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Highest tethered aerostat
Record
6,096 m
20,000 ft
- Record holder
- SkyGuard
What to remember
A tethered aerostat is not a structure standing on the ground: it stays tied to the earth by a cable, which puts it in a category of its own. The tallest, SkyGuard, reaches 6,096 m, or 20,000 feet.
The aerostat dates from 2025 and has no country or fixed location: it is movable.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Tallest structures by category” (revision used 1378771440). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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