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ISS bound launches have to launch while the ISS is passing overhead so that the orbit of the spacecraft is at the same inclination as ISS. The reason for this
by smithian 14y ago
ISS bound launches have to launch while the ISS is passing overhead so that the orbit of the spacecraft is at the same inclination as ISS. The reason for this is that inclination changes are expensive fuel-wise once you're in orbit.