{"id":6161,"date":"2024-09-05T14:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/?page_id=6161"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:08:05","slug":"ballons-cloud-seeding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/ballons-cloud-seeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Balloons for Cloud Seeding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6161\" class=\"elementor elementor-6161\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3e566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e3e566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e932ce8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e932ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6cedf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d6cedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-landscape-1024x803.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8183\" alt=\"Sobli Laico cloud seending balloon by Selerys flying over the launcher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-landscape-1024x803.webp 1024w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-landscape-300x235.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-landscape-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-landscape-1536x1204.webp 1536w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-landscape.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c42ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c42ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smart Cloud Seeding Balloons by SELERYS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac448c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ac448c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contact_form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e39726 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e39726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862791b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"862791b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b3c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00b3c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAICO is SELERYS's patented smart cloud seeding balloon solution. It launches by remote command, without pre-flight authorization, and climbs with GPS tracking to its target, where it releases its seeding agent.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae82c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae82c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A LAICO cloud-seeding balloon can be launched from a SOBLI (Self-Operating Balloon Launcher Instrument) station using a command sent by SMS or web. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/storm-early-warning\/software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CIRRUS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> software checks the flare&#8217;s safety system, transmits the flight plan (ignition rules based on embedded met sensors &amp; algorithm), and inflates the balloon with 1.2 m\u00b3 of helium. The flare carries up to 500g of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoml.noaa.gov\/hrd\/hrd_sub\/cseed.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hygroscopic salt or silver iodide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ignites once the balloon reaches its target.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In flight, the balloon transmits its GPS position and radiosounding readings in real time back to CIRRUS, building a complete vertical cloud profile in a single flight. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each solar-powered SOBLI launch station keeps up to 24 LAICO balloons pre-loaded and can release up to 6 simultaneously, allowing a fast response to a seedable cloud situation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4c0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d4c0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAICO SOBLI at a Glance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555cfdd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"555cfdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Remote launch by SMS or web, no technician needed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CIRRUS builds a full vertical read of the cloud from a single ascent, cutting out the multiple passes an aircraft needs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A single station holds 24 balloons, enough for several launches during one storm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No systematic flight clearance needed: LAICO's patented design operates under a Full Freedom to Operate agreement with civil aviation authorities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f0bc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6f0bc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1663,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Background_Clouds_01.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5141ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5141ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5ffa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac5ffa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud-seeding Balloon or a Drone: what to choose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa70f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa70f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7eaa5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b7eaa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589c054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589c054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SELERYS<\/strong> offers cloud seeding through both balloons and drones. But where icing, severe turbulence, darkness, or mountainous terrain ground a drone or a plane, a LAICO balloon climbs on updrafts and reaches the heart of a cloud regardless of conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8216; mission manager makes it autonomous, a drone still needs a certified pilot on-site, regular battery maintenance, and constant in-flight supervision. In contrast, a manned aircraft needs a licensed pilot and flight clearance before every launch. By contrast, the smart LAICO balloon is fully autonomous from launch.<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\"><b>Advantages of Balloons<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud-seeding balloons can launch correctly around the clock, even at night, when a drone operator loses the visual line of sight<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A LAICO SOBLI network can target all the seedable cells within the target area, while a plane works on only one moving target per mission<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LAICO eliminates personal risk associated with sending a pilot over a storm cell or mountainous terrain<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 800 and 1,200 meters, where a cloud&#8217;s warm phase can be triggered into early rain, LAICO handles the mission with precision that an aircraft can&#8217;t deliver<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8216; balloons operate at around 5 m\/s, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journalofweathermodification.scholasticahq.com\/article\/133198-a-laboratory-investigation-of-the-effects-of-pyrotechnic-hygroscopic-aerosol-thermocondensation-and-pre-prepared-powder-on-cloudy-environments\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an independent German<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> study found to be the optimal dispersal speed for cloud seeding.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff5c3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fff5c3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02c52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c02c52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/cloud-seeding-tools-oem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Selerys_laico_sobli_angelus.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-8040\" alt=\"Cloud seeding balloon by Selerys launching from its launcher station in a vineyard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Selerys_laico_sobli_angelus.webp 721w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Selerys_laico_sobli_angelus-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Selerys_laico_sobli_angelus-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d732c91 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d732c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b7a86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87b7a86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1663,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Background_Clouds_01.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2fef7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f2fef7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d48896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d48896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coverage, Capacity, and Efficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f316c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f316c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa92f81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa92f81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06fabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f06fabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/cloud-seeding-tools-oem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-balloon-mountain.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-8196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-balloon-mountain.webp 1000w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-balloon-mountain-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-balloon-mountain-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35cd55a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35cd55a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba533be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba533be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single LAICO balloon by <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> can treat an area of sky equivalent to about three football stadiums.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional radiosounding balloons are single-use and tracked one at a time. LAICO balloons are different: CIRRUS can collect data from and communicate with several thousand of them simultaneously, letting a SOBLI launcher network treat as many seedable cells as needed at once, across a wide territory, rather than working through targets one at a time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The balloon&#8217;s GPS-tracked ascent also lets it release its seeding agent directly inside the cloud rather than below or beside it, which is part of why <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> balloons compare well on efficiency against ground-based and any aerial vector alternatives.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/storm-early-warning\/software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CIRRUS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> software extends LAICO&#8217;s reach by coordinating multiple balloons, so a large or fast-moving multi-target seeding event doesn&#8217;t require a separate control system.<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\"><b>Coverage and Efficiency at a Glance<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sky coverage per balloon: about 3 football stadiums<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thousands of balloons can report to CIRRUS at once \u2014 traditional radiosounding balloons track one at a time<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No seedable cell has to wait its turn: a launcher network answers as many targets as a seedable situation throws up<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Releasing the agent inside the cloud, not below or beside it, is what drives the balloon&#8217;s efficiency edge<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394b872 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"394b872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c818d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7c818d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1663,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Background_Clouds_01.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807e03c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"807e03c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3314f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3314f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safety and Environmental Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34521ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34521ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3f143 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd3f143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa67228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa67228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a survey sponsored by the European Commission, a standard <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> balloon program saves about 75 tons of CO2-equivalent per year compared to traditional aircraft-based cloud seeding, with no impact on operational results.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A LAICO balloon&#8217;s light weight also places it in the lightest free-balloon category under international flight regulations. This is why it doesn&#8217;t require any per-flight authorization, and also why its payload, capped at 500g, poses minimal risk if a balloon comes down away from its intended flight path.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each balloon carries GPS tracking and a self-deactivation mechanism. If a balloon drifts out of its planned mission area (such as toward an airport or a border), the system triggers an automatic self-destruction or containment response.<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\"><strong><b>Safety Highlights<\/b> and Monitoring Features<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using helium instead of combustible fuel keeps flight emissions at zero<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly 75 tons of CO2-equivalent saved a year, balloon program vs. aircraft-based seeding<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LAICO&#8217;s extralight construction means it doesn&#8217;t need per-flight authorization <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A balloon that strays toward an airport, a border, or another sensitive zone shuts itself down automatically<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 500g ceiling on payload keeps the risk small if a flight ever goes off-path<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disposable components are inert and don&#8217;t contaminate the environment<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d3e1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95d3e1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca775c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca775c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/cloud-seeding-tools-oem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-station-vineyard.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-8202\" alt=\"Laico cloud seeding balloon station in a vineyard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-station-vineyard.webp 600w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sobli-balloon-launcher-station-vineyard-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42aac49 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"42aac49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/products\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bceede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bceede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1663,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Background_Clouds_01.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86bb4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d86bb4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505a120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"505a120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAICO SOBLI Balloons: Use Cases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f203059 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f203059\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed0e6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bed0e6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a0fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51a0fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/cloud-seeding-tools-oem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ballons-cloud-seeding-2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-8208\" alt=\"cloud seeding balloon by Selerys seen through the branches of a tree in bloom, its pink flowers against the sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ballons-cloud-seeding-2.webp 800w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ballons-cloud-seeding-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ballons-cloud-seeding-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ballons-cloud-seeding-2-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d9097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2d9097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39928e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39928e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LAICO is used across every <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> cloud seeding program. Hail mitigation, rain enhancement, snow enhancement, and fog dispersal all rely on the same balloon, with mission parameters adjusted for each target.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hail mitigation draws on the balloon&#8217;s fixed-site advantage: the same network of launch stations can protect a vineyard or field season after season. Rain enhancement and snow enhancement both support water supply, whether for farmland, reservoirs, or hydropower operators.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For fog dispersal programs, rather than climbing toward a cloud target overhead, the balloon releases its seeding agent at low altitude, where fog forms, and keeps reporting live atmospheric data back to CIRRUS so the operation can be adjusted as the fog bank clears.<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\"><strong><b>Where LAICO Is Used<\/b><\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/hail-risk-mitigation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hail mitigation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: fixed launch site protects the same territory, vineyard, or farmland year after year<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/rain-enhancement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rain enhancement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: supplements water supply for farmland, reservoirs, and hydropower<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/snow-enhancement-seed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snow enhancement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: seeds cold-cloud conditions to build a fuller snowpack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/fog-dispersion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fog dispersal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: releases at low altitude, close to the ground where fog forms<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec03f4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ec03f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-use-cases\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed03f8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed03f8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1780,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Background_Clouds_01b.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1620bc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1620bc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bc34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7bc34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Balloons vs. Drones vs. Manned Aircraft<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c632912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c632912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A LAICO SOBLI network can put up to several hundred balloons in the air at once, spread across as many different locations, addressing many seedable cells at the same time. For a cloud seeding aircraft, this is impossible, because civil aviation rules prohibit flying two planes over the same area simultaneously.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting a manned aircraft airborne also takes longer: pilot preparation, aircraft inspection, and flight clearance take several hours, compared with LAICO Balloon&#8217;s 5 minutes. Aircraft speed is another limiting factor, because cloud seeding at 60 m\/s or faster breaks the seeding agent&#8217;s particles down to a size too small to be effective. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, the LAICO Balloon doesn&#8217;t need a pilot, so it carries no personal risk, even over storm cells and mountainous terrain that a manned aircraft must avoid.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494f3cb elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"494f3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- LAICO vs. Drone vs. Manned Aircraft comparison table \u2014 Smart Balloons page. 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can work at any altitude below 5000m.<\/td><td>Higher altitude, limited by visibility<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>Coverage and targets<\/td><td>Networked launch stations, multiple targets at once across a wide territory<\/td><td>Networked launch stations, multiple targets at once across a wide territory, tracked with precision<\/td><td>One seedable cloud cell at a time (civil aviation rule)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>Deployment speed<\/td><td>Under 5 minutes from the decision to launch<\/td><td>Minutes, but needs a pilot or operator on standby<\/td><td>Hours (pilot preparation, inspection, clearance)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>Regulatory requirements<\/td><td>None \u2014 Full Freedom to Operate agreement<\/td><td>Licensed operator and flight clearance<\/td><td>Licensed pilot and flight clearance<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>Human supervision<\/td><td>None \u2014 fully autonomous from launch to ignition<\/td><td>Certified operator required throughout the flight<\/td><td>Pilot required throughout the flight<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>Environmental footprint<\/td><td>Biodegradable membrane disposable components are inert<\/td><td>Battery-powered; batteries need regular replacement<\/td><td>Combustion emissions from jet fuel<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61bc7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c61bc7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1780,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Background_Clouds_01b.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0da5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e0da5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d053848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d053848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions&nbsp;<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812f7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"812f7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1351\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1351\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is LAICO Balloon?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1351\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1351\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> LAICO Balloon is <strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8216;s patented smart cloud-seeding balloon. It launches from a SOBLI (Self-Operating Balloon Launcher Instrument) ground station via remote command and can be paired with <strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8216;s cloud-seeding drone for high-constraint missions. <strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8216;s design holds three international patents covering this combination of remote command, GPS-tracked flight, and optimized ignition.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1352\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1352\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a SOBLI station?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1352\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1352\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOBLI stands for Self-Operating Balloon Launcher Instrument: it&#8217;s the autonomous, solar-powered ground station that checks, inflates, and launches LAICO balloons by remote command.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1353\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1353\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many balloons can one SELERYS station launch?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1353\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1353\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though a station technically supports up to 24 balloons, up to 6 balloons can participate in the same launch, keeping the rest in reserve for subsequent launches during the same seeding mission.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1354\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1354\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does a LAICO cloud seeding balloon read a cloud's vertical profile?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1354\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1354\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The balloon carries radiosounding instruments; they transmit position, temperature, humidity, and pressure readings back to CIRRUS. This builds the cloud&#8217;s full vertical profile in a single ascent; an aircraft needs several passes at different altitudes to obtain the same information.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1355\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1355\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can a LAICO network respond faster than a manned aircraft?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1355\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1355\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. LAICO reaches its target (the seedable cell) in under five minutes from the decision to launch. A manned aircraft&#8217;s pre-flight checks alone typically take longer than that.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1356\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1356\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can a LAICO smart balloon network handle more than one seedable cell at a time?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1356\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1356\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. 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