In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1951, 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
Holloman AFB (NM)1/181 h 20 mCANISTER + DOSIMETER10 miles W of Hope, New Mexico, US, US
Holloman AFB (NM)1/261 h 35 mAEROBEE NOSE CONE22 Miles NW of Tularosa, New Mexico, US
White Sands (NM)2/12~ 8 hNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)4/715 hMELPAR TRANSMITTERIn Greenville, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/77 hMELPAR TRANSMITTERIn Sweetwater, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/16---MELPAR TRANSMITTERIn West Virginia, US
Holloman AFB (NM)4/2015 hMELPAR TRANSMITTERAspermont, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/32 hAIR SAMPLING APPARATUS + DOSIMETER10 Miles ENE of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/83 hMELPAR TRANSMITTERColumbus, Mississippi, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/103 hAIR SAMPLING APPARATUS18 Miles E of Mayhill, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)5/24---MELPAR TRANSMITTER--- No Data ---
Bristol5/24---PAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/2225 mULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPHHolloman AFB, New Mexico, US
USS Wyandot7/17---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule7/17---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
USS Wyandot7/22---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule7/22---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
USS Wyandot7/23---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule7/23---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule7/24---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
USS Wyandot7/24---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Hill AFB (UT)7/3039 hAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MB36 miles N of Columbus, Ohio. US
Thule8/2---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)8/2---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule8/3---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)8/3---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule8/4---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)8/4---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule8/5---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)8/5---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Thule8/6---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)8/6---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Hill AFB (UT)8/1332 h 12 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBAt 44º 53' N - 79º 21' W, Canada
Hill AFB (UT)8/1322 h 18 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBWinsconsin, US
Holloman AFB (NM)8/165 hDUMMY LOAD (SAND BAGS)Near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US
Hill AFB (UT)8/182 h 30 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBBy a Mechanical control failure in Utah, US
Hill AFB (UT)8/1836 h 30 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBIn Mexico
Hill AFB (UT)8/1836 h 30 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBIn Texas, near the Mexican border
Hill AFB (UT)8/18???AIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBDamaged antenna at launch prevented tracking. Never recovered.
Holloman AFB (NM)8/232 hANIMAL CAPSULE (UM)In a point called Peter 15, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US
Hill AFB (UT)8/2528 h 30 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBEstimated impact in Canada
Hill AFB (UT)8/2527 h 25 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBEstimated impact in Canada
Hill AFB (UT)8/2620 h 50 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBNear Milwaukee, Winsconsin, US
Hill AFB (UT)8/2620 h 10 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBWatertown, Winsconsin, US
Hill AFB (UT)8/2620 h 20 mAIR CURRENT STUDY AT 300 MBWatertown, Winsconsin, US
Holloman AFB (NM)8/291 h 15 mSOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTSLa Luz, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/56 h 30 mANIMAL CAPSULE (UM)In the Fort Bliss Artillery Range, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/711 hANIMAL CAPSULE (UM)In Craig, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/8---TRACK PLATESNo flight. Balloon destroyed during inflation
Holloman AFB (NM)9/91 h 30 mTRACK PLATESNear Pinon, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)9/2116 hINFRARED GEARNever recovered
Holloman AFB (NM)9/264 hTRACK PLATESNear Pinon, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)10/32 hPAYLOAD UNKNOWN35 Miles SE of Hondo, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)10/162 hDUMMY LOAD (SAND BAGS)Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)10/182 hCOMMAND RELEASE GEAR TESTNW of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/62 hMOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST)Oro Grande, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/1035 hMOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST)Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/13---MOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST)Oro Grande, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/1415 h 30 mMOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST)Guntersville, Alabama, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/2043 h 25 mMOBY DICK (MODEL # 2 TEST)200 miles E of Charleston, South Carolina, US
Holloman AFB (NM)11/2825 mTRACK PLATES2 Miles NE from launch site
Holloman AFB (NM)11/307 h 30 mTRACK PLATES1 Mile NE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)12/214 hPROJECT GOPHER GEAR7 miles W of Abilene, Texas, US
Holloman AFB (NM)12/283 h 10 mPROJECT GOPHER GEAR12 Miles SE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US

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