altitude
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"We are thinking about airlifting the rope-fixing team and their logistics to Camp 2 by helicopter, so they can open the route above that altitude for now," Ram Krishna Lamichhane, the department's director general, said.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
AST said the satellite’s altitude was too low to sustain operations and that it will be taken out of orbit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Ice can form on the outside of a plane while it’s cruising at high altitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
But the justices were not inclined to let him remain at that altitude for long.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
The KGB pressed Powers about every detail of his mission, from the technical capabilities of the U-2 to the altitude of his flight and the identities of his fellow pilots.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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