Breakthrough Balloon
Technology
OUR BALLOON
HIGH-ALTITUDE INNOVATION
Redefining Stratospheric Access
Leveraging decades of experience and over 20 patents, our Microballoons™ (mHABs) represent the most effective and forward-looking approach to harnessing the full potential of the stratosphere. The mHAB offers rapid (5 minute); high-wind launch capabilities, unprecedented durability, balloon navigation and persistence via patented altitude control systems, reliable and redundant actuated termination, and unprecedented affordability. Swarms of mHABs can be launched and operated by a single user from virtually anywhere. As a payload-agnostic platform, the mHAB is only constrained by the creativity of its users.
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Navigable
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Persistent
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Rapidly Deployable
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Durable & Refurbishable
BALLOONS
10 Gore Balloon
FULLY INFLATED (MAXIMUM) VOLUME
1,760ft^3
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
4lb (min) – 20lb (max)
MAX FLOAT ALTITUDE
60,000ft
Float altitude depends on lift gas type and hook-on mass.
COMPATIBLE LIFT GASSES
Helium, Hydrogen*
*Hydrogen is a dangerous flammable gas. Appropriate precautions to avoid air mixing and ignition sources Should be taken. Urban Sky does not recommend the use of Hydrogen by operators without significant experience using flammable fuel gasses as a lift gas.
PARACHUTE
INGESTION CLIP
RADIOTERM REDUNDANT TERMINATION
APEX AVIONICS BOX
FILL PORT
PAYLOAD
NADIR FITTING
BALLOONS
12 Gore Balloon
FULLY INFLATED (MAXIMUM) VOLUME
3,000ft^3
LIFT CAPACITY
4lbs − 32lbs
MAX FLOAT ALTITUDE
70,000 ft.
Float altitude depends on lift gas type and hook-on mass.
COMPATIBLE LIFT GASSES
Helium, Hydrogen*
*Hydrogen is a dangerous flammable gas. Appropriate precautions to avoid air mixing and ignition sources Should be taken. Urban Sky does not recommend the use of Hydrogen by operators without significant experience using flammable fuel gasses as a lift gas.
PARACHUTE
INGESTION CLIP
RADIOTERM REDUNDANT TERMINATION
APEX AVIONICS BOX
FILL PORT
PAYLOAD
NADIR FITTING
BALLOONS
PARACHUTE
INGESTION CLIP
RADIOTERM REDUNDANT TERMINATION
APEX AVIONICS BOX
FILL PORT
PAYLOAD
NADIR FITTING
16 Gore Balloon
FULLY INFLATED (MAXIMUM) VOLUME
7,250ft^3
LIFT CAPACITY
6lbs − 50lbs
MAX FLOAT ALTITUDE
80,000 ft.
Float altitude depends on lift gas type and hook-on mass.
COMPATIBLE LIFT GASSES
Helium, Hydrogen*
*Hydrogen is a dangerous flammable gas. Appropriate precautions to avoid air mixing and ignition sources Should be taken. Urban Sky does not recommend the use of Hydrogen by operators without significant experience using flammable fuel gasses as a lift gas.
Made in the U.S.A.
SOFTWARE
See the Software
Our software makes flight planning and mission control simple. It's powered by a custom physics engine and the most reliable traditional and experimental AI-based weather forecasts, producing the most accurate trajectory models available. Most importantly, it's super easy to use.