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Re:Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? by shadowgovt on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:05AM (#28328793)
Is there an orbital trajectory or launch-facility-resources reason to be launching out of FG, or is it political?

Seems like the easiest way to avoid sea pirates would be to launch the Webb from its current country of residence.

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Re:Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? by Jtsummers on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:25AM (#28329045)
ESA launches out of FG. The reasons are its equatorial location, which makes it suitable (lower energy requirements) for geosynchronous orbits and, like Florida for NASA, the ocean to the east which reduces the downrange risks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre

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