)10/30F 4 h 30 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour10/30---SCAP 2000--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/1---X-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/2F 55 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)11/7---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/77 h 30 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN41 miles WNW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Palestine (TX)11/8---SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/8F 3 h 25 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/8F 10 h 30 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/1358 hGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
TIFR Hyderabad11/142 h 25 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/174 h 15 mASHCAN44 miles NE of Roswell, New Mexico, US
Kingman (AZ)11/17---SKY ANCHOR VIII--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/17F 25 mIN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/17F 3 h 15 mSIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/185 hASHCAN35 miles NE of Lubbock, Texas, US
Palestine (TX)11/18F 2 h 50 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)11/18F 3 hFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/2024 hX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Alice Springs11/22~ 55 hrX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
Mildura11/23---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)11/28---ASHCAN--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)11/296 hXGAP IIn Bom Jesus dos Perdoes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Palestine (TX)11/30---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
Reconquista12/5F 4 h 30 mALL SKY CAMERA--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/6F 4 h 30 mCOMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/10~ 3 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)12/112 hXGAP IIIn Moreira Cesar, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reconquista12/12---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/12---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)12/13---AEROSOL COUNTER--- No Data ---
S.J.dos Campos (SP)12/158 hXGAP IIISeparation mechanism failure. Payload lost.
TIFR Hyderabad12/165 h 30 mX-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)12/17~ 3 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---

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