French Guiana is further east than most ppl think. I beleive its in
the same time zone as the Maritime Provinces. When those stages are
expended they are well over the ocean.

On 29 May 2005 23:01:44 -0700, "Charles Talleyrand"
wrote:

How does one launch a into a polar orbit from French Guyana? Where
does the first and second stage drop? I understand they are not
bombing New England, but how do they avoid this?

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