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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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