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Yes! A HAP sits at an altitude of approximately 60,000 to 100,000 feet. This is well above the altitude of aircraft but far short of the average altitude of a satellite, even a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. Being within the Earth’s atmosphere a HAP gets dragged around by the Earth’s rotation maintaining its position relative to the Earth’s surface.
