Jan. 10, 2020 – Loon balloon 101 landed at 09:48 UTC near Alegrete, Brazil. Balloon 101 was launched from Puerto Rico Dec. 5, 2019. Photographs courtesy of Uelisson Fernandes.

Jan. 10, 2020 – Loon balloon 101 landed at 09:48 UTC near Alegrete, Brazil. Balloon 101 was launched from Puerto Rico Dec. 5, 2019. Photographs courtesy of Uelisson Fernandes.

Jan. 10, 2020 – Loon balloon 101 landed at 09:48 UTC near Alegrete, Brazil. Balloon 101 was launched from Puerto Rico Dec. 5, 2019. Photographs courtesy of Uelisson Fernandes.

Jan. 10, 2020 – Loon balloon 101 landed at 09:48 UTC near Alegrete, Brazil. Balloon 101 was launched from Puerto Rico Dec. 5, 2019. Photographs courtesy of Uelisson Fernandes.

June 30, 2019, 4:07 a.m. Brasilia Standard Time, Ulianópolis, in Pará State, Brazil. Conexão Repórter Maraba. ULIANOPOLIS-PARÁ. Um balão meteorológico do projeto Loon da Google caiu próximo a Jacamin rumo do 60. Translated: Connect Maraba Reporter. A meteorological balloon from Google’s Loon project crashed near Jacamin toward the 60’s. (Loon balloon 491, N275LB, was launched from Puerto Rico Jan. 15, 2019 and landed June 28, 2019, in Brazil.)

June 30, 2019, 4:07 a.m. Brasilia Standard Time, Ulianópolis, in Pará State, Brazil. Conexão Repórter Maraba. ULIANOPOLIS-PARÁ. Um balão meteorológico do projeto Loon da Google caiu próximo a Jacamin rumo do 60. Translated: Connect Maraba Reporter. A meteorological balloon from Google’s Loon project crashed near Jacamin toward the 60’s. (Loon balloon 491, N275LB, was launched from Puerto Rico Jan. 15, 2019 and landed June 28, 2019, in Brazil.)

June 30, 2019, 4:07 a.m. Brasilia Standard Time, Ulianópolis, in Pará State, Brazil. Conexão Repórter Maraba. ULIANOPOLIS-PARÁ. Um balão meteorológico do projeto Loon da Google caiu próximo a Jacamin rumo do 60. Translated: Connect Maraba Reporter. A meteorological balloon from Google’s Loon project crashed near Jacamin toward the 60’s. (Loon balloon 491, N275LB, was launched from Puerto Rico Jan. 15, 2019 and landed June 28, 2019, in Brazil.)

March 4, 2019, 0426 UTC, Alejandro Patrón, El Reportero Urbano “Ciudad Constitución (California) 7:50 p.m., residents of the sub-delegation of María Auxiliadora, communicated to the emergency numbers because they observed crossing the sky of a luminous object of unknown nature. The above was made aware of elements of the Municipal Police, which were mobilized to the area, north of Ciudad Insurgentes. Near the El Piojillo ranch were found remains of what appears to be a satellite or an espionage device originally from China, because of the inscriptions that can be seen. Now there is no more information because everything happened suddenly. However, there are no reports of injured people in relation to this incident that is the most important and remains a good topic of conversation among neighbors.” (Loon balloon 432 was launched from Winnemucca, Nevada, Sept. 17, 2018, and remained in flight for 169 days.)

March 4, 2019, 0426 UTC, Alejandro Patrón, El Reportero Urbano “Ciudad Constitución (California) 7:50 p.m., residents of the sub-delegation of María Auxiliadora, communicated to the emergency numbers because they observed crossing the sky of a luminous object of unknown nature. The above was made aware of elements of the Municipal Police, which were mobilized to the area, north of Ciudad Insurgentes. Near the El Piojillo ranch were found remains of what appears to be a satellite or an espionage device originally from China, because of the inscriptions that can be seen. Now there is no more information because everything happened suddenly. However, there are no reports of injured people in relation to this incident that is the most important and remains a good topic of conversation among neighbors.” (Loon balloon 432 was launched from Winnemucca, Nevada, Sept. 17, 2018, and remained in flight for 169 days.)

March 4, 2019, 0426 UTC, Alejandro Patrón, El Reportero Urbano “Ciudad Constitución (California) 7:50 p.m., residents of the sub-delegation of María Auxiliadora, communicated to the emergency numbers because they observed crossing the sky of a luminous object of unknown nature. The above was made aware of elements of the Municipal Police, which were mobilized to the area, north of Ciudad Insurgentes. Near the El Piojillo ranch were found remains of what appears to be a satellite or an espionage device originally from China, because of the inscriptions that can be seen. Now there is no more information because everything happened suddenly. However, there are no reports of injured people in relation to this incident that is the most important and remains a good topic of conversation among neighbors.” (Loon balloon 432 was launched from Winnemucca, Nevada, Sept. 17, 2018, and remained in flight for 169 days.)

Feb. 3, 2019 – Loon balloon 450 landed at 17:25 UTC near Jonacatepec, Morelos, Mexico, and was secured by Federal Police. Balloon 450 was launched from Puerto Rico Nov. 8, 2018. Information and photographs courtesy of StratoCat, Veronica Bacaz Rojas and Morelos Habla.

Feb. 3, 2019 – Loon balloon 450 landed at 17:25 UTC near Jonacatepec, Morelos, Mexico, and was secured by Federal Police. Balloon 450 was launched from Puerto Rico Nov. 8, 2018. Information and photographs courtesy of StratoCat and El Sol de Cuautla.

Feb. 3, 2019 – Loon balloon 450 landed at 17:25 UTC near Jonacatepec, Morelos, Mexico, and was secured by Federal Police. Balloon 450 was launched from Puerto Rico Nov. 8, 2018. Information and photographs courtesy of StratoCat, Veronica Bacaz Rojas and Morelos Habla.

Feb. 3, 2019 – Loon balloon 450 landed at 17:25 UTC near Jonacatepec, Morelos, Mexico, and was secured by Federal Police. Balloon 450 was launched from Puerto Rico Nov. 8, 2018. Information and photographs courtesy of StratoCat, Veronica Bacaz Rojas and Morelos Habla.

Feb. 3, 2019 – Loon balloon 450 landed at 17:25 UTC near Jonacatepec, Morelos, Mexico, and was secured by Federal Police. Balloon 450 was launched from Puerto Rico Nov. 8, 2018. Information and photographs courtesy of StratoCat, Veronica Bacaz Rojas and Morelos Habla.

Feb. 3, 2019 – Loon balloon 450 landed at 17:25 UTC near Jonacatepec, Morelos, Mexico, and was secured by Federal Police. Balloon 450 was launched from Puerto Rico Nov. 8, 2018. Information and photographs courtesy of StratoCat, Veronica Bacaz Rojas and Morelos Habla.

Nov. 14, 2018 Loon – These structures might look like they belong in Super Mario Bros. but they’re actually recently-installed Loon ground stations in Nairobi and Nakuru, Kenya. From these orb-shaped structures, internet connectivity is beamed up to a balloon 20km overhead. While the signal originates from places with connectivity, it can be sent across multiple balloons and hundreds of kilometers to areas without any infrastructure. That’s part of Loon’s secret sauce: We bring the internet from where it exists now to where people need it without the difficulty and expense of building lots of new ground infrastructure in between. With these ground stations installed in Kenya, and approvals from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), we’re planning to begin initial tests with balloons over Kenya in the first half of 2019 as we work to usher in Loon’s first deployment in Africa with Telkom Kenya.

Nov. 14, 2018 Loon – These structures might look like they belong in Super Mario Bros. but they’re actually recently-installed Loon ground stations in Nairobi and Nakuru, Kenya. From these orb-shaped structures, internet connectivity is beamed up to a balloon 20km overhead. While the signal originates from places with connectivity, it can be sent across multiple balloons and hundreds of kilometers to areas without any infrastructure. That’s part of Loon’s secret sauce: We bring the internet from where it exists now to where people need it without the difficulty and expense of building lots of new ground infrastructure in between. With these ground stations installed in Kenya, and approvals from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), we’re planning to begin initial tests with balloons over Kenya in the first half of 2019 as we work to usher in Loon’s first deployment in Africa with Telkom Kenya.

Nov. 14, 2018 Loon – These structures might look like they belong in Super Mario Bros. but they’re actually recently-installed Loon ground stations in Nairobi and Nakuru, Kenya. From these orb-shaped structures, internet connectivity is beamed up to a balloon 20km overhead. While the signal originates from places with connectivity, it can be sent across multiple balloons and hundreds of kilometers to areas without any infrastructure. That’s part of Loon’s secret sauce: We bring the internet from where it exists now to where people need it without the difficulty and expense of building lots of new ground infrastructure in between. With these ground stations installed in Kenya, and approvals from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), we’re planning to begin initial tests with balloons over Kenya in the first half of 2019 as we work to usher in Loon’s first deployment in Africa with Telkom Kenya.

Oct. 5, 2018, Search Engine Roundtable “The Google Internet Balloon (Loon) at the GooglePlex”

Oct. 5, 2018, Search Engine Roundtable “The Google Internet Balloon (Loon) at the GooglePlex”

March 2, 2018, Project Loon launch base in Puerto Rico. Image courtesy of Project Loon, X Development.

March 2, 2018, Project Loon launch base in Winnemucca, Nevada. Image courtesy of Project Loon, X Development.

March 2, 2018, Project Loon launch base in Winnemucca, Nevada. Image courtesy of Project Loon, X Development.

March 2, 2018, Project Loon launch base in Winnemucca, Nevada. Image courtesy of Project Loon, X Development.

March 2, 2018, Project Loon launch base in Winnemucca, Nevada. Image courtesy of Project Loon, X Development.

March 2, 2018, Project Loon launch base in Winnemucca, Nevada. Image courtesy of Project Loon, X Development.

Photo courtesy of Citizen Digital – Dec. 30, 2017, According to the article a balloon fell from the sky and landed at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru County, Kenya, East Africa. The high-altitude balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at beaming high-speed internet in Marsabit, Isiolo, Mandera, Garissa and Meru counties. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Robin Njogu – Dec. 30, 2017, Project Loon internet balloon falls from the sky at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru. The internet balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at providing internet access to rural and remote areas. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of David Muchuni, National Media Group – Dec. 30, 2017, Google’s Project Loon balloon that landed in a miraa farm in Nthambiro, Igembe Central in Meru County Dec. 29, 2017, causing a scare. Project Loon launched 10 balloons in Kenya this year for testing. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Dennis Dibondo, The Star Kenya – Dec. 31, 2017, Residents of Nthambiru, Igembe South constituency were marveled Friday night when a Google high attitude internet transmission gadget fell from the sky and landed on a miraa farm. Witnesses said those who went too close to the object complained of headaches. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Robin Njogu – Dec. 30, 2017, Project Loon internet balloon falls from the sky at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru. The internet balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at providing internet access to rural and remote areas. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Citizen Digital – Dec. 30, 2017, According to the article a balloon fell from the sky and landed at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru County, Kenya, East Africa. The high-altitude balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at beaming high-speed internet in Marsabit, Isiolo, Mandera, Garissa and Meru counties. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Citizen Digital – Dec. 30, 2017, According to the article a balloon fell from the sky and landed at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru County, Kenya, East Africa. The high-altitude balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at beaming high-speed internet in Marsabit, Isiolo, Mandera, Garissa and Meru counties. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Citizen Digital – Dec. 30, 2017, According to the article a balloon fell from the sky and landed at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru County, Kenya, East Africa. The high-altitude balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at beaming high-speed internet in Marsabit, Isiolo, Mandera, Garissa and Meru counties. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Citizen Digital – Dec. 30, 2017, According to the article a balloon fell from the sky and landed at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru County, Kenya, East Africa. The high-altitude balloon is part of Google’s Project Loon aimed at beaming high-speed internet in Marsabit, Isiolo, Mandera, Garissa and Meru counties. This balloon, 018, was launched Sept. 13, 2017, from Winnemucca, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of X Company – Oct. 27, 2017, Over the last week, Project Loon has delivered basic internet connectivity to tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico. T-Mobile has joined Project Loon to deliver emergency internet service in Puerto Rico. Both AT&T and T-Mobile customers can access limited internet connectivity from Loon balloons.

Photo courtesy of X Company – Oct. 20, 2017, Small teams of balloons sent from the Project Loon launch site in Winnemucca, Nevada, will help deliver emergency internet service to parts of Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria.

Photo courtesy of X Company – Oct. 20, 2017, Small teams of balloons sent from the Project Loon launch site in Winnemucca, Nevada, will help deliver emergency internet service to parts of Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria.

Photo courtesy of X Company – Oct. 20, 2017, Small teams of balloons sent from the Project Loon launch site in Winnemucca, Nevada, will help deliver emergency internet service to parts of Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria.

Photo courtesy of X Company – Oct. 20, 2017, Small teams of balloons sent from the Project Loon launch site in Winnemucca, Nevada, will help deliver emergency internet service to parts of Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria.