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Cube Satellites Of The Stratosphere

The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

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Zero Pressure Balloons - Can They Be Stable?

The system calculates where you need to launch the balloon, and then it'll fly over the area at a certain height. How do you make sure it's imaging at a stable height across the entire area of interest? Great question. So we use what's called a zero pressure stratospheric balloon. This is a really unique type of balloon design that essentially has vents at the bottom of the balloon and a fixed volume and shape of the balloon.

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