X2griffon Press Releases

Aerostratospheric today released the first public landing projection for the X2Griffon maiden science flight, scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2026, from Casey First Church of the Nazarene, 1000 U.S. Highway 40, Casey, Illinois.

The X2Griffon, about 1.01 pounds and formerly known as AmUP01, is MSDS's flagship platform for stratospheric vertical profiling.

X2Griffon Stratospheric Flights • Fixed Ground Weather Station • MAD-AP Long-Duration Drift Platform

Illinois team adds consistent Midwest atmospheric observations to global citizen science network

Rebranded high-altitude platform set to launch September 19 from Casey, Illinois, delivering open atmospheric data from near-space