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StratelliteStratellite is a brand name for a high-altitude airship that if in place in the stratosphere would provide a stationary communications platform for various types of wireless signals currently carried by communications towers or satellites. The word Stratellite is a trademark of Sanswire Network, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Corp. (OTCBB:GTEL). As of March, 2005, no launches have yet occurred. The company held a summit in January, 2005 to discuss commercial,international & militarty opportunities. Sanswire is not the first company to propose such a craft. Similar proposals have been made by Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) in Bedford, England, SkyLINK, Inc, in England, and SkyTower Inc., a subsidiary of AeroVironment Inc. in Monrovia, California, in the United States. Stratellite Specifications from Sanswire Network website - Length: 245 ft
- Width: 145 ft
- Height: 87 ft
- Volume: 1.3 million ft³ (37,000 m³)
- Dual envelopes, both made of Kevlar
- Propelled by electric motors powered by photovoltaic (solar units covering outer envelope
- Outer envelope covered in film photovoltaic (solar) units
- Payload capacity: 3,000 lb (1400 kg)
- Maximum altitude: 70,000 ft
- Desired altitude: 65,000 ft
- Lifting gas consists of Helium and Nitrogen
- Held in position by 6 onboard GPS units connected to the ship’s engines
- Line-of-sight to a 300,000 mile² (780,000 km²) area
- Maximum duration aloft: 18 months
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