| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
ESRANGE | 1/10 | ~ 3 h | HYGROMETER (in support of MAGIC rocket launch) | --- No Data --- |
SANAE | 1/17 | ~ 14 h | MINIS (Miniature Spectrometer) | Last known position 70.10 S, 6.2 W - Not recovered |
SANAE | 1/19 | 11 d 7 h | MINIS (Miniature Spectrometer) | Last known position 74.2 S, 92.1 W - Not recovered |
SANAE | 1/20 | 5 d 11 h | MINIS (Miniature Spectrometer) | Last known position 71.3 S, 50.97 W - Not recovered |
Churchill (MB) | 1/21 | ~ 16 h | MINIS (Miniature Spectrometer) | Last known position 70.68 N, 37.47 W - Not recovered |
SANAE | 1/24 | 3 d 6 h | MINIS (Miniature Spectrometer) | Last known position 76.6 S, 21.51 W - Not recovered |
Churchill (MB) | 1/25 | ~ 20 h | MINIS (Miniature Spectrometer) | Last known position 63.75 N, 13.65 W - Not recovered |
ESRANGE | 1/27 | --- | E-LINK | --- No Data --- |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 2/4 | 2 h 43 m | ULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon) | 20 miles NE of Amarillo, Texas, US |
Seychelles | 2/10 | 2 d | AEROCLIPPER | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/14 | 30 d | BPCL | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/16 | 5 d | BPCL | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/16 | 7 d | AEROCLIPPER | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/19 | 3 d | BPCL | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/22 | 8 d | BPCL | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/23 | 22 d | BPCL | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/24 | 10 d | AEROCLIPPER | --- No Data --- |
Seychelles | 2/25 | 6 d | AEROCLIPPER | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 3/1 | --- | AURA + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 3/22 | 4 h 19 m | BEXUS III (Balloon Experiment for University Students) | 40 km W of the village of Vilhelmina, Sweden |
Hyderabad | 3/28 | 5 h 35 m | HEXIT (High Energy X-ray Imaging Telescope) | --- No Data --- |
Hyderabad | 4/20 | 4 h | CRYOSAMPLER (Criogenic atmpospheric sampler) | Near Gulbarga, 250 km W of Hyderabad, India |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/7 | --- | SAOZ + SAOZ Bro | --- No Data --- |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 5/9 | 25 h 14 m | HERO (High Energy Replicated Optics) | 36 miles SW of Dodge City, Kansas, USA |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 5/18 | 25 h 30 m | HEFT (High Energy Focusing Telescope) | 35 miles east-northeast of Holbrook, Arizona, USA |
Sanriku | 5/21 | 1 h 13 m | SUPER THIN FILM HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 5/25 | ~ 4h | NUSMIT (Nagoya University SuperMirror Imaging Telescope experiment) - Test flight | In the ocean shore near Sanriku |
Sanriku | 5/29 | 5 h 7 m | SOLAR SAIL | --- No Data --- |
Timón (MA) | 6/1 | 15 m | OZONE SAMPLER | 3 km from Timón, Maranhao state , Brazil |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 6/1 | 9 h 7 m | NCT (Nuclear Compton Telescope) | 68 miles northwest of Socorro, NM, USA |
Sanriku | 6/2 | 4 h 34 m | SUPER PRESSURE BALLOON FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Timón (MA) | 6/4 | 6 h | OZONE SAMPLER | Near Grajaú, Maranhao state , Brazil |
Sanriku | 6/6 | 23 h 5 m | STRATOSPHERIC MICROBIAL COLLECTION | --- No Data --- |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 6/7 | 10 h 39 m | FIRST (Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Troposphere) | 44 miles northwest of Fort Sumner (NM) USA |
Timón (MA) | 6/8 | ~ 7h | TWIN SAMPLER | W of Barra da Corda, Maranhao state, Brazil |
ESRANGE | 6/12 | 4 d 5 h 6 m | BLAST (Balloon-borne Large Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope) | On Victoria Island, 170 miles NW of Cambridge Bay, Northern Canadá |
Timón (MA) | 6/14 | 20 h | MIPAS-B2 (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding - Balloonborne) + Mini DOAS | NE of Fortaleza de Nogueiras, Maranhao State, Brazil. |
Timón (MA) | 6/17 | 8 h 6 m | LPMA (Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere) + DOAS | Between the cities of Presidente Dutra and Tuntum, Maranhao State, Brazil. |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 6/18 | 9 h 53 m | DSTB (Deep Space Test Bed) | In a national forest 13 miles south southwest of Reserve, NM, USA |
Timón (MA) | 6/22 | 6 h | SPIRALE (Spectroscopie Infra-Rouge par Absorption de Laser Embarqué) | NE of Presidente Dutra city in the Maranhao State, Brazil |
Timón (MA) | 6/24 | --- | TRIPLE | Flight aborted. Payload was retrieved from the forest near the launch base. |
Timón (MA) | 6/25 | ~ 5 h | TRIPLE | In Esperantinópolis, Maranhao State, Brazil |
ESRANGE | 6/29 | ~ 3 hr | CAPANINA | S of Nikkaluokta, Sweden |
Longyearbyen | 6/29 | 25 d | Trailblazer + PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetics And other Scientific Observations) | Over international water (pack-ice) at 11:15 utc at 80º 46,743'N - 107º 18.276' E |
Timón (MA) | 6/30 | ~ 10 h | LPMA-IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) + REFIR PAD | W of Mirador, Maranhao, Brazil. |
Timón (MA) | 7/6 | ~ 5h | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | South of Sao Joao dos Poleiros, Maranhao State, Brazil |
Longyearbyen | 7/6 | 14 d | Trailblazer + PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetics And other Scientific Observations) | Over international water (pack-ice) at 17:57 utc at 72º 51.969' N - 176º 47.698' W |
Timón (MA) | 7/7 | ~ 7 h | CASOLBA (CAlibration de cellules SOLaires sur vol BAllon) | NW of the city of Jose de Freitas in Piauí state, Brazil. |
Timón (MA) | 7/8 | ~ 2h | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | 15 km SW of Timon, Maranhao State, Brazil |
Palestine (TX) | 7/24 | 25 m | ARCADE 2 (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission) | Ground abort.The termination system malfunctioned during the launch and separated the balloon from the payload. |
Palestine (TX) | 7/28 | 9 h 11 m | ARCADE 2 (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission) | 51 miles E Northeast of Fort Stockton, Texas, USA |
Sanriku | 8/22 | --- | High Energy electron and atmospheric gamma-ray observations | No flight. The balloon burst at launch. |
Sanriku | 8/28 | --- | Atmospheric Gravity Waves and Stratospheric Ozone observations | At 141º 56' N - 39º 45' W, in the Japan Sea. |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 8/28 | 4 h 13 m | ANITA (Antarctic Impulse Transient Antenna) | 58 miles W southwest of Fort Sumner, NM, USA |
Sanriku | 8/29 | --- | Observation of the VLF radio wave which accompanies noctilucence and lightning discharge. | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 8/31 | ~ 9 hr | CAPANINA | Near the village of Junosuando in the N part of Sweden |
McMurdo | 9/5 | 6 d | RUMBA | Last known position: 78.36º S - 116.78º E. |
McMurdo | 9/6 | 90 d | RUMBA | Last known position: 64.25º S - 175.08º W |
McMurdo | 9/9 | 57 d | RUMBA | Over the argentinian patagonic coast. Last known position: 48.65º S - 61.71º W |
McMurdo | 9/9 | 86 d | RUMBA | On the Atlantic Ocean. Last known position: 42.66º S - 33.45º W |
McMurdo | 9/12 | 15 d | RUMBA | Last known position: 77.60º S - 79.66º E |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/13 | 6 h 8 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 13 nm SSE of Tucumcari, NM, US |
McMurdo | 9/17 | 1 h | RUMBA | Near the launch site (76.84º S - 166.45º E) |
McMurdo | 9/17 | 91 d | RUMBA | On the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.83º S - 151.04º W |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/20 | 22 h 27 m | MKIV + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer | 15 nm E of Parker, AZ, US |
McMurdo | 9/20 | 109 d | RUMBA | On the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.70º S - 78.10º E |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/22 | --- | OPENING CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
McMurdo | 9/22 | 87 d | RUMBA | On the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.70º S - 164.07º W |
McMurdo | 9/22 | 2 d | RUMBA | On the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 71.30º S - 118.47º W |
McMurdo | 9/23 | 95 d | RUMBA | On the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 58.01º S - 105.64º E |
McMurdo | 9/23 | 13 d | RUMBA | Last known position: 64.00º S - 61.98º W |
McMurdo | 9/26 | 79 d | RUMBA | On the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 63.12º S - 37.33º W |
McMurdo | 9/28 | 89 d | RUMBA | Last known position: 77.29º S - 42.34º E |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/1 | 5 h 45 m | CWAS (Cryogenic Whole-Air Sampler) + Dual-beam In-Situ UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer | At coordinates 35º 15.49 N, 103º 56.8 W on New Mexico, USA |
McMurdo | 10/3 | 64 d | RUMBA + TURBULENCE | Last known position: 68.14º S - 114.35º E |
McMurdo | 10/5 | 28 d | RUMBA | Last known position: 74.65º S - 27.87º E |
McMurdo | 10/5 | 93 d | RUMBA | On the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 56.29º S - 10.61º E |
McMurdo | 10/5 | 75 d | RUMBA | On the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.89º S - 167.91º W |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/7 | 8 h 34 m | CREST (Cosmic Ray Electron Synchrotron Telescope) | 15 miles NNW from Hereford, Texas, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/7 | --- | SAOZ + SAOZ Bro | --- No Data --- |
McMurdo | 10/13 | 93 d | RUMBA | On the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 48.70º S - 100.37º W |
McMurdo | 10/13 | 17 d + 93 d | RUMBA + TURBULENCE | On the Antarctic Ocean. Last known position: 72.00º S - 10.00º W |
McMurdo | 10/14 | 1 h | RUMBA | Near the launch site (77.78º S - 169.18º E) |
McMurdo | 10/16 | 62 d | RUMBA | On the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.87º S - 29.35º E |
McMurdo | 10/18 | 66 d | RUMBA | On the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.87º S - 23.22º E |
McMurdo | 10/25 | 94 d | RUMBA + TURBULENCE | On the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 52.98º S - 122.43º O |
McMurdo | 10/25 | 51 d | RUMBA | On the Pacific Ocean. Last known position: 39.63º S - 166.44º W |
McMurdo | 10/26 | 17 d | RUMBA | On the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 39.40º S - 74.98º E |
McMurdo | 10/28 | 96 d | RUMBA | On the Indian Ocean. Last known position: 51.00º S - 76.00º E |
Volsk | 11/3 | --- | EARTH'S MAGNETISM STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Roswell (NM) | 11/8 | 5 h | HISENTINEL (Stratospheric Airship) | 103 miles E-SE of Roswell, New Mexico just across the state line in Texas. |
Niamey | 11/16 | --- | SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse par Observation Zenithale) | --- No Data --- |
Darwin | 11/23 | 3 h | CN (Condensation Nuclei) + AC (Aerosol Counter) + O3 Sensor + Radiosonde | --- No Data --- |
McMurdo | 12/15 | 28 d 9 h 52 m | CREAM II (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass) | 249 nautic miles Northwest from McMurdo Antarctic base. |
McMurdo | 12/19 | 4 h 11 m | ATIC-3 (Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter) | In the Ross Ice Shelf, 70 nm E of McMurdo Station, Antarctica |
Cachoeira Paulista (SP) | 12/20 | --- | NUSMIT (Nagoya University SuperMirror Imaging Telescope experiment) - Launch rehearsal | Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil |