What altitude can a stratospheric balloon achieve? - Infographic

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