BALLOON FLIGHTS CONDUCTED FROM HYDERABAD FROM 2001 ONWARDS
** All zero pressure balloon flights require NOTAM and are conducted in consultation with ATC
| Sl.No | Date of flight | Balloon Volume (M3) |
Ceiling reached (Km) |
Duration at ceiling (Hrs) |
Payload weight (Kg) |
Experiment objective | Principal Investigator | Institution (s) |
| 1 | 12-01-2001 | 413.9 | 40.8 to 30.25 | 2 | 697 | Cryosampler | Sri Raja Ratnam | ISRO-IUCAA |
| 2 | 10-04-2001 | 53.9 | 34.1 | 3 | 304 | Developmental flight (D9) | NBF | TIFR |
| 3 | 18-04-2001 | 244.5 | 39.3 | 7 | 642 | X-RAY (Lase) | Prof.R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 4 | 16-11-2001 | 220.7 | 37.0 | 2.5 | 837 | FIRBE | Prof Shibai, Prof T.N.Rengarajan |
TIFR-NAGOYA UNIVERSITY |
| 5 | 20-11-2001 | 143.4 | 32.1 | 6.7 | 1237 | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | Prof. S.K. Gosh | TIFR |
| 6 | 07-12-2001 | 168 | 35.1 to 29.1 | 7.5 | 830 | FIRBE | Prof Shibai, Prof T.N.Rengarajan |
TIFR-NAGOYA UNIVERSITY |
| 7 | 17-04-2002 | 143.4 | 32.2 | 4.2 | 1282 | Developmental flight (D10) | NBF | TIFR |
| 8 | 21-12-2002 | 739.5 | 42.1 | 9.5 | 731 | X-RAY (Lase) | Prof. R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 9 | 19-02-2003 | 129.2 | 33.1 | 2.5 | 879 | J-50 (INDO – JAPANESE) | Prof Shibai, Prof T.N. Rengarajan |
TIFR- Nagoya Uni. |
| 10 | 30-03-2003 | 140.3 | 32.2 | 6 | 1243 | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | Prof.S.K. Gosh | TIFR |
| 11 | 24-11-2003 | 129.2 | 33.2 | 5.6 | 864.9 | J-50 (INDO – JAPANESE) | Prof Shibai, Prof T.N.Rengarajan |
TIFR- Nagoya Univ. |
| 12 | 17-12-2003 | 422.1 | 41.5 | 11 | 645.7 | X-RAY (Lase) | Prof.R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 13 | 15-11-2004 | 143.4 | 32.0 | 6 | 1245.4 | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | Prof.S.K. Gosh | TIFR |
| 14 | 24-11-2004 | 32.6 | 30.9 to 27.1 | 8.8 | 312.1 | Developmental Flight (D11) | NBF | TIFR |
| 15 | 28-03-2005 | 312.4 | 38.2 | 5.5 | 962.4 | X-RAY (HEXIT) | Prof. R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 16 | 20-04-2005 | 422.1 | 41.15 | 4.2 | 659 | CRYO SAMPLER | Dr. C.B.S.Dutt | ISRO-IUCAA |
| 17 | 21-11-2006 | 143.4 | 32.15 | 6.8 | 1235.6 | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | Prof. S.K. Gosh | TIFR |
| 18 | 21-12-2006 | 738.9 | 41.35 | 2 | 938.2 | X-RAY (HEXIT) | Prof. R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 19 | 21-03-2007 | 467.5 | 41.25 | 4.5 | 701.7 | X-RAY (Lase) | Prof. R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 20 | 21-12-2007 | 110.9 | 35.7 | 3.5 | 330.9 | Developmental Flight (D12) | NBF | TIFR |
| 21 | 14-04-2008 | 739.4 | 42.2 | 7.3 | 953.9 | XRAY(LAXPC) | Prof. P.C. Agrawal | TIFR |
| 22 | 25-04-2008 | 369.1 | 40.1 | 8.2 | 727.9 | X-RAY (LASE) | Prof R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 23 | 05-02-2009 | 143.4 | 32.2 | 3.1 | 1196.4 | INFRARED ASTRONOMY | Prof S.K. Gosh | TIFR |
| 24 | 09-04-2009 | 738.9 | 41.8 | 9 | 992 | X-RAY (HEXIT) | Prof. R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 25 | 17-04-2009 | 109.7 | 35.45 | 2.5 | 458.9 | LIDAR | Dr C.A.Ignatious | VSSC-ISRO |
| 26 | 08-03-2010 | 109.7 | 35.17 | 5.5 | 459.3 | BIRD (Balloon | Dr.Pallam Raju | PRL- Boston University |
| 27 | 17-03-2010 | 109.7 | 36.4 | -- | 303.7 | ATHELOMETER | Prof K K Moorthy | SPL-VSSC |
| 28 | 22-03-2010 | 412.2 | 41.4 | 5.0 | 627 | X-RAY (Lase) | Prof. R.K. Manchanda | TIFR |
| 29 | 08-01-2011 | 38.2 | 32.4 | 0.4 | 171 | Athelometer | Prof K K Moorthy | SPL-VSSC |
| 30 | 27-04-2011 | 38.2 | 32.2 | 1.3 | 168 | Athelometer | Prof K K Moorthy | SPL-VSSC |