Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/4 | 12 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 1 mile W of Three Rivers, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 1/7 | F 25 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION - DUMMY FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/12 | F 4 h 45 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/20 | --- | BROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/21 | F 11 h 45 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/21 | F 1 h 5 m | TEST FLIGHT OF BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 1/22 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 1/26 | --- | FLIGHT TEST (NYLON-12 FILM) | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 1/27 | --- | WHISTLERS (?) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/28 | F 2 h 55 m | BROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 1/31 | --- | TEST FLIGHT OF NYLON BALLOON | Balloon failure |
Palestine (TX) | 2/3 | F 6 h 5 m | 102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/4 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 2/5 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 2/12 | --- | X-RAY STUDIES | Ground abort |
Laramie (WY) | 2/13 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/16 | F 4 h 25 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 2/16 | F 8 h 5 m | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Harrisburg (PA) | 2/18 | --- | LIGHT HEART (Gatch) | Dissapeared near Canary Islands |
Palestine (TX) | 2/25 | F 3 h 45 m | WHOLE AIR SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 2/27 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 3/2 | --- | X-RAY STUDIES | Balloon burst at tropopause |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/12 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/13 | F 4 h 50 m | COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/13 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Albrook AFB, Panama | 3/14 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 3/19 | --- | GAMMA-RAY STUDIES | Ground abort |
TIFR Hyderabad | 3/26 | 8 h | GAMMA-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 3/29 | F 6 h | TEST FLIGHT OF SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON | --- No Data --- |
Rio Cuarto | 4/1 | 16 h | MEASUREMENTS OF LOW ENERGY GAMMA RADIATION | Near Ortiz Basualdo, Buenos Aires, Argentine |
Palestine (TX) | 4/5 | F 5 h 25 m | X-RAY EMISSION FROM THE CRAB NEBULA | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/5 | F 2 h 55 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Rio Cuarto | 4/6 | 4 h | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY | --- No Data --- |
Rio Cuarto | 4/6 | --- | X-RAY ASTRONOMY | Balloon Failure |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/9 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 18 miles E of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US |
Laramie (WY) | 4/9 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/9 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/12 | 4 h | ASHCAN | 20 miles NE of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 4/12 | F 1 h | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 4/13 | 8 h | GAMMA-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/16 | 3 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 7 miles SSE of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 4/16 | F 1 h 25 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/22 | 4 h | ASHCAN | 29 miles SW of Roswell, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 4/23 | F 4 h 20 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 4/25 | F 8 h | HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 4/27 | --- | RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 4/28 | --- | X-RAY STUDIES | Balloon burst at tropopause. |
Longreach | 4/28 | --- | ASHCAN + RADIOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Longreach | 4/29 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/3 | F 11 h 35 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/4 | F 29 h 50 m | GAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
White Sands (NM) | 5/5 | ~ 10 h | LACATE (Lower Atmospheric Composition and Temperature Experiment) | 36 kms from the launch site. |
Palestine (TX) | 5/6 | F 19 h 55 m | MAGELLAN (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Levelland (TX) | 5/7 | F 3 h 45 m | LOW TEMPERATURE AIR SAMPLER - LACATE PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/7 | F 35 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/9 | F 4 h 42 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/11 | F 11 h 40 m | COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/13 | 6 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 16 miles NE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/13 | --- | GRID SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/17 | 1 h 35 m | BEFS (Balloon Electric Field Sensor) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/19 | F 7 h 10 m | HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/22 | 20 h 30 m | STRATCOM - V (Stratospheric Composition) | 6 miles E of Stallion, New Mexico, US |
Hope (AR) | 5/23 | --- | SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 5/28 | --- | COSMIC-RAY SHORT PERIOD FLUCTUATION | --- No Data --- |
Eielson AFB (AK) | 5/28 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 5/30 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 5/30 | --- | PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF THE STRATOSPHERE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/2 | F 11 h 15 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 6/4 | --- | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS | Boomerang flight. Balloon Burst |
Sanriku | 6/7 | --- | HIGH ENERGY PARTICLES | Boomerang flight |
Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | F 6 h 55 m | GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/10 | F 5 h 45 m | FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 6/13 | --- | PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS | Boomerang flight. Balloon Burst |
Sanriku | 6/15 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/17 | F 8 h 30 m | BROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/17 | F 4 h 5 m | MPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/20 | 7 h | POLAR NEPHELOMETER | Near Silver City, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 6/21 | F 8 h 50 m | X-RAY OBSERVATIONS | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 6/23 | --- | AIRGLOW & ZODIACAL LIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/26 | 5 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 11 miles NW of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/27 | 7 h | LIQUID HELIUM SPECTROMETER + OZONE DETECTOR | South of Phoenix, Arizona, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/1 | 8 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 19 miles SE of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/4 | F 10 h 30 m | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 7/6 | F 5 h 30 m | X-RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Kourou | 7/7 | 84 d | CBS (Carrier Balloon System) | Over the Amazonia, Brazil |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/8 | --- | STRATOPROBE I | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/9 | --- | SOLAR SPECTROMETER (Piggy Back Payload?) | --- No Data --- |
Volsk | 7/10 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/11 | F 6 h | MPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/15 | 20 h 10 m | MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/15 | F 8 h 50 m | LEE (Low Energy Electrons) | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/16 | --- | CHEMILUMINISCENT PROBE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/17 | F 5 h 25 m | LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONS | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/21 | --- | MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 7/22 | ~ 22 h | STRATOPROBE I | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/22 | F 6 h 15 m | HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | Near Van Horn, Texas, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/23 | 6 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 11 miles W of Springerville, Arizona, US |
Laramie (WY) | 7/23 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/23 | F 9 h 20 m | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/24 | F 4 h | LIQUID HELIUM SPECTROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/26 | 3 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 16 miles W of Newman, Texas, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/30 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/31 | F 4 h 25 m | LGT (Large Gamma-ray Telescope) | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/2 | 4 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/3 | --- | MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/3 | 16 h 20 m | MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER | In the Athabasca River area, Alberta Canada |
Fort Churchill (MB) | 8/8 | 11 h | PARTICLE TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/12 | F 21 h | THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/13 | F 5 h 10 m | BROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
N.Battleford (SK) | 8/13 | F 4 h 20 m | X-RAY TELESCOPE | N of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Thompson (MB) | 8/18 | --- | X-RAY IMAGING DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 8/22 | F 6 h 40 m | OBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND | --- No Data --- |
Sioux City (IA) | 8/27 | 11 h 45 m | COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Kourou | 9/?? | --- | ATMOSAT TEST | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/4 | F 7 h 10 m | TEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/6 | F 8 h | THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments) | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 9/11 | --- | SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET | Launch failure |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/12 | --- | FAR INFRARED MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 9/13 | --- | BAT-1 (Balloon-Borne Astronomical Telescope) | --- No Data --- |
Watertown (SD) | 9/13 | 46 h 25 m | IRIS (IRon ISotopes) | --- No Data --- |
Sioux City (IA) | 9/17 | 56 h 20 m | COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Volsk | 9/20 | --- | BALLOON MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER - ANTIP 1 | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/20 | --- | FAR INFRARED MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/22 | F 12 h 15 m | AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope) | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/22 | --- | MULTIELEMENT TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Sioux Falls (SD) | 9/22 | 127 h 30 m | STACK OF NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | Near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US |
Palestine (TX) | 9/23 | F 6 h 45 m | INFRARED SCANNING INTERFEROMETER | --- No Data --- |
Mildura | 9/25 | --- | JET IMPACTOR SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/27 | F 4 h 50 m | THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/27 | 7 h 15 m | GAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/29 | F 12 h 5 m | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/30 | F 4 h 20 m | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/1 | F 3 h 20 m | MASS ESPECTROMETER | Near Huntsville, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 10/2 | F 11 h 45 m | MEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
S.J.dos Campos (SP) | 10/2 | 2.3 h | TRAINING FLIGHT AND TELEMETRY TEST | In Cunha - Sao Paulo |
Sanriku | 10/6 | --- | LEVEL TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/6 | F 41 h 10 m | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 10/8 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 10/8 | --- | INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 10/8 | --- | INSTRUMENTAL TESTING FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
S.J.dos Campos (SP) | 10/8 | 7 h | TEST OF RADIOACTIVE SONDE | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/9 | F 6 h 15 m | BUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/9 | F 8 h 50 m | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/11 | F 2 h 25 m | HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/11 | F 8 h | TEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/12 | F 6 h 30 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/12 | F 7 h 50 m | BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/12 | --- | ANEMOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/17 | F 41 h 45 m | MAGELLAN (Micrometeorite Collector) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/18 | F 11 h 30 m | MEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/20 | F 8 h 55 m | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/23 | F 8 h 20 m | BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 10/24 | F 3 h 25 m | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | --- No Data --- |
S.J.dos Campos (SP) | 10/24 | 6 h | TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT | In Franco da Rocha - Sao Paulo |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/25 | --- | ASHCAN | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/26 | 4 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 1 mile N of Crosbyton, Texas, US |
Las Cruces (NM) | 11/1 | 12 h | DA VINCI I (Craig - Engelmann - Imboden - Simons) | Wagon Mound, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/4 | 3 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 35 miles ENE of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/5 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 30 miles NNW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
Palestine (TX) | 11/5 | F 3 h 55 m | MEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/6 | F 6 h 15 m | ENGINEERING TEST OF A SATELLITE EXPERIMENT | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/12 | F 45 m | PARACHUTE TEST | --- No Data --- |
S.J.dos Campos (SP) | 11/14 | 7 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/15 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 11/25 | F 50 m | MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF ATOMIC OXYGEN | --- No Data --- |
S.J.dos Campos (SP) | 11/25 | 10 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Jaboticabal - Sao Paulo |
Mildura | 11/29 | --- | JET IMPACTOR SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 11/30 | 5 h | X-RAY STUDIES | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 11/30 | --- | X-RAY STUDIES | Balloon burst at tropopause. |
Mildura | 12/3 | --- | JET IMPACTOR SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 12/3 | F 2 h 55 m | ATMOSPHERIC STUDY | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 12/4 | --- | OPALE | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 12/4 | --- | ANEMOMETERS | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/6 | 4 h 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 20 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US |
Laramie (WY) | 12/10 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/12 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 23 miles E of Newman, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 12/17 | F 8 h 25 m | TEST FLIGHT OF THE GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE TO BE PLACED IN THE HEAO SATELLITE | --- No Data --- |
S.J.dos Campos (SP) | 12/20 | 10 h | COMGATE (Compton Gamma Ray Telescope) | In Timburi - Sao Paulo |