In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1963, 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 base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
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Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/9 | 8 h | VENUS SPECTRUM STUDIES IN TNE NEAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 1/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
NAS El Centro (CA) | 1/15 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
NAS El Centro (CA) | 1/16 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/17 | 5 h | OBSERVATION OF THE INFRARED SOLAR SPECTRA | Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, US |
Mildura | 1/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
NAS El Centro (CA) | 1/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
NAS El Centro (CA) | 1/18 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 1/19 | 3 h 16 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 1/21 | 5 h 30 m | ORIENTED NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/22 | --- | ASHCAN | 2 miles off-shore Cowell, in Spencers Gulf, Australia |
Mildura | 1/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 1/26 | 5 h 42 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 1/28 | 8 h 15 m | COSMIC RAY EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/4 | 8 h | VENUS SPECTRUM STUDIES IN TNE NEAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/5 | 4 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 2/7 | 8 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/14 | 8 h | VENUS SPECTRUM STUDIES IN TNE NEAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 2/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 2/16 | 7 h 5 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 2/23 | 4 h | TRANSPONDER TEST | 10 miles N of Pinon, Arizona, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/1 | 11 h 30 m | STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 1 | Near Pulaski, Tennessee, US |
Mildura | 3/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/7 | 5 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 10 miles NE of Spur, Texas, US |
Anoka (MN) | 3/8 | 4 h 58 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 3/9 | 4 h 30 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 3/10 | 5 h 2 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 3/10 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/14 | 3 h 30 m | INFRARED RADIOMETER | 4 miles SSW of Lubbock, Texas, US |
Anoka (MN) | 3/14 | 3 h 23 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE ALUMINUM GEIER COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/20 | 4 h 30 m | INFRARED RADIOMETER | 45 miles SSE of Lubbock, Texas, US |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 3/20 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 3/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 3/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 3/27 | 3 h 19 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 3/29 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 3/31 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 4/1 | 15 h | OZONE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 4/3 | 4 h | TRANSPONDER TEST | Stratton, Colorado, US |
Mildura | 4/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/6 | F 6 h 38 m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 4/7 | --- | CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/8 | 1 h | ASHCAN | Balloon leaked one hour into the flight |
Mildura | 4/10 | 1 h | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 65.000 ft |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/10 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/16 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/20 | --- | STARGAZER II (Kittinger - White) | Aborted flight. Balloon separated from gondola prematurely before launch. Landed near Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Anoka (MN) | 4/20 | 4 h 45 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/21 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 4/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Milan-Linate | 4/25 | --- | NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 4/25 | 12 h 30 m | OMNIDIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 4/25 | 4 h 40 m | COSMIC RAY SOLID STATE DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/26 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 4/27 | 34 h | BALLOON LOAD TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 4/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/30 | 7 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 40 miles NNE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Osmania Univ., Hyderabad | 4/30 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 5/1 | 3 h 30 m | OMNIDIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR | Possibly leaky balloon |
Mildura | 5/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/3 | 5 h | OBSERVATION OF THE INFRARED SOLAR SPECTRA | 34 miles WSW of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/4 | 7 h 45 m | BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy) | 9 miles SE of San Antonio, New Mexico, US |
Mildura | 5/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 5/4 | 27 h 58 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 5/7 | 7 h | AIR SAMPLING | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 5/7 | 24 h | OMNIDIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR | E of Mustang, Oklahoma, US |
Waikerie | 5/8 | --- | ASHCAN | Nulla Nulla Station, New South Wales, Australia |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/11 | 12 h | BAL-AST (Balloon Astronomy) | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 5/11 | ~6 h | MICROBIOLOGICAL COLLECTION | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 5/11 | 1 h | OMNIDIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR | Balloon burst at 56.000 ft |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Brownwood (TX) | 5/14 | 24 h 30 m | OMNIDIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR | 20 miles NE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 5/15 | --- | SKY-CAR II | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 5/16 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 88.000 ft |
New Brighton (MN) | 5/16 | 4 h | LARGE VOLUME IMPACTOR-FILTER SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 5/19 | 667 h | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST | 500 miles S of Kamtchatka Peninsula, URSS |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 5/22 | --- | SKY-CAR II | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 5/23 | ~5 h | SOLAR ACTIVITY EFFECT ON COSMIC RADIATION | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 5/24 | --- | JUMP BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 5/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/28 | ~5 h | OBSERVATION OF THE INFRARED SOLAR SPECTRA | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 5/30 | --- | SKY-CAR II | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 6/7 | --- | ASHCAN | Near Clearwater, Minnesota, US |
Anoka (MN) | 6/7 | 10 h 36 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 6/8 | 12 h 9 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/15 | F 11 h 15 m | EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/18 | F 11 h 5 m | EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Chamical | 6/18 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/19 | 10 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Chamical | 6/19 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/20 | 33 h | TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS MEASUREMENTS INSIDE PAYLOAD | --- No Data --- |
Chamical | 6/23 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Neepawa (MB) | 6/24 | 12 h | ORIENTED EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/25 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 87.000 ft |
Mildura | 6/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 6/26 | 13 h | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 6/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 6/27 | 14 h | COSMIC RAY COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 6/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Neepawa (MB) | 6/27 | 12 h | ORIENTED EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
International Falls (MN) | 7/5 | 10 h 23 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 7/5 | 10 h 35 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 7/5 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
International Falls (MN) | 7/6 | 10 h 28 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 7/6 | 16 h 39 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/17 | 51 h | BALLOON PERFORMANCE TEST | Impact on the Pacific Ocean, at 31° 48' N; 131° 48' W - 780 miles WSW of the California coast. |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/18 | 100 h | BALLOON PERFORMANCE TEST | Impact on the Pacific Ocean, at 34° 12' N; 131° 48' W - 760 miles W of the California coast. |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/19 | 7 h 45 m | ENVIRONMENTAL TEST OF COSMIC RAY DETECTOR TO BE PLACED IN A SATELLITE | 15 miles NE of Ajo, Arizona, US |
Fort Providence (NT) | 7/20 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Hogan Airfield (ME) | 7/20 | --- | SOLAR PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 7/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 7/23 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 7/23 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 7/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/28 | 10 h 30 m | EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/28 | 12 h | MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/28 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 7/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 7/30 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/31 | --- | MICROBIOLOGICAL COLLECTION | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 7/31 | 33 h | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/1 | --- | EMULSIONS | Balloon burst during ascent |
Thule | 8/2 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/3 | 12 h | ORIENTED NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 8/3 | 8 h 26 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/5 | 12 h | MAGNETIC SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 8/5 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Boulder (CO) | 8/5 | 2 d | SKY ANCHOR - CONCEPT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/6 | 8 h | HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/6 | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- | |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/7 | 15 h 25 m | CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/7 | 14 h | ORNITHORHYNCUS I - SCINTILLATION COUNTERS + EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 8/7 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/8 | 12 h | SCINTILLATION COUNTERS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Thule | 8/9 | --- | IONIZATION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 8/12 | 2 h 55 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/13 | 36 h 55 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/13 | 11 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | Lost in the Pacific Ocean off the west Mexican Coast |
New Brighton (MN) | 8/15 | --- | LARGE VOLUME IMPACTOR-FILTER SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/17 | --- | RADIOMETER | Balloon burst at launch. |
Anoka (MN) | 8/17 | 9 h 35 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/20 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 8/20 | --- | ASHCAN | Balloon burst at 85.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 8/20 | --- | RADIOMETER | Balloon burst at launch. |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 8/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/21 | 17 h 33 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 8/21 | 12 h 15 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/22 | 8 h 30 m | RADIOMETER | 30 miles NNW of San Angelo, Texas, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/23 | --- | POCIBO 2 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 2) | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/26 | --- | POCIBO 1 (Polar Circling Balloon Observatory # 1) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/28 | 2 h | NEUTRON STUDY | Balloon burst at 108.000 ft. Payload landed 15 Miles E of Corsicana, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/29 | 3 h 30 m | NEUTRON STUDY | Premature cur down. Payload landed 8 Miles SE of Comanche, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/31 | --- | NEUTRON STUDY | Balloon burst after launch. Payload recovered 2 Miles West of NCAR Base, Palestine, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 9/1 | 9 h 30 m | NEUTRON STUDY | 6 Miles NE of Oddessa, Texas, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 9/5 | 7 h 14 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/6 | ~1 h | CORONASCOPE II - DUMMY PAYLOAD | Balloon burst at 46.500 ft. Payload landed 4 Miles E of Oakwood, Texas, US |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/8 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/8 | 12 h 30 m | PRIMARY GAMMA RADIATION STUDIES | 3 Miles N of Plano, Texas, US |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/9 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 9/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/11 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/12 | ~1 h | PRIMARY GAMMA RADIATION STUDIES | Balloon burst at 58.000 ft. Payload landed 12 Miles E of NCAR Base, Palestine, Texas, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/13 | ~4 h | WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/14 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/15 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 9/15 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/16 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/16 | 4 h | OBSERVATION OF THE INFRARED SPECTRA | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 9/16 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Kiruna Geophysical Obs. | 9/17 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Andennes | 9/17 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/19 | 5 h | ASHCAN | Warrananga Station, Victoria, Australia |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/20 | 7 h 30 m | WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | 45 miles NE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, EE.UU |
Mildura | 9/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/20 | 26 h 30 m | PRIMARY GAMMA RADIATION STUDIES | 7 Miles SE of Star City, Arkansas, US |
Anoka (MN) | 9/20 | 12 h 37 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/24 | 3 h 30 m | WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/26 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Seattle (WA) | 9/26 | 5 h | LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/27 | 1 h | RECOVERY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/28 | 9 h | ORNITHORHYNCUS II - COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT | 10 Miles N of Clarcksville, Texas, US |
Anoka (MN) | 9/28 | 10 h 58 m | SCINTILLATION COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/1 | 3 h 30 m | REENTRY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/1 | --- | MAGNETIC CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/1 | 29 h | EVALUATING OF ONE-WAY VALVING DUCT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/2 | --- | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/3 | ~7 h | WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Clifton-Morenci (AZ) | 10/4 | 22 h | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 10/5 | 79 h | EVALUATING OF ONE-WAY VALVING DUCT | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/8 | 28 h | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | 30 miles NNW of Childress, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/8 | 30m | SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 49.500 ft. Payload recovered 7 Miles WSW of Elkhart, Texas, US |
Faribault (MN) | 10/8 | 54 m | MASS SPECTROMETER | Balloon burst at 40.000 ft |
Palestine (TX) | 10/9 | 30m | SPARK CHAMBER | Balloon burst at 40.800 ft. Payload recovered 2 Miles W of Elkhart, Texas, US |
Mildura | 10/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/11 | 9 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | 15 miles S of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
Anoka (MN) | 10/12 | 7 h 46 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Kobe | 10/13 | 17 h | EMULSION CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Faribault (MN) | 10/14 | 54 m | MASS SPECTROMETER | Balloon burst at 40.000 ft |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/15 | 28 h | COSMIC RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Seattle (WA) | 10/16 | 5 h | LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 10/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/17 | 7 h 30m | ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION | 6 Miles E of Diridder, Louisiana, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/18 | 1 h | ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION | Balloon burst at 68.000 ft. Payload recovered 10 Miles W of Lufkin, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/18 | 2h | HYGROMETERS | 5 Miles NW of Lufkin, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/19 | 8 h | ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION | In Diboll, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/20 | 9 h | ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION | 12 Miles SE of Pineland, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/21 | 9 h | ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION | 1 Mile SW of Lufkin, Texas, US |
New Brighton (MN) | 10/23 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Faribault (MN) | 10/23 | 2 h 50 m | MASS SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 10/24 | 8 h | ASHCAN - AIR EJECTOR PARTICLE SAMPLER | 10 miles NE of Palestine, Texas, US |
Mildura | 10/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/26 | 2h | HYGROMETERS | 3 Miles SE of Lufkin, Texas, US |
Ciudad Universitaria | 10/26 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 10/30 | 7 h 2 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Silver City (NM) | 11/1 | 5 h | REENTRY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Ciudad Universitaria | 11/1 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/2 | ~1 h 30 m | CORONASCOPE II - DUMMY PAYLOAD | Balloon burst at 55.000 ft. Payload recovered 10 Miles SE of Alto, Texas, US |
Truth or Consequences (NM) | 11/3 | 3 h | REENTRY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/5 | --- | SPARK CHAMBER | In the Italian Alpes |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/8 | 5 h | CALIBRATION OF EARTH OXIGEN RADIATION PROFILE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/8 | 11 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | Wesson, Mississippi, US |
Dakar, Senegal | 11/9 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Silver City (NM) | 11/10 | 4 h | REENTRY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Devils Lake (ND) | 11/11 | --- | CERENKOV SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Lindau | 11/13 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/13 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR (SPARMO) | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 11/16 | 25 h | QUALITY EVALUATION - INCREASED PAYLOAD | --- No Data --- |
Chico (CA) | 11/16 | 30 h | QUALITY EVALUATION | --- No Data --- |
Anoka (MN) | 11/16 | 6 h 13 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 11/17 | 1 h | INFRARED SPECTRUM EARTH MEASUREMENTS | Balloon burst at 30.000 ft. Payload recovered 12 miles SE of Page, Arizona, US |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 11/17 | 13 h | ALPHA RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Truth or Consequences (NM) | 11/17 | 4 h | REENTRY SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 11/18 | 5 h | MICROBIOLOGICAL COLLECTION | Near Wasau, Winsconsin, US |
Page (AZ) | 11/19 | 4 h | INFRARED SPECTRUM EARTH MEASUREMENTS | 20 miles N of Kayenta, Arizona, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 11/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 11/23 | 8 h | ALPHA RADIATION HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/26 | 17 h | STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 2 | Near Kosciusko, Mississippi, US |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 11/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Page (AZ) | 12/6 | ~1 h | GAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTOR | Balloon burst at 53.000 ft. Payload recovered 10 milles NE of Shonto, Arizona, US |
Page (AZ) | 12/8 | ~1 h | GAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTOR | Balloon burst at 34.000 ft. Payload not recovered |
ARA Lasserre | 12/10 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
ARA Lasserre | 12/11 | F 11 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 12/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
ARA Lasserre | 12/13 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
ARA Lasserre | 12/13 | F 2 h 40 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/15 | 8 h | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | 20 miles NNW of Columbia, South Carolina, US |
Anoka (MN) | 12/16 | 3 h 25 m | ION CHAMBER + SINGLE GEIGER COUNTER + GEIGER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
White Sands (NM) | 12/17 | 2 h | DYNAMIC TEST OF BALLOON ASCENT | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Goodfellow AFB (TX) | 12/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
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