07.08.2025
The school's weather balloon is in the sky again — higher than ever!
Students from the second shift of the summer space camp sent the weather balloon skywards again — this time it went over 200 metres high! Not only were they able to design the CubeSat, but also programmed the sensors to transmit the data. This is a new record for our team and another step towards the stars.
How it went: A large latex balloon filled with helium lifted our CubeSat confidently upwards.
Payload: The CubeSat is a compact device measuring 10×10×10 cm. Inside there is an ESP32 microcontroller, as well as temperature, pressure, and altitude sensors, a camera, and a radio module for real-time data transmission.
With this load, our weather balloon is capable of probing the atmosphere for up to two hours, collecting valuable data throughout the flight.
What we were able to record:
Near the ground:
Temperature: 27.4°C
Pressure: 991 hPa
At 202 metres:
Temperature: 13.1°C
Pressure: 956 hPa
Each such launch is a real science experiment. Thank you to our students for their courage, curiosity and perseverance!
How it went: A large latex balloon filled with helium lifted our CubeSat confidently upwards.
Payload: The CubeSat is a compact device measuring 10×10×10 cm. Inside there is an ESP32 microcontroller, as well as temperature, pressure, and altitude sensors, a camera, and a radio module for real-time data transmission.
With this load, our weather balloon is capable of probing the atmosphere for up to two hours, collecting valuable data throughout the flight.
What we were able to record:
Near the ground:
Temperature: 27.4°C
Pressure: 991 hPa
At 202 metres:
Temperature: 13.1°C
Pressure: 956 hPa
Each such launch is a real science experiment. Thank you to our students for their courage, curiosity and perseverance!
