Balloon overhead for the last week?
This balloon has been floating over one spot in the western U.S., specifically central Nevada for the past week! It's been as high as 71K but usually in the FL500-600 range. Very interesting how they can keep it in one geographic area for weeks at a time.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....dcfa59f81c.png The world needs more surveillance apparently. https://www.flightradar24.com/N105WV/209f745c |
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Originally Posted by WillFlyForCheese
(Post 10484536)
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There was some talk about these being used for broadband networks.
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Originally Posted by Smythe
(Post 10484824)
There was some talk about these being used for broadband networks.
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Seems that multi months long Project Loon balloon flights are already routine. See the twitter feed from here: https://stratocat.com.ar/indexe.html
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Seems like an ultrasophisticated analog to Albuquerque's famous "box winds," where a pilot can take off to the south in the "down the valley" early-morning breeze, climb into the prevailing southerly winds, pass back over his/her take-off point north-bound, and then descend back into the valley winds to return-to-base. Or even "hover" in the shear layer.
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Amazing project. Much easier to spot them on Flightradar 24 with the reduced airline traffic at present.
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Originally Posted by Carbon Bootprint
(Post 10484860)
Yes, that's the ambition of Google's Loon Project, though I have no idea if its related to the Strato venture.
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Originally Posted by Anon-x
(Post 10746773)
Amazing project. Much easier to spot them on Flightradar 24 with the reduced airline traffic at present.
Costa Rica,South america and Africa are favourite locations. There is a launch site in Nevada, I can't recall the exact location at present. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....bdb8ec3687.jpg |
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Originally Posted by jimjim1
(Post 10746829)
If you set a filter to say Altitude 45-65,000 ft (65 is max available which may prevent the inclusion of some of the balloons) the balloons usually show up very clearly. Perhaps alternative ADSB sites may have more flexible filters?
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