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		ekimekim 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First Orbital Rocket Launched from European Soil, ... I'm surprised they don't see more activity for polar orbits. You want to launch north-west or south-west and into ocean, northern scandanavia seems perfect for that.

input_sh 5 months ago [–]

Going westwards means going against Earth's rotation, requiring extra fuel and what not. That's why almost every rocket goes eastwards.

dguest 5 months ago | [–]

Polar orbits have to go west, because they have to counter the earth's rotation if they aim to cross over the pole. Further north means less rotation to counter.

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