radeeyate/UpLink

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UpLink

UpLink was a 491-gram high altitude balloon payload with a custom 3D printed enclosure, a LoRa image downlink, and two independent trackers. It reached the stratosphere, sent back hundreds of pictures, and we never recovered it.

You can read my full engineering writeup and see more details on my website

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Show HN: We chased a weather balloon across Montana and never found it

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UpLink

You can read my full engineering writeup and see more details on my website