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Arctic space centre could become the first to launch satellites from Europe

• dv_dt 4y ago
  Wait, aren’t the poles the most energy expensive latitudes to launch from?
  • clay-dreidels 4y ago
    • dv_dt 4y ago
      Thanks chatGPT?
  • diplocorp 4y ago
    Depends on the orbit you want, I believe. Is your goal to launch in the direction of Earth's rotation or not? Something like that.
    • avmich 4y ago
      Besides, equatorial speed of Earth rotation is about 450 m/s, low orbit speed is 7900 m/s. Israel has to launch counter to the Earth rotation, so it definitely can be done.