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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-3
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True altitude
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4 584,19 m
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21 Aug 2025
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics team (USA)
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preliminary record claim received
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World
|
20933
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-3
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Duration - Time
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39 h 17 min 7 sec
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18 Feb 2022
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (USA)
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ratified - current record
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World
|
19634
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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Duration - Time
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192 h 50 min
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02 Oct 2021
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Platform Aerospace Team (USA)
|
ratified - current record
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World
|
19576
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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Duration - Time
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454 h 30 min
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13 Sep 2021
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Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA)
|
ratified - current record
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World
|
19561
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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True altitude
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23 209 m
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13 Sep 2021
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Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA)
|
ratified - current record
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World
|
19562
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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Duration - Time
|
80 h 46 min 35 sec
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21 May 2021
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Beihang University Team (CHN)
|
ratified - current record
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World
|
19466
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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Distance over an out and return course
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70,00 km
|
14 Sep 2020
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Sunbirds SAS (FRA)
|
ratified - current record
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World
|
19349
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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Duration - Time
|
2 h 20 min
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14 Sep 2020
|
Sunbirds SAS (FRA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
19350
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Duration - Time
|
30 h 06 min 42 sec
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03 Oct 2019
|
Beihang University Team (CHN)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
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World
|
19112
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-3
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Speed Over a Straight Course of 50 m to 25 km
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114,24 km/h
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04 Nov 2018
|
Timothy Trowbridge (SUI)
|
ratified - current record
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World
|
18782
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-3
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Duration - Time
|
6 h 7 min 45 sec
|
11 Jul 2018
|
Centre for Aerospace Research MIT Campus, Anna University (IND)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18694
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
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Speed over a straight 15/25 km course
|
236,89 km/h
|
30 Aug 2017
|
The Ohio State University (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18242
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Distance over an out and return course
|
45,23 km
|
30 Aug 2017
|
The Ohio State University (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18243
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1.c
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Duration
|
55 h 56 min
|
02 Dec 2016
|
Jeremy Novara (USA)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
18087
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Duration - Time
|
55 h 56 min
|
02 Dec 2016
|
Jeremy Novara (USA)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
|
World
|
18684
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1.f
|
Duration
|
80 h 2 min 52 sec
|
08 Dec 2014
|
Peter LeHew (USA)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
17386
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Duration - Time
|
80 h 2 min 52 sec
|
08 Dec 2014
|
Peter LeHew (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18689
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1.c
|
Duration
|
336 h 22 min 8 sec
|
23 Jul 2010
|
QinetiQ HALE team (GBR)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
16053
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1.c
|
True altitude
|
21 562 m
|
23 Jul 2010
|
QinetiQ HALE team (GBR)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
16054
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
True altitude
|
21 562 m
|
23 Jul 2010
|
QinetiQ HALE team (GBR)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
|
World
|
18683
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Duration - Time
|
336 h 22 min 8 sec
|
23 Jul 2010
|
QinetiQ HALE team (GBR)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
|
World
|
18682
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-2.d
|
Duration
|
18 h 41 min 28 sec
|
15 May 2008
|
Boeing lds (USA)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
15059
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-2
|
Duration - Time
|
18 h 41 min 28 sec
|
15 May 2008
|
Boeing lds (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18690
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Duration - Time
|
31 min 12 sec
|
03 May 2008
|
Gary B. Fogel (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18812
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-1
|
Distance in a straight line
|
12,72 km
|
03 May 2008
|
Gary B. Fogel (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18813
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft
|
112,01 km
|
04 Oct 2004
|
Brian Binnie (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
9881
|
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Minimum time between two consecutive flights in a reusable vehicle
|
4 d 23 h 15 min 9 sec
|
04 Oct 2004
|
Brian Binnie (USA) (9882)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
9882
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Greatest mass lifted to altitude
|
1 439,8 kg
|
04 Oct 2004
|
Brian Binnie (USA) (10434)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
10434
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Duration
|
24 min 10 sec
|
29 Sep 2004
|
Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9858)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
9858
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft
|
102.9 km
|
29 Sep 2004
|
Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9859)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
|
World
|
9859
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Length travelled along the trajectory from lift-off to touch down
|
46,27 km
|
29 Sep 2004
|
Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9861)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
9861
|
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Space records
|
P-1
|
Number of people in suborbital flight
|
1
|
29 Sep 2004
|
Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9862)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
9862
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-1
|
Distance in a straight line
|
3 030 km
|
11 Aug 2003
|
Team/Crew
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18814
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-1
|
Duration - Time
|
38 h 52 min 19 sec
|
11 Aug 2003
|
Team/Crew
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18815
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-1.d
|
True altitude
|
29 524 m
|
14 Aug 2001
|
Team/Crew
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
7086
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-1
|
True altitude
|
29 524 m
|
14 Aug 2001
|
Greg Kendall (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18685
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-2.g
|
Distance in a straight line
|
13 219,86 km
|
23 Apr 2001
|
Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical Center (USA)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
6967
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-2
|
Distance in a straight line
|
13 219,86 km
|
23 Apr 2001
|
Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical Center (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18693
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-2.g
|
Duration
|
30 h 24 min 1 sec
|
21 Mar 2001
|
Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical Center (USA)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
6956
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
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U-2.g
|
True altitude
|
19 928 m
|
21 Mar 2001
|
Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical Center (USA)
|
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
|
World
|
6957
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-2
|
Duration - Time
|
30 h 24 min 1 sec
|
21 Mar 2001
|
Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical Center (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18691
|
|
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV
|
U-2
|
True altitude
|
19 928 m
|
21 Mar 2001
|
Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical Center (USA)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
18692
|
|
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Space records
|
P-2
|
Altitude in elliptical orbit
|
622,77 km
|
21 Feb 1997
|
Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4227)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
4227
|
|
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Space records
|
P-2
|
Altitude in para-circular orbit
|
623,64 km
|
21 Feb 1997
|
Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4228)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
4228
|
|
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Space records
|
P-2
|
Duration
|
17 d 15 h 53 min 17 sec
|
07 Dec 1996
|
Sts-80 Crew (USA) (3915)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
3915
|
|
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Space records
|
K-2
|
Duration
|
437 d 17 h 58 min 17 sec
|
22 Mar 1995
|
Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) (2511)
|
ratified - current record
|
World
|
2511
|
|
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Space records
|
P-2
|
Duration
|
16 d 15 h 08 min 46 sec
|
18 Mar 1995
|
Sts-67 Crew (USA) (2506)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
|
World
|
2506
|
|
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|
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|
|
Space records
|
P-2
|
Duration
|
14 d 17 h 54 min 50 sec
|
23 Jul 1994
|
Sts-65 Crew (-i-) (1781)
|
ratified - superseded since approved
|
World
|
1781
|
|
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|
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