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Urban Sky is an American aerospace company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Urban Sky Manufactures and operates small, altitude-stable stratospheric balloons that are primarily used for remote sensing applications and fly to altitudes of about 20 km.. In 2023 Urban Sky was the winner of the National Security Innovation Network challenge for their remote sensing technologies. . Urban Sky Remote Sensing balloons are roughly the size of a car at launch with a payload attached underneath. "they offer the high-res aerial imagery needed to monitor the aftermath of wildfires, and to even image entire cities". The balloons grow in volume as they ascent and are roughly 11 times larger in the stratosphere than when they are near the ground. The balloons are propelled by the wind, allowing them to drift over predetermined targets from mobile launch location depending on season. In 2023 Urban Sky also started flying communications related missions with a first stratospheric communications flight partnered with goTenna the two balloons flown in the demonstration maintained an altitude of 57,000 feet establishing a line-of-site network spanning at least 14,412 square miles.. Urban Sky balloons are the world's first resuable stratospheric balloons. The small balloons fly in the same regulatory category as most weather balloons and operate at an altitude of around 20 km.

History

Urban Sky was founded in 2019 with the goal of increasing access to the stratosphere, and reducing the cost of remote sensing through balloon miniaturization and new approaches to balloon control. In 2021 Urban Sky raised a $4.1M investment roudn to further the devlopment of the novel balloon platforms. In 2022 Urban Sky started routine commercial operations after more than 50 test flights. The initial product Urban Sky released was an aerial imagery product at a resolution of 10-cm .

Urban Sky was founded by Andrew Antonio and Jared Leidich

See also

References

  1. Popular Science - Alien-looking balloons might be the next weapon in the fight against wildfires
  2. Foust, Jeff (August 19, 2021). "Startup raises funding to provide high-resolution imagery from balloons". Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. "Urban Sky Wins 1st MDTF Extended Range Sensor Challenge". NSIN. NSIN. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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  5. Hernandez, Esteban (June 27, 2022). "Denver-based tech balloon company expands". Axios. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. Carney, Dan (February 04, 2023). "Stratospheric Balloons Ascend to Prominence". Design News. Retrieved September 18, 2023. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. Holland, Martina, Brunnstrom, Steve, Mechail, David (February 4, 2023). "China's balloon over the U.S. seen as bold but clumsy espionage tactic". Reuters. Retrieved September 18, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "goTenna and Urban Sky achieve unprecedented network coverage spanning over 14,000 square miles". July 19, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  9. Berger, Eric (February 3, 2023). "Why would the Chinese government be flying a large stratospheric balloon?". ars technica. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  10. Foust, Jeff (August 19, 2023). "Startup raises funding to provide high-resolution imagery from balloons". Space News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  11. Foust, Jeff (August 19, 2023). "Startup raises funding to provide high-resolution imagery from balloons". Space News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  12. The Verge - Urban Sky’s Earth-imaging stratospheric ‘microballoons’ are ready for a close-up
  13. Urban Sky Unveils First 10 cm Imagery from its Zero-emission Stratospheric Microballoon (PDF)
  14. Schneider, Jason (June 27, 2022). "Urban Sky's 'Microballoons' Take High-Res Photos from the Stratosphere". PetaPixel. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

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