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To reach the necessary altitude and speed, "the rocket has to do different things when it's experiencing different levels of gravity," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now in its initial orbital mission, Starship is expected to fly at an altitude about 275 kilometers above Earth and complete as many as six orbits around the planet over the course of several hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was powered by four diesel engines, and its altitude was regulated by several means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

An alarm can be heard blaring as the helicopter appears to be quickly losing altitude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Japanese forest composition varies with latitude and altitude: evergreen leafy forest in the south at low altitude, deciduous leafy forest in central Japan, and coniferous forest in the north and at high altitude.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Meteorologists use the term "tilt" to describe the separation between a tropical cyclone's circulation centers at lower and middle altitudes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Although it could fly at higher altitudes, the Hindenburg typically cruised between 600 and 800 feet, low enough to leave the windows open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Farther above, at altitudes of several hundred kilometers, traces of Earth's upper atmosphere can still exert enough drag to slow satellites.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Also used was a newer, more sophisticated system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, which has a longer range and higher intercept altitudes than the older Patriot.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Nali drove into hilly terrain and higher altitudes.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young