Campinas (SP) | 1/4 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 1/5 | --- | GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 1/7 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
McMurdo | 1/8 | 3 d | GRAD (Gamma Ray Advanced Detector) | 320 km east of Russian Vostok Station, Antarctica |
Vanscoy (SK) | 1/15 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Vanscoy (SK) | 1/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 1/25 | 30 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 1/26 | 3 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 1/28 | 4 h 23 m | RADIBAL (RADIomètre BALlon) | In Finland |
Laramie (WY) | 1/28 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 1/29 | 4 h 35 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 2/1 | 3 h 5 m | ACIMS (Active Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry) + CRYOGENIC SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Cachoeira Paulista (SP) | 2/3 | 6 h | X-RAY AND GAMMA TELESCOPES | Payload lost. |
ESRANGE | 2/8 | 25 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 2/8 | 6 d | JACEE 8 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment) | 3 miles NW of Pratinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Vanscoy (SK) | 2/9 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 2/10 | 6 h 53 m | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (KFA) | --- No Data --- |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 2/11 | --- | SF-372 MATERIAL TEST | 7 miles NW of Texico, Texas, US |
Alice Springs | 2/16 | 9 d | GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT | Mogi Mirim, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Laramie (WY) | 3/2 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 3/7 | --- | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | Balloon failed |
TIFR Hyderabad | 3/14 | 2 h 20 m | IONIZATION MEASUREMENTS + ELECTRO-DYNAMICS EXPERIENCE + IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program) | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 4/5 | --- | SN87A - II | 100 miles SSW of Mongrel Downs, Northern Territory, Australia |
Alice Springs | 4/8 | F 31 h | HARD X-RAY TELESCOPE | 11 miles WNW of Murray Downs, Australia |
TIFR Hyderabad | 4/11 | 6 h 30 m | IONIZATION MEASUREMENTS + ELECTRO-DYNAMICS EXPERIENCE + IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program) | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 4/11 | 32 h 40 m | GRIP (Gamma-Ray Imaging Payload) | 16 miles W of Ti Tree, Northern Territory, Australia |
ESRANGE | 4/12 | --- | MIKROBA 2 (MIKRO-g with Ballon drop capsule) | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 4/13 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 4/15 | 10 h | COMPTON GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE | 30 miles N of Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia |
Alice Springs | 4/18 | --- | INFRARED EXPERIMENT | 61 miles SW of Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia |
Palestine (TX) | 4/19 | --- | SDS (Solar Disk Sextant) | 10 miles SE of Vicksburg, Mississippi, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 4/20 | 6 h 53 m | FOCA 1000 (FOcal Corrector Anastigmat 1000) | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 4/27 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 4/30 | 24 h | GRIS (Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer) | 174 miles NW of Longbeach, New South Wales, Australia |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 5/4 | 6 h 17 m | OZONOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/5 | --- | HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION | 8 miles N of DeQuincy, Louisiana, US |
Palestine (TX) | 5/5 | --- | BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor) | 10 miles SW of Yazoo City, Mississippi, US |
Alice Springs | 5/6 | --- | GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT | Aborted flight |
Palestine (TX) | 5/11 | ~ 14 h | DGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope) | 2 miles N of Burton, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 5/12 | 16.6 h | FIRS-2 (Far infrared Fourier transform spectrometer) | 8 miles W of San Augustine, Texas, US |
Alice Springs | 5/16 | --- | GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT | 98 miles SE of Longbeach, New South Wales, Australia |
Alice Springs | 5/17 | --- | EXITE-1 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment) | 121 miles WNW of Longbeach, New South Wales, Australia |
Sanriku | 5/18 | 8 h 40 m | OBSERVATION OF IONOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD | --- No Data --- |
Campinas (SP) | 5/20 | --- | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
Sanriku | 5/21 | --- | CRYOGENIC SAMPLER | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 5/24 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 5/25 | 7 h | BIRT (Balloon-borne InfraRed Telescope) | 18 miles W of Huntsville Texas, US |
Sanriku | 5/28 | 21 h 40 m | EMULSION CHAMBER | In the Sea of Japan, off Sakai, Japan |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 6/2 | 4 h 33 m | ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/4 | 9 h | BIRT (Balloon-borne InfraRed Telescope) | 17 miles NW of Lampasas, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 6/6 | --- | BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR | 18 miles ESE of Midland, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 6/6 | --- | HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFEROMETER | 4 miles NE of Cranfills Gap, Texas, US |
Sanriku | 6/6 | 13 h | ANTIPROTON OBSERVATION | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 6/7 | 13 h 10 m | ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique) | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 6/9 | 16 h 11 m | ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique) | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 6/9 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 6/16 | 9 h 16 m | CASOLBA (CAlibration de cellules SOLaires sur vol BAllon) | --- No Data --- |
Gap-Tallard | 6/18 | 9 h 46 m | CHEMILUMINESCENT NO DETECTOR + UV ABSORPTION PHOTOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 6/18 | --- | TEST OF NEW BALLOON | 15 miles SW of Gatesville, Texas, US |
Birigui (SP) | 6/18 | 8 h | SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION - I | In Sao Domingos da Prata - Minas Gerais |
Laramie (WY) | 7/1 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 7/6 | --- | HARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER | 6 miles e of San Saba, Texas, US |
Wallops (VA) | 7/9 | --- | ELECTRODYNAMICS | --- No Data --- |
Wallops (VA) | 7/12 | --- | ELECTRODYNAMICS | 21 miles SSW of Charlottesville, Virginia, US |
Laramie (WY) | 7/27 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Wallops (VA) | 7/27 | --- | ELECTRODYNAMICS | Balloon burst at 15.000 ft. Payload landed 21 miles NE of Wallops, Virginia, US |
Palestine (TX) | 7/31 | --- | TEST OF NEW BALLOON | 30 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US |
Trapani | 8/1 | ~ 2 h | TIMR (Thermal Infrared Multichannel Radiometer) | In the sea, near Sicily, Italy |
Palestine (TX) | 8/4 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | Balloon failure at 41.000 ft. Payload recovered 2 miles NW of palestine, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/5 | --- | TEST OF NEW BALLOON | 15 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/7 | --- | SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION | 8 miles S of Roscoe, Texas, US |
Palestine (TX) | 8/15 | --- | TEST OF NEW BALLOON | 12 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US |
Kagoshima | 8/16 | 15 h 20 m | X-RAY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS | In Jangsu, China |
Kagoshima | 8/20 | 13 h 18 m | GALACTIC IR OBSERVATIONS | In China |
Kagoshima | 8/23 | 16 h 7 m | GALACTIC ELECTRON OBSERVATION | In China |
Kagoshima | 8/25 | --- | STELLAR IR OBSERVATIONS | Command Fail |
Palestine (TX) | 8/25 | --- | CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR | 16 miles SW of San Angelo, Texas, US |
Prince Albert (SK) | 8/26 | --- | HEIST (High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope) | 25 miles E of Trochu, Alberta, Canada |
Prince Albert (SK) | 8/28 | --- | SOFIE (Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope Experiment) | 3 miles ESE of Malta, Montana, US |
Birigui (SP) | 9/?? | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
ESRANGE | 9/1 | --- | PIROG 3 (Pointing InfraRed Observing Gondola) | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/1 | --- | ACME (Advanced Cosmic Microwave Explorer) | 26 miles SSE of Midland, Texas, US |
Prince Albert (SK) | 9/4 | 8 h | EXAM (EXtragalactic AntiMatter) | 8 miles NW of Mistatim, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Palestine (TX) | 9/7 | F 10 h 8 m | BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR | 12 miles NE of Ft.Stockton, Texas, US |
Laramie (WY) | 9/8 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Palestine (TX) | 9/13 | F 23 h 20 m | BLISS (Balloon-Borne Laser In Situ Sensor) | 6 miles ENE of Maryneal, Texas, US |
White Sands (NM) | 9/15 | --- | ABLE III (Atmospheric Balloon Lidar Experiment) | Over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US, USA |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/20 | 5 h | ARGO IR TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Kagoshima | 9/21 | --- | HIMES (Highly Maneuverable Experimental Space Vehicle) | Failure of the balloon. Aborted mission. Payload recovered 80 km E of Uchinoura, Japan |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/27 | 3 h 22 m | PROJECT S38 | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 9/29 | 6 h 16 m | OZONOMETER | --- No Data --- |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 9/30 | --- | ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES | 20 miles NW of Carrizozo, New Mexico, US |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/8 | --- | EXITE-1 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment) | 24 miles SSW of Wichita Falls, Texas, US |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/13 | ~ 1 h | FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE | Balloon burst at 25 km |
Vanscoy (SK) | 10/14 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 10/14 | 6 h 12 m | SIMBA (Solar Irradiance Monitoring from Balloons) | In Orange, Vaucluse, France |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/17 | --- | MIT RADIOMETER | 27 miles S of Amarillo, Texas, US |
Fort Sumner (NM) | 10/26 | --- | SDS (Solar Disk Sextant) | 19 miles NW of McAllister, US |
MV Independence | 10/26 | --- | KESTREL | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 10/28 | 44 h | GRIS (Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer) | 61 miles NW of Warrabri, Northern Territory, Australia |
Vanscoy (SK) | 10/29 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Charleville | 10/29 | 19 h 31 m | AROME | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/2 | --- | PATHFINDER PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 11/2 | --- | GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT | 34 miles WNW of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/3 | --- | PATHFINDER PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 11/5 | --- | IMAP (Indian Middle Atmosphere Program) - IMAP-C:09 | Balloon failed |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/7 | 4 h 37 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Paardefontein | 11/13 | 44 d | ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique) | In southamerica |
TIFR Hyderabad | 11/17 | 7 h | 100 CM TIFR BALLOON-BORNE TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
Alice Springs | 11/17 | --- | COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT | 3 miles N of Stirling, Australia |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/18 | 2 h 39 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Paardefontein | 11/19 | 28 d | MAGNETIC SENSOR | Last known position above Australia |
Paardefontein | 11/20 | 19 d | ELHYSA (Etude de L'Hygromérie Stratosphérique) | In Paraguay |
Poços de Caldas (MG) | 11/24 | 12 h 19 m | SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION | In Araraquara - Sao Paulo. |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/25 | 2 h 7 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Charleville | 11/25 | 23 h 45 m | FIGARO II (French Italian Gamma Ray Observatory) | --- No Data --- |
Poços de Caldas (MG) | 11/28 | 13 h 10 m | SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION | In Japiraí - Sao Paulo. |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/29 | --- | PATHFINDER PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
Laramie (WY) | 11/29 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/30 | --- | PATHFINDER PROGRAM | --- No Data --- |
Aire Sur L'Adour | 11/30 | 2 h 38 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
Paardefontein | 12/2 | 25 d | SAMBA | --- No Data --- |
Poços de Caldas (MG) | 12/3 | --- | SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION - II / COSMIC RAYS | Payload lost. |
Paardefontein | 12/3 | 24 d | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Over Ocean N of Australia |
Paardefontein | 12/8 | 50 d | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Lost contact over the Atlantic Ocean. |
Poços de Caldas (MG) | 12/8 | --- | SUPERNOVA 1987 A OBSERVATION | Balloon failure at launch |
Laramie (WY) | 12/17 | --- | AEROSOL COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
TIFR Hyderabad | 12/18 | 10 h | TICAL MARK II X-RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |