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Crossing drones with satellites: ESA eyes high-altitude aerial platforms

1 December 2017

ESA is considering extending its activities to a new region of the sky via a novel type of aerial vehicle, a ’missing link’ between drones and satellites. High Altitude Pseudo- Satellites, or HAPS, are platforms that float or fly at high altitude like conventional aircraft but operate more like satellites.






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