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Comment To far North for Intra Orbit Trajectory... (Score 1, Insightful) 147

Who picked Saskatchewan as a launch site??

Don't they understand that the closer to the equator they are, the greater the natural velocity of the vessel? By picking a trajectory so far North, they will have to burn more fuel to get the vehicle up to a speed which they would've gotten for free if they started somewhere closer to the equator.

The rotation of the Earth could help 'fling' the craft into the air, but instead, by going so far North, it's just going to help the craft spin (imaging launching a craft from the North pole...the rocket would be naturally spinning as it left the ground).

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