Aerial payload deployment system and method of operating thereof

A method of forming an aerial payload deployment system, the method comprising:

• providing or forming an aerial vehicle comprising a flight controller operable to control a flight of the aerial vehicle;
• and
• providing or forming a payload deployment system coupled or couplable to the aerial vehicle and configured to deploy a payload to an elevated lateral pole-like structure, the payload deployment system comprising:
• a tethered payload system comprising:
• a tether having a first end portion and a second end portion;
• and a counterweight coupled to the first end portion of the tether, the second end portion of the tether being coupled or couplable to the payload to be deployed;
• and
• a payload release system configured to releasably secure the tethered payload system and is actuatable to release the tethered payload system in a manner such that when the tethered payload system descends towards the elevated lateral pole-like structure after being released for the elevated lateral pole-like structure, the counterweight is spaced laterally apart from the payload, and the payload and the counterweight are at opposite sides of the elevated lateral pole-like structure when the tether reaches and contacts with the elevated lateral pole-like structure.