Re:Space Elevators Are Possible
by twic on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @07:54AM
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If by 'elevation' you mean 'latitude', then no. The elevator has to be on the equator. Or rather, the geosynchronous anchor has to be over the equator. I think the elevator cable could run to any point on earth, but it's going to hang as a curve where most of it is vertical over the equator, and so is in the way of satellites in equatorial orbits.
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