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Launching a sat from sea level through atmosphere to reach LEO at mach 24 would require heat shielding and velocities that aren’t feasible or practical even if
by mmaunder 3y ago
Launching a sat from sea level through atmosphere to reach LEO at mach 24 would require heat shielding and velocities that aren’t feasible or practical even if you could find a country that wants fireballs traveling at over 50 times the speed of sound through their atmosphere.