What altitude can a stratospheric balloon achieve? - Infographic

2018-08-17 - Infographic showing the different layers of the Earth's atmosphere and their characteristics, as well as the altitude at which airplanes, stratospheric balloons, spacecraft and natural phenomena can be found. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

• Exosphere (altitude: 600 km)
• Thermosphere (altitude: from 85 to 600 km)
  • International Space Station
    • Altitude: +/- 400 km
  • Auroras
    • Altitude: +/- 100 km
• Mesosphere (altitude: from 50 to 85 km)
  • Sounding rockets
  • Meteors
• Stratosphere (altitude: from 14.5 to 50 km)
  • Supersonic flights
  • Stratospheric balloons: from 35 to 42 km
• Troposphere (altitude: ground to 14.5 km)
  • Parabolic flights: 8.5 km
  • Commercial flights: from 10 to 12 km