How it works
Lux Aerobot develops solar-powered stratospheric balloons carrying imaging and environmental sensors, with onboard processing that reduces downlink volume. Its technical description identifies open-loop flight navigation and ongoing experiments with more robust control methods. The documented Alma flight reached about 20 km for three hours in January 2022; broader multi-day station-keeping statements remain supplier claims. ISED lists a military testing-stream innovation for EO/IR fusion across collaborative high-altitude platforms.
Technical detail
Core features
- Solar-powered gondola with onboard imagery processing
- Compact downlink of processed observations
- Open-loop flight navigation with experimental learning-based controls