IEEE Spectrum's pico-balloon has already orbited the Earth. Follow along with its path here https://traquito.github.io/search/spots/dashboard/?band=20m&channel=104&callsign=N4LVD&dtGte=2026-01-01
And create your own tiny tracker to explore the stratosphere https://spectrum.ieee.org/explore-stratosphere-diy-pico-balloon
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