This afternoon, Google Balloon Observed Passing in Java Sea

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Internet baloon Google Loon - Google

Google air balloon used in the project "Project Loon" re detected flying over Indonesian airspace. The balloon trajectory can be seen through the service Flightradar 24 which presents data from all over the world.
Monitoring KompasTekno on Sunday (03/22/2015) afternoon around 12:30 pm, according Flightradar24, helium balloons with code "HBAL436" is above the Java Sea, with a height of 67,000 feet, or about 20,400 feet and was moving to the northwest by speed of 37 knots.

Previously, the trajectory shown Flightradar24 shows that the balloon flying across the island of Sulawesi, starting around Wakatobi National Park area.

Tracks Google Project Loon balloons fly over the sea of ​​Java, as shown Flightradar 24 on Sunday (22/03/2015) afternoon around 12:30 pm

Google does not disturb the balloons air traffic due to fly far above the cruising altitude of commercial aircraft are typically located between 35,000 feet to 40,000 feet (10,000 meters).

Around the middle of last year, balloons Project Loon also had detectable passing on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra, in the upper area of ​​Bandar Lampung.

Loon Project balloon movement across the Java sea can be followed through Flightradar24 site from this link.

In addition to the web, Flightradar24 services are also available in the form of an application for Android and iOS platforms.

About Project Loon

Loon Project is one of Google's project to bring the Internet network in remote locations with balloon rides that acts like a satellite.

The balloons were used in this project fly by using solar power. Project Loon plans to expand the scope of the internet world by creating a Wi-Fi network in the air using balloons.

Loon project is expected to provide Internet access for people in remote areas that are difficult to reach traditional infrastructure.

Google air balloons used in Project Loon has begun last tested since June 2013. At that time there were about 30 balloons were launched from New Zealand and transmits signals to a number of testers internet.

Since then, Google has also been piloting balloons Project Loon in a number of other countries, such as Brazil in May 2014 and Australia in December 2014.

Going forward, Loon Project will continue to be developed more broadly with the ultimate goal form a "ring" that circles the Earth so that the internet connection is received on the ground is not interrupted.

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