STRATOSPHERIC BALLOONS TO BE LAUNCHED FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND
STRATOSPHERIC BALLOONS TO BE LAUNCHED FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND
Hawaiʻi County informs the public that the Sierra Nevada Corporation and World View will be launching two stratospheric balloons from Hawaiʻi Island between March 23-25, weather depending, to complete a demonstration of uncrewed stratospheric communication capabilities. The launch will occur in the North Hawaiʻi Region, where they will begin their 4,000 nautical mile journey over the course of approximately 60 days. The balloons will travel at 70,000-90,000 feet across the Pacific Ocean and land on the east coast of the U.S., where a Recovery Team will safely recover the balloons and related components.
Due to recent national concerns surrounding stratospheric balloons, the County hopes to alleviate any confusion or misrepresentation of these balloons as they’re launched.
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About SNC:
SNC is a trusted leader in innovative, advanced technology solutions and open architecture integrations in aerospace and national security. Best known for its unique mission applications, SNC creates customized solutions for the world’s most pressing technology challenges in the fields of aviation, national security space, electronic warfare, command and control, mission systems, and inline cybersecurity. For more information, visit sncorp.com.
About World View’s Technologies:
World View, headquartered in Tucson, Ariz., has a demonstrated record of accomplishments in the stratospheric ballooning industry and is leading a new era of stratospheric exploration to take humanity’s understanding and appreciation of Earth to inspired new heights. With a sharper vision for a brighter future, World View exists to inspire, create and explore new perspectives for a radically improved future. Through its legacy remote sensing business and Stratollite® imaging, and exciting future capabilities with research and engineering missions and space tourism and exploration, World View is working to ensure its ultimate objective: honor the planet so that future generations will feel blessed to call it home.
World View’s differentiated approach to remote sensing via stratospheric balloons offers significant advantages not available via the traditional imaging sources of satellites and fixed-wing aircraft. World View offers its customers superior imaging resolution by flying five times closer to Earth than traditional satellites. Additionally, through its proprietary altitude-control technology, World View provides up to 45 days of continuous flight while delivering persistent, small-radius station-keeping over a specific area of interest for several weeks at a time. For more information, visit worldview.space.
