Felix Baumgartner

To facilitate Felix Baumgartner’s Red Bull Stratos 120,000 ft. skydive, Riedel Communications provided communications solutions, fiber-based video and signal distribution and wireless video links from the capsule’s onboard cameras. Within the capsule that transported Baumgartner into the stratosphere on October 14, Riedel installed a video control system for nine HD video cameras with specially developed telemetry control. On the ground, communication systems were integrated into a single infrastructure using a Riedel Artist Digital Matrix system.

This behind-the-scenes video shows that Red Bull Stratos used over 35 cameras to document Felix Baumgartner's historic jump from over 24 miles above earth. RED cameras and Canon 5Ds were among the equipment used to live-stream the event, record it for future review, and even provide a link between mission control and Felix's face.