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2nd Verão na Ulisboa mini-Launch
Balua is launching another balloon, this time with students involved in the satellite activities of Verão na Uliaboa. This event will occur this friday (July, 13th) in Tondela, at 17:00 GMT. Due to adverse wind conditions and high probability of losing the payload, this launch will be of 100g balloon and just carry a PoqetCube…
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Verão na Ulisboa mini-Launch
Balua is launching another balloon, this time with students involved in the satellite activities of Verão na Uliaboa. This event will occur this friday (July, 6th) in Tondela, at 17:00 GMT. Due to adverse wind conditions and high probability of losing the payload, this launch will be of 100g balloon and just carry a PoqetCube…
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Childrens Day Launch in Braga
Balua is launching another balloon, this time with Casa da Ciência in Braga. The objective of this launch is to send kids messages to near space. This event will occur this Friday (June, 1st) in Braga, at 11:00 GMT. Here is the launch information: It will be broadcasting APRS (144.800MHz) with callsign CS5PBA-11. You can follow us here;…
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AMRAD Launch Successful
Last Monday’s flight was once again a success and the payload landed safely near Évora. No images were taken but the electronics of the IST’s Nanosat were successfully tested together with communications and sensors.
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New Balua Launch Details
Balua is launching another balloon, this time AMRAD. The objective of this launch is to test the electronics of the new IST Nanosat equipment. This event will occur this Monday (April, 25th) in IST, TagusPark Campus, at 11:00 GMT. Here is the launch information: It will be broadcasting APRS (144.800MHz) with callsign CS5PBA-11. You can follow us here; SPOT tracker link;…
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Landing.Jobs launch details
Balua is launching another balloon, this time partnered with landing.jobs. The objective of this launch is to launch a sardine up to the stratosphere during this event. The latest prediction indicate that the payload will land in the ocean therefore this will be a tough recovery. This event will occur today (june, 18th) in Lisboa Marina at 19:30 local time. Here…
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Sardine Stress Test
Balua is getting aboard Landing Festival! Get ready! Disclaimer: No sardines were harmed during these tests.
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Another sucessful launch and recovery
Last Saturday’s flight was once again a success and the payload landed safely near Castelo Branco. We have collected awesome photos of the balloon in the stratosphere, the full set of images will be in our gallery section soon. Here is a sneak pick:
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New launch details – Benedita
Balua is launching another balloon, this time partnered with the artist Márcio Vilela. The objective of this launch is to perform a photographic study on the blue color gradient from ground level up to the stratosphere. This event will occur this Saturday (May, 2nd) in Benedita, Leiria at 9:00 GMT. Here is the launch information: It will be…
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New launch will test a new Sensefinity Product on the Stratosphere
Balua is launching another balloon Saturday (May, 2nd) in Benedita, Leiria at 9:00 GMT This launch will be equipped with the new product from Sensefinity called Sensoroid Gateway Butterfinger. This equipment will send the balloon location in real-time through GPRS to their dedicated online platform (here), whenever GSM is within reach.