Mombasa is the shortest path to the ocean from the top of the mountain, that’s true. However that is not a good angle for an equatorial orbit. What’s the downr

Mombasa is the shortest path to the ocean from the top of the mountain, that’s true. However that is not a good angle for an equatorial orbit. What’s the downrange safety cone look like for space launch sites around the world? A little S curve in your insertion orbit would certainly waste a bit of delta V. But not all orbits are equatorial anyway.