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Red Balloon Aerospace Private Limited

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RBA’s technology portfolio includes VISTA, a Super Pressure Balloon platform designed to provide affordable and flexible access to altitudes of up to 40 km; ALTIS, a tethered aerostat platform for persistent low-altitude operations upto 3 km; and HELIX, a scalable stratospheric airship platform ranging from 30 to 300 metres, that can operate at an altitude of 20-40 kms. Through its Near-Space Platform-as-a-Service model, RBA enables organizations to deploy, test, and validate payloads in challenging high-altitude environments without the cost and complexity associated with conventional space missions. Its platforms support applications including Earth observation, telecommunications, ISR, atmospheric research, technology demonstrations, remote sensing, and scientific experimentation.

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RBA’s technology portfolio includes VISTA, a Super Pressure Balloon platform designed to provide affordable and flexible access to altitudes of up to 40 km; ALTIS, a tethered aerostat platform for persistent low-altitude operations upto 3 km; and HELIX, a scalable stratospheric airship platform ranging from 30 to 300 metres, that can operate at an altitude of 20-40 kms. Through its Near-Space Platform-as-a-Service model, RBA enables organizations to deploy, test, and validate payloads in challenging high-altitude environments without the cost and complexity associated with conventional space missions. Its platforms support applications including Earth observation, telecommunications, ISR, atmospheric research, technology demonstrations, remote sensing, and scientific experimentation.

Timeline

Listed as a BSX 2026 exhibitor

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Reported date/window: 2026-09-07/2026-09-09