Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome by Kazakh Authorities

Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by pestatije on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:16AM (#35149748)

51° N is like London...not the best latitude for launching to space

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Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by rob74 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:39AM (#35149934)

It's definitely not optimal, but GP probably wanted to highlight that it's not much worse than Baikonur (45°), at least when you compare it to Cape Canaveral (28°) or Kourou (5°).

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Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by maxerickson on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:47PM (#35154398)

Yeah, most of the continental US is better than 45°.

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Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by _joel on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @08:49AM (#35150629)

Got to love those dog-leg manouevres and a dashing of extra fuel :)

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Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by sorenjan on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:53AM (#35152439)

I don't know anything about space launches, how come the first orbital launch site in mainland Europe is in Esrange in northern Sweden, latitude 67° N? Are different latitudes good for different trajectories?

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Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by dotnet00 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @11:54AM (#35153552)

Yes, Esrange is best suited to launches into Sun Synchronous Orbit, which is high-inclination (nearly a polar orbit). It's very popular for things like Earth observation satellites.

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Re:Russian Assets Reportedly Seized at Baikonur Cosmodrome b... by dotnet00 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:46PM (#35159346)

To clarify, SSO is very popular.

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