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BalloonSat Program

High-altitude balloon experiments and payloads

Balloon Flight History

Flight #:Description:Date:
00We helped with an NSSTC flightJuly 2005
01Film cameras and environmental sensorsApril 2, 2006
02Panoramic camerasJanuary 20, 2007
03Heat pipe experimentMay 3, 2007
04Space Billboard flight 1October 27, 2007
05Space Billboard flight 2July 19, 2008
06Space Billboard flight 3October 25, 2008
07Space Hardware Club/Nursing Dept/Biology Dept flightMarch 10, 2009
08ATV Transmitter test flight for live videoOctober 3, 2009
09Sparkman Middle School outreach flightNovember 6, 2009
10Tracker test flightNovember 21, 2009
11Nursing Dosimeter FlightMarch 27, 2010
Also 11?900MHz XTend Radio TestApril 10, 2010
12Earth Day FlightApril 17, 2010
13Moored Balloon TestMarch 18, 2011
14Liberty Middle School Outreach FlightApril 13, 2011
15Neutron Counter Maiden FlightAugust 26, 2011
16CubeSat Radio Range TestOctober 28, 2011
17CubeSat Morse Code BeaconFebruary 28, 2012
18Neutron Counter Flight 2May 11, 2012
19Neutron Counter Flight 3June 16, 2012
20Tracker Test and 124,198ftJuly 15, 2012
21Outreach flight with Liberty Middle SchoolSeptember 21, 2012
22Outreach flight with Discovery Middle SchoolSeptember 21, 2012?
23ChargerSat IR FlightFebruary 9, 2013
24Tracker TestMarch 16, 2013
25311 SupportApril 13, 2013
26ChargerSat 1 IR Sensor TestingJuly 11-12, 2013
27Week of Welcome Convocation Finale FlightAugust 20, 2013
28Charger Blue FlightSeptember 14, 2013
29One Month Payload FlightSeptember 28, 2013
29.5One Month Payload FlightSeptember 28, 2013
30Attempted Transcontinental FlightJanuary 26, 2014
31ATV Payload TestFebruary 22, 2014
32Quick Turnaround TestMarch 1, 2014
33Public Outreach FlightJune 21, 2014
34Convocation LaunchAugust 19, 2014
35APEX Flight 1September 14, 2014
36APEX Flight 2September 16, 2014
37One Month Flight 1October 4, 2014
37.5One Month Flight 2October 4, 2014
38One Month ReflightOctober 18, 2014
39MAE 311 SupportNovember 8, 2014
40Outreach Flight at Haleyville High SchoolNovember 22, 2014
41311 Project FlightMarch 29, 2015
42It's On Us FlightSeptember 18, 2015
43One Month Challenge FlightOctober 3, 2015
44One Month Challenge ReFlightOctober 6, 2015
45Project Low HorizonsOctober 7, 2015
46Outreach Flight at Discovery Middle SchoolNovember 20, 2015
47Project Low HorizonsMarch 18, 2016
48GigaPartsApril 2, 2016
49SAIC launchApril 16, 2016
50SAIC launchApril 16, 2016
51Low HorizonsSeptember 10, 2016
52OneMonth launchOctober 16, 2016
53College AcademyOctober 27, 2016
54PhysoonNovember 20, 2016
55SAIC OutreachDecember 10, 2016
56Eclipse testMarch 5, 2017
57Super PressureMarch 5, 2017
58PhysoonMarch 5, 2017
59Family WeekendFebruary 25, 2017
60SAIC OutreachApril 1, 2017
61Randolph Middle OutreachMarch 31, 2017
62Austin High OutreachApril 21, 2017
63Eclipse testApril 22, 2017
64Physoon/SWIRLL (in a lake)July 15, 2017
65Physoon/SWIRLL (on power lines)July 22, 2017
66Physoon/SWIRLL ThunderstormJuly 28, 2017
67Physoon/SWIRLL (recon)July 29, 2017
68Physoon/SWIRLL Anti-recoveryAugust 4, 2017
69Physoon/SWIRLL (race)August 5, 2017
70Physoon/SWIRLL & Paper AirplanesAugust 12, 2017
71Great American EclipseAugust 21, 2017
72Physoon/SWIRLL Solar FlareSeptember 9, 2017
73One MonthSeptember 30, 2017
74College AcademyOctober 27, 2017
Also 74?HELEN, CubeSat, & James Clemens OutreachMarch 2, 2018
75SAIC Outreach & CubeSatApril 21, 2018
76Louisiana OutreachMay 19, 2018
77Rainbow Horizons & RaptorAugust 31, 2018
78One MonthOctober 6, 2018
79Raptor testingOctober 27, 2018
80Broadview Elementary OutreachNovember 5, 2018
81Raptor testingNovember 17, 2018
82HELEN trainingMarch 2, 2019
83Chapman Middle OutreachApril 10, 2019
84HELEN trainingApril 13, 2019
85UAE Earth-Sky-Space OutreachJuly 19, 2019
86HELEN testingJuly 21, 2019
87Open House & HELEN testingAugust 21, 2019
88Two Month full flightOctober 25, 2019
89Two Month cutdown flightOctober 25, 2019
90College AcademyNovember 5, 2019
91ASH Superpressure Bill Brown tracker K4UAH-3 & 4January 29, 2021
92ASH Superpressure K4UAH-5February 20, 2021
93ASH Superpressure K4UAH-6March 7, 2021
94HELEN Mission 1March 17, 2021
95ASH Superpressure K4UAH-7, Equinox LaunchMarch 21, 2021
96HAVOC Cyclone 1April 11, 2021
97360 GoPro cameraMay 15, 2021
98PERSIST Class outreach / HAVOC Cyclone 2July 13, 2021
99HELEN Mission 2July 17, 2021
100HELEN Mission 3 / SABER electronics & model rocket / Endurance electronics / PhysoonJuly 26, 2021
101Open HouseAugust 23, 2021
102ASH Get Together LaunchSeptember 18, 2021
103ASGC Space WeekOctober 13, 2021
104ARISS Sparkman Middle SchoolOctober 22, 2021
105Two Month full flightOctober 23, 2021
106Two Month cutdown flightOctober 23, 2021
107ASH Superpressure K4UAH-11October 26, 2021
108ASH SmartBalloonNovember 5, 2021
109Two Month cutdown reflightNovember 13, 2021
1102x ASH Superpressure, K4UAH-7, K4UAH-8November 14, 2021
111ARISS Buckhorn Middle SchoolNovember 19, 2021
112HELEN Mission 4 attempt (1 APRS tracker flown)December 11, 2021
113ASH Ozonesonde and Particulate Matter 2.5January 29, 2022
114HELEN Mission 4 reflightMarch 22, 2022
115HAVOC Mission 3April 9, 2022
116ASH Piggy-back Balloon TestApril 9, 2022
117Return to SenderJune 6, 2022
118HELEN Mission 5June 17, 2022
119HAVOC Mission 4June 11, 2022
120ASH SmartBalloonJune 20, 2022
121ASH Great Plains Super LaunchJuly 16, 2022
122HAVOC Mission 5 (PERSIST)July 23, 2022
123HAVOC Mission 6 (Mission 5 Reflight)July 23, 2022
124BalloonSat BingoJuly 24, 2022
125HELEN Mission 6July 30, 2022
126DROP Payload Test-FlightOct 6, 2022
127TwoMonth 2022Oct 22, 2022
128DROP Communications Test-FlightOct 28, 2022
129ASH Antarctica-1 (K4UAH-3)Nov. 13, 2022
130ASH Antarctica-2 (K4UAH-1, W5KUB-114)Nov. 16, 2022
131ASH Antarctica-3 (K4UAH-2, K4UAH-4)Nov. 20, 2022
132ASH Antartica-4 (W5KUB-115)Nov. 23, 2022
133ASH Antarctica-5 (K4UAH-5)Nov. 29, 2022
134HAVOC Mission 7Apr 9, 2023
135NEBP Southeastern Pod Workshop (UMD NS-118)May 28, 2023
136Great Plains Super Launch (2023) PM Sensor + Mystery GooJune 17, 2023
137HELEN Mission 7AJune 18, 2023
138HELEN Mission 7BJune 25, 2023
139SAROS DEMO-1July 8, 2023
140HAVOC Mission 8July 15, 2023
141SAROS DEMO-2Sep 15, 2023
142NEBP Vent Test-FlightSep 16, 2023
143NEBP Annular Eclipse (Poteet, TX)Oct 14, 2023
144HELEN Annular Eclipse (Poteet, TX)Oct 14, 2023
145SAROS-1 Annular Eclipse (Poteet, TX)Oct 14, 2023
146Two Month 2023 RCSOct 21, 2023
147ASH PSH Sensor + DROPJan 14, 2024
148SAROS DEMO-3Feb 3, 2024
149HAVOC-9 + SAROS DEMO-4Mar 2, 2024
150NEBP Vent-2 Test-FlightMar 23, 2024
151HAVOC-10Mar 30, 2024
152SAROS-2 (Tethered) [Total Solar Eclipse]Apr 8, 2024
153Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP)/Phyzoon [Total Solar Eclipse]Apr 8, 2024
154ASH/Phyzoon/Outreach [Total Solar Eclipse]Apr 8, 2024
155HAVOC-11/Phyzoon [Total Solar Eclipse]Apr 8, 2024
156HAVOC-12/Phyzoon [Total Solar Eclipse]Apr 8, 2024
157SAROS-3 (Flight) [Total Solar Eclipse]Apr 8, 2024
158PERSIST Program Outreach / Geoff’s Emergency Comms ExperimentAug 23, 2024
159Two-Month 2024 StratoSat (RCS)Oct 26, 2024
160HAVOC-13Nov 25, 2024
161James Clemens High School Outreach / HAVOC-14 / PASCAL-1Mar 28, 2025
162HAVOC-15 / PASCAL-2Apr 13, 2025
163HAVOC-16 / Nationwide Ballooning Project (NBP) / Terminus TrongleMay 10, 2025
164HAVOC-17May 17, 2025
165HAVOC-18May 31, 2025
166PASCAL-3 / Nationwide Ballooning Project (NBP)June 1, 2025
167Nationwide Ballooning Project (NBP) / DROP Test FlightJune 4, 2025
168Academic High Altitude Conference (AHAC)June 25, 2025
169Pascal-4July 19, 2025
1702 Month 2025 CansatOctober 25, 2025
1712 Month 2025 StratoSatOctober 25, 2025
172PASCAL-5November 8, 2025
173HAVOC-19November 14, 2025
174HAVOC-20 / PASCAL Mech TestFebruary 28, 2026
175HAVOC-21 / MAE311 Project “HVAC”April 4, 2026
176HAVOC-22April 18, 2026
177HAVOC-23May 12, 2026