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[ BRIEFS ] swatches
Reusable Microballoon takes
high-resolution photos
C
olorado-based Urban
Sky's new Microballoon
was designed to take highresolution
aerial photos at low
cost. Each reusable Microballoon
unit consists of a small reusable
stratospheric balloon and a
payload module that includes a
high-res optical camera.
While still on the ground, the
8.2-foot balloon is partially filled
with helium gas, which expands
in volume as the balloon rises
from its mobile launching point.
Once it reaches the desired
altitude-typically somewhere
over 60,000 feet-the helium
has expanded to the extent that
it fills the now 18-foot balloon.
From that point onward, any
excess gas simply escapes out
of strategically placed vents in
the bottom of the balloon. In
this fashion, the gas volume
is maintained, so the balloon
remains at the desired altitude
to take photos.
When the photography is
complete, a ground-based crew
remotely activates the payload
module to release itself from the
bottom of the balloon, although
it is still attached by a line. A
parachute is deployed at a lower
altitude, slowing the descent
of the payload module and the
attached balloon. Both are
retrieved for reuse once they've
landed on the ground.
A high-resolution aerial photo taken from Urban Sky's
Microballoon. Photos: Urban Sky.
A graphic depicting where Microballoons fit into the scheme of things,
as compared to satellites and aircraft.
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