Project Loon
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Project Loon was a Google X initiative that used high-altitude balloons to provide internet connectivity to remote and underserved regions around the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Project Loon canonical | 4 |
| Project Loon high-altitude balloons | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Google X project
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internet access initiative ⓘ telecommunications project ⓘ |
| aimedAtReducing | digital divide ⓘ |
| announced | June 2013 ⓘ |
| balloonMaterial | polyethylene film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataBackhaul |
ground-based stations
ⓘ
inter-balloon links ⓘ |
| developer |
Google X
ⓘ
X Development LLC ⓘ |
| discontinued | January 2021 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Mountain View, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
internet services
ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ |
| navigationMethod | wind-based navigation using altitude control ⓘ |
| networkType | 4G LTE ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conducted pilot tests in New Zealand in 2013
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provided emergency connectivity in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria ⓘ |
| operatingAltitude |
about 18 to 25 kilometers above Earth
ⓘ
stratosphere ⓘ |
| operator | Loon LLC ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Alphabet Inc.
ⓘ
Google ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| purpose |
expand global internet access
ⓘ
provide internet connectivity to remote regions ⓘ provide internet connectivity to underserved regions ⓘ |
| reasonForDiscontinuation | commercial viability challenges ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Internet.org
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high-altitude platform systems ⓘ satellite internet ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
disaster-affected regions
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remote regions ⓘ rural areas ⓘ |
| spinoffFrom | X Development LLC ⓘ |
| spunOutAs | Loon LLC ⓘ |
| startDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| technologyType | high-altitude platform station ⓘ |
| testedInCountry |
Brazil
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| uses |
LTE technology
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high-altitude balloons ⓘ solar power ⓘ stratospheric balloons ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Moonshot Factory
this entity surface form:
Project Loon high-altitude balloons