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...if I recall correctly, where the main character does a dive off of a platform about 100 miles above the Earth's surface. The platform is on the tether for Earth's space elevator. So there's a spot where thrill-seekers can put on a spacesuit with a parachute and jump off.
Even though the platform is 100 miles, up, it's not orbiting... it stays above a specific geographical location. So you basically fall down, with a slight eastward vector. You accelerate through LEO in a near vacuum, until the gradually thickening atmosphere starts slowing you down.
I believe a heat shield may be involved.
Anyway, it's like this guy's jump, but on steroids. 
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