Check out these amazing photos taken by the Galaxy S24 Ultra 23 miles above the Earth،
PetaPixel reports that four Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra units were sent nearly 23 miles above Earth using stratospheric balloons. These are made from ultra-thin plastic and are filled with helium. They cannot be aimed into the wind, so those hoping to send a balloon to a specific location must find an altitude at which the wind direction takes the balloon to the desired destination. Each
Galaxy S24 Ultra was transported to its high-altitude destination by one of four balloons used for this endeavor.
In addition to having its own
Galaxy S24 Ultra, each balloon also featured a central flight computer. With a
Galaxy S24 Ultra As a passenger inside a protective cage, each balloon soared to an altitude of more than 120,000 feet (22.73 miles) above Earth. This was about 40 miles less than the 62 miles that would be considered “space.” During the ascent, the four
Galaxy S24 Ultra units took photos and created more than 150 high-resolution images of the western
United States. THE
Galaxy S24 Ultra The units took photos using each handset's ultra-wide-angle
camera, periscope camera (delivering 5x optical zoom), and main camera.
Although the distance above Earth did not technically allow phones to enter what we call “space”, it was higher than the altitude traveled by commercial aircraft and even exceeded the altitude at which flies the U2 Dragon Lady.
“To capture a diversity of landscapes that would truly test the capabilities of the S24 Ultra,” as Samsung stated, four different locations were selected to launch each stratospheric balloon. The four locations were Los Angeles, Las Vegas, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Grand Canyon. The four balloons were launched between January 25 and 31, 2024.
Parachutes were used to reduce the balloon's descent speed to eight kilometers per hour. The location of each balloon was tracked, helping the team behind the project quickly take custody of each and remove all four. Galaxy S24 Ultra units of the special cages in which they were placed before the launch of each ball.
