In this special installment we will know más about the tech projectógico Google Loon, which has the objective of connecting the world, but above all, they are not UFOs.
This is a topic that hasípending writing and sooner or later someone was going to generate noise on social networks saying that they are UFOs, Well, they are not and what has been reported in the úlast días no son máIt's helium-filled balloons part of a Google project called Loon.
This project, that is not new and that más once Flight Radar users 24 They have asked me what are those points on the Radar that fly to me?ás de 58 thousand feet high, has the objective of providing free Internet access to remote areas of the world with limited access to connectivity.
Really, it's very difficultíeasy to see them with the naked eye, first because of the high altitude at which they fly and second because of their sizeñO, but on certain occasions of light and zero clouds you can see them displacedáslowly moving over the cities, where caníThey are still testing the effectiveness of the connectionónot simply, moving to another point.
The Google Loon Project
The project startedó in the AñO 2011 with evidence básicas in meteor balloonsógicos isándar and from thereí the project evolvedó until the 2013, when the first Loon achievedó a complete trip around the world in just 22 días and shortly afterés that same añor in New Zealand the first user achievedó connect your remote home to the Loon Internet system.
Billions of people around the world remain without internet access. Loon is a network of balloons that travel to the edge of space and bring connectivity to people in unserved or underserved communities around the world..
Loon partners with network operators móglobally to expand the reach of their LTE service. Together, help expand coverage to places that lack it, to complement existing networks and provide convenient coverage afterés of natural disasters.
Loon has taken the components más essential features of a cell tower and has redesigned themñdesigned to be light and durable enough to be carried by a balloon to 20 km high, on the edge of space. The Loon balloons areán designñdesigned and manufactured to withstand the harsh conditions in the stratosphere, where the winds can blow más de 100 km / h, and temperatures can drop to -90 °C.
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Made of lápolyethylene mines, each size balloonñor a tennis court isá diseñed to last más de 100 díace before landing back on Earth in a controlled descent.
flight team
All flight equipment is highly energy efficientíthere it isá powered by energyía renovable. Solar panels power the system during the day.íwhile charging a batteryíbuilt-in to allow night operations.
antennas
Antennas broadcast connectivity from ground stations, a través of a balloon mesh network, and they return to the phoneéLTE phone from a user. A user does not need anything más that a phoneéLTE phone isándar to connect to a Loon balloon.
Solar panels
Solar panels power the equipment during the day.íand charge a batteryíbuilt-in to allow night operation.
Cáflight capsule
Lakeáflight capsule contains the electricityóonly one that orders and controls the Loon system.
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a parachuteídays it is displayed automaticallyátically to guide the balloon safely back to Earth afterés of your flight.
Security
You may be wondering about the safety of this operation.ón and aviationón. The Loons share spaceéprisoner with hundreds of commercial flights a dayíwithout jeopardizing the security of operations, first by the upper height in más de 10 thousand feet to which an avión commercial can fly and secondly because of the control that the project has over these teams.
Loon's balloons are first moved by air currents, but alsoén are and can be controlled remotely from the operational control center to así change your course or altitude secúnot necessary.
Of course, no isán free of faults, but despite that in case of emergency the técynics can predict your caíand, control and even, inform the Aviaci authoritiesón Civil of each breadís to immediately report any incident.
Finally, Google Loon has signed with many país, like Peruú, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Ecuador to mention a few, safety agreements for this activity to ensure the safety of all involved.
