This is is a really good idea. I imagine one could even, say, contour the thickness of the balloon & change the shape to a nonspherical antenna.
https://gizmodo.com/upcoming-cubesat-feature-inflatable-beachball-antenna-1850197655
#LEO #space #aerospace #spaceWeather #ionosphere #cubesats #science #UArizona #FreefallAerospace
"Student-Designed Cubesat to Feature Inflatable 'Beachball' Antenna"
"University of Arizona students are behind CatSat, a cereal box-sized satellite that will probe the ionosphere and beam data to Earth with an inflatable antenna."