With rising levels of greenhouse gases like CO₂ and methane driving global warming, obtaining real-time, accurate data on these emissions is essential to pinpoint high-risk areas and develop effective solutions. Particularly, in light of recent fires, studies of atmospheric emission footprints are essential to environmental research efforts.

High-altitude CubeSats are a sustainable, cost-effective, and scalable way to monitor greenhouse gases and monitor atmospheric conditions. By deploying advanced sensors in the upper atmosphere, CubeSats continuously gather data in real time, filling the gaps left by ground-based monitoring systems. These important insights can inform policy decisions, improve environmental management, and enable more targeted actions to combat climate change. Thus, greenhouse gas and environmental monitoring high-altitude CubeSats are crucial for addressing the growing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. Inspired by this growing need, we aim to design, prototype, and deploy a high altitude CubeSat GLOBO equipped with advanced sensors for monitoring atmospheric conditions and pollutants.  

Our project entails the design and deployment of a high-altitude balloon prototype equipped with an array of environmental sensors for comprehensive atmospheric data collection and transmission.