Sceye’s airship, the solar-powered SE2 high-altitude platform system (HAPS), has successfully completed a 12-day mission during which it flew at altitudes higher than 52,000 ft.

The stratospheric airship startup flew SE2 on a 6,400-mile journey from New Mexico to the coast of Brazil. It says the test flight takes it a step closer to commercially deploying its vessel for telecommunications and environmental monitoring.

 The company’s SceyeCELL airborne cellular network antenna provides high-speed connectivity from the stratosphere for emergency and disaster response scenarios.

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