From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <2f57764a.0401162113.433d90aa@posting.google.com>,   
   Ghazan Haider  wrote:   
   >Research baloons have flown at 51km above sea level, and yet the   
   >sputnik 1 flew at 31km.   
      
   Uh, unfortunately, no -- Sputnik 1's orbit was 228x947km, well above the   
   atmosphere (although the 228km perigee was low enough that it reentered   
   after only three months).   
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