altitude

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Having reached the last 16 of the World Cup by scraping past DR Congo 2-1, one of the biggest dangers facing England in their next match against Mexico is something they can't control - altitude.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Ideally, athletes competing at high altitude should spend a week or two living at that level in order to allow their body to acclimatise and generate more red blood cells.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

That creates drag, meaning satellites in low Earth orbit lose altitude.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Gamma-ray bursts are extremely brief, she explained, so the telescope was placed at an altitude of approximately 600 kilometers in low Earth orbit, so it could remain in constant communication with researchers.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Getting to the *Modem surveys using lasers and state-of-the-art Doppler satellite transmissions have revised this measurement upward a mere 26 feet—to the currendy accepted altitude of 29,028 feet, or 8,848 meters.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer