UK is perfect for launches to about 55 degree retrograde inclination You wouldn't want to launch into a sun-syncrhonous orbit from the Equator. Or from Florida

UK is perfect for launches to about 55 degree retrograde inclination You wouldn't want to launch into a sun-syncrhonous orbit from the Equator. Or from Florida or Cape Canaveral for that matter. The delta-V you start with which is great for an equatorial launch has to be shed to get into a polar or near-polar orbit. From Scotland though, there's far less Delta V than Florida, or from French Guiana.