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The thermosphere is the layer of Earth's atmosphere that still contains substantial molecules of heavier gases. It occurs below the outermost layer, the exosphere, which consists mainly of a near-vacuum of hydrogen and helium.

The thermosphere extends from roughly 85 to 690 km above the surface of the Earth, and includes the orbits of most satellites and the International Space Station.

The thermosphere contains most of the region known as the ionosphere, which consists of charged particles that can reflect radio waves, especially HF (shortwave) signals.

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