In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries during 1968, 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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![]() | 1/5 | 5 h 40 m | OBSERVATION OF VENUS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/9 | 7 h | SCO XR1 GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/12 | 16 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/13 | --- | M87 X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/15 | 8 h | PROPORTIONAL COUNTER | In Blanding, Utah, US |
![]() | 1/16 | --- | ASTROLABE - HELIOS III | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/17 | 8 h 30 m | CYGNUS XR1 GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/23 | F 3 h 30 m | PYRHELIOMETERS | 25 miles W of Cave City, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/29 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/2 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/3 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/10 | 4 h 55 m | COLLECT METEORIC DUST PARTICLES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/12 | 1h 5m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/24 | 35m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/27 | 8 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 80 miles NE of Texarkana, Texas, US |
![]() | 2/27 | 3 h 30 m | SEARCH OF GAMMA RAY FROM CRAB NEBULA AND CYGNUS REGION | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/29 | --- | X-RAY OBSERVATORY | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/4 | 5 h 10 m | ATMOSPHERIC ALBEDO GAMMA RAY INVESTIGATION | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/14 | 7 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 50 miles NW of Lufkin, Texas, US |
![]() | 3/14 | 3h 45m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/21 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/22 | --- | SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/23 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/23 | 5 h 55 m | SOLAR FAR IR MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/24 | 5 h 50 m | SEARCH OF GAMMA RAY FROM CYGNUS XR-I | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/27 | 4 h 30 m | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | 30 miles NNE of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/31 | 4 h 13 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE + NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/5 | 3 h 10 m | SEARCH OF GAMMA RAY FROM CYGNUS XR-I | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/9 | --- | PHOTOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/10 | --- | CHECK OF ELECTRONICS AND ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR STRATOSCOPE II | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/10 | F 8 h 30 m | TEST OF IRLS & OPLE SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/13 | 6 h 30 m | 24-INCH TELESCOPE + SPECTROMETER | 17 miles N of Cavern City, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/15 | 18h 50m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/19 | 5 h 30 m | AVCO RADIOMETER | 20 miles WNW of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/23 | 10 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/24 | 6 h 45 m | ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS | 16 miles SSW of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/24 | F 13h 35m | MEASURE X-RAYS FLUX FROM SCO XR-1 | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/25 | F 9 h 45 m | SOLAR NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/26 | 5 h 30 m | PYRHELIOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/28 | F 5 h 40 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/29 | --- | DROPSONDE TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 4/30 | 11 h 45 m | OBSERVE CYGNUS X-RAY SOURCE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/1 | --- | MEASUREMENT OF SOLAR AND STELLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/1 | --- | DROPSONDE TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/3 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/4 | 6 h | EMULSION STACK | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/4 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/5 | 8 h 20 m | GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/6 | 8 h 50 m | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | 200 miles from Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
![]() | 5/7 | 73 d | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In a farm in Scioto County, Ohio, US |
![]() | 5/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/10 | --- | BALLOON TEST | Balloon failure |
![]() | 5/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/10 | --- | UV SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/13 | 4 h 45 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Gerle (65) France |
![]() | 5/13 | 5 h 35 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/14 | 15 h | IONOSPHERIC STUDIES | Near Dax, France |
![]() | 5/14 | 14 h 30 m | TERPHAN BALLOON TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/16 | 2 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Segos (32) France |
![]() | 5/17 | 3 h 40 m | ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS | In Cahuzac (32) France |
![]() | 5/18 | --- | STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 6 | Near Cushing, Texas, US |
![]() | 5/19 | F 11 h 35m | COSMIC RAY COUNTER + TEST OF STABILIZED PLATFORM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/20 | 1 h 45 m | TEST FLIGHT OF RAVEN CAPPED BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/21 | 11 h 50 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/24 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/24 | 8 h | ALBEDO & INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/24 | 14 h 15 m | BARNDOOR II - EMULSION STACK | In Fabens, Texas, US |
![]() | 5/28 | 4 h | ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS RESEARCH | 35 miles SE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 5/28 | 4 h 10 m | PHOTOELECTRIC SKYLIGHT POLARIMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/29 | 16h 40m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/29 | 136 d | SOMEX II (Solar Monitoring Experiment) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 5/29 | F 9 h 25 m | GAMMA RAY SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/1 | 125 d | SOMEX II (Solar Monitoring Experiment) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/4 | 6 h 50 m | SODIUM IODIDE CRYSTAL DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/6 | 16h 55m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/7 | 5 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 20 miles SSE de Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/9 | --- | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | Balloon failure |
![]() | 6/9 | F 10 h 45 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/11 | F 42 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/12 | 4 h | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/13 | F 6 h 50 m | EXTRATERRESTRIAL DUST SAMPLING | W of fairchild, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 6/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/17 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/19 | 4 h | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/21 | 10 m | NEPHELOMETER | During launch the automatic release mechanism was damaged, resulting in free-fall of the payload shortly after launch. |
![]() | 6/22 | --- | BALLOON TEST | Balloon failure |
![]() | 6/23 | --- | STRATOSPHERIC X-RAYS MEASUREMENTS | Near Pretoria, Southafrica |
![]() | 6/25 | ~ 11 h | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/25 | 3 h 30 m | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | 35 miles SSE of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/26 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/27 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/27 | 6 h 55 m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/27 | F 8 h | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/27 | ~ 36 h | LORAN SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT - PROJECT HAPPE | Mountain View, California, US |
![]() | 6/29 | 5 h 30 m | AVCO RADIOMETER | North of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/1 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/2 | 16 h 10 m | EMULSION PACK AND PLATES | Impacto in coordinates 58º 56' N - 111º 6' W, Canada |
![]() | 7/3 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/5 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/5 | 5 h 25 m | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/5 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/7 | --- | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/7 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/8 | F 6 h | SPECTROGRAPH | Saint-Privat, France |
![]() | 7/8 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/10 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/10 | --- | INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/11 | F 6 h | GRATING SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/12 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/14 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/16 | 16 h 50 m | POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/16 | F 6 h 55 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | 18 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | 17 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | 7 h 15 m | SOLAR HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/19 | F 3 h 10 m | NEUTRON SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/19 | 8 h 10 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 5 miles E of Ellsworth, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/20 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/21 | 18 h 15 m | POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/21 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/22 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/22 | 6 h 20 m | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/22 | 2 h 20 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/23 | 18 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/23 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/24 | 1 h 25 m | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/25 | --- | OZONE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/25 | 10 h 40 m | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/25 | 10 h 30 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/26 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/28 | --- | INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/29 | 23 h 40 m | POSITRON-NEGATRON (e±) EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/29 | 5h 5m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/29 | 10 h 45 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 2 miles SE of Jackson, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 7/30 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/30 | 11 h 15 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/31 | F 9 h | ELECTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/1 | --- | INFRARED SPECTROMETER + 3 PHOTOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/1 | 4 d 8 h | MINIMUM WIND INVESTIGATION | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/2 | 16h 45m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/3 | 7 h 45 m | COSMIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/6 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/6 | 4 h 20 m | GAMMA RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/7 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/7 | 8 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 80 miles SW of Blythe, California, US |
![]() | 8/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/8 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/12 | --- | SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/13 | F 30 m | SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/15 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/17 | 5 h | SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/17 | --- | TEST LAUNCH SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/18 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/19 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/19 | --- | OZONE MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/20 | 8 h 45 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION + RADIOMETER TEST | 3 miles SW of Boyd, Winsconsin, US |
![]() | 8/21 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/21 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/21 | 20h 40m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/21 | 21 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/22 | 19 h | NEUTRON SPECTROMETER + NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/25 | --- | X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/25 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/26 | --- | ZODIACAL LIGHT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/26 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/26 | --- | AIRGLOW | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/26 | F 8 h 55 m | TEST OF OPLE POSITION AND LOCATION SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/27 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/29 | 19h 20m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/31 | 10 h | MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/?? | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/1 | --- | ELECTRIC FIELD | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/2 | --- | GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/4 | 23 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 45 miles NE of Deming, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/4 | F 5 h 30 m | ENGINEERING TEST OF GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/5 | --- | SOLAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/5 | 6 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/6 | --- | IONIZATION MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/6 | --- | SOLAR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/7 | F 8 h 50 m | GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/9 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/9 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/10 | 11 h | HODOSCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/11 | 17 h | STRATCOM - I (Stratospheric Composition) | Near Twenty-Nine Palms, California, US |
![]() | 9/12 | --- | HEAVY PRIMARIES & GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/12 | 22 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/16 | --- | EMULSION CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/17 | F 7 h 50 m | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE & SPARK CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/18 | F 5 h 30 m | SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRY OF GEMINI AND ORION | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/19 | --- | X-RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/19 | F 39 h 45 m | BARNDOOR III - EMULSION STACK | In Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/20 | --- | INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/22 | 39 h 45 m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - SKY MONSTER I | In Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/22 | F 1 h 30 m | SPECTROGRAPH | In Castelnaudary, Aude, France |
![]() | 9/23 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/24 | --- | COSMIC DUST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/25 | ~ 30 m | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - SKY MONSTER II | In Oakwood, Texas, US |
![]() | 9/26 | 42 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS III | In Big Springs, Texas, US |
![]() | 9/26 | 25 h | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/27 | --- | SOLAR NEUTRONS & GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/28 | --- | SOLAR NEUTRONS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/28 | --- | FLIGHT TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/29 | --- | SOLAR PROTON OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/29 | --- | MULTIDIRECTIONAL DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/29 | --- | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | Operations failure |
![]() | 9/29 | --- | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | Operations failure |
![]() | 9/30 | ? | MULTIDIRECTIONAL DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/30 | 11 h 25 m | SOLAR HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/30 | 12 h 30 m | FAST NEUTRON DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/1 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/2 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/4 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/8 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/8 | 4 h | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | 5 miles W of La Luz, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/9 | --- | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/10 | 7 h 30 m | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/10 | F 10 h | SEARCH FOR GAMMA RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/10 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/11 | F 6 h 25 m | OZONE STUDIES | In Yazoo City, Mississippi, US |
![]() | 10/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/19 | 12 h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/22 | 6 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 3 miles SE of William, Texas, US |
![]() | 10/23 | 10 h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/25 | F 7 h 25 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | Near Valdosta, Georgia, US |
![]() | 10/26 | 3 h 4 m | SPECTROPHOTOMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/28 | F 4 h 40 m | GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/28 | 18 h | METEOROLOGICAL STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/29 | --- | LORAN SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT - PROJECT HAPPE | Payload not recovered |
![]() | 10/29 | --- | LORAN SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT - PROJECT HAPPE | Aborted flight |
![]() | 10/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/31 | 11 h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/2 | 2 h 10 m | TELEMETRY TEST | Near Medicine Bow, Wyoming, US |
![]() | 11/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/11 | --- | ASHCAN + CAMERA | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/16 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/18 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/19 | 5 h | SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP | In Oakdale, Louisiana, US |
![]() | 11/19 | 12 h | METEOROLOGICAL STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/20 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/20 | F 3 h 30 m | GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/20 | F 5 h 17 m | RADIOMETER | 10 miles SE of Kimball, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 11/20 | F 6 h | TEST OF TELEMETRY ANTENNA | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/24 | F 1 h 30 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/27 | 12 h | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/4 | F 2 h 50 m | STUDY X-RAY EMISSION FROM M87 | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/5 | 36 h | OBSERVATION OF AURORAL X-RAYS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/6 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/7 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/9 | 4 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 32 miles S of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/11 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/11 | 5 h 15 m | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/14 | 3 h 50 m | TEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/16 | 4 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 18 miles E of Paducah, Texas, US |
![]() | 12/22 | --- | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
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