New Helicopter Altitude Record?

[Diatryma]

Try this one:

http://www.tribune.com.ng/16102007/news/news13.html

That's fairly high. They would have been looking out for:

6,000-12,000 miles - Global positioning satellites
3,000-6,000 miles - Science satellites
600-1,200 miles - Spysats
300-600 miles - Weather satellites, photography satellites
250-50,000 miles - Early-warning satellites, Molniya communication satellites
200-250 miles - International Space Station
115-400 miles - Space Shuttles
100-300 miles - Navigation satellites, hamsats

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