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Out of curiosity is it correct to assume launch at the equator going east adds 24,000 miles circumference / 24 hrs = ~1000mph
by miketery 9y ago
Out of curiosity is it correct to assume launch at the equator going east adds 24,000 miles circumference / 24 hrs = ~1000mph
- andbberger 9y agoYes. That's ~1000mph less delta-v needed to reach orbit. But note that the air is also moving in the same rotating frame, so there is no difference in air resistance upon exit from the launcher whether you are going east or west.