Accident at Cape

In sci.space.policy message , Thu, 1 Sep
2016 21:24:12, Rick Jones posted:

Can one actually do non 'polar' launches from Vandenberg? I suppose
SpaceX may have some "polar" orbit launches on the manifest, but most
of their launches are of the other flavors.

The Israelis launch westwards to orbit from a latitude not much
different from that of VAFB, and there is nothing much to the West of
VAFB unless one counts Hawai'i. (IIRC, VAFB _does_ sometimes launch
roughly westwards, aiming towards Kwajalein.)

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Dr J R Stockton wrote:

In sci.space.policy message , Thu, 1 Sep
2016 21:24:12, Rick Jones posted:

Can one actually do non 'polar' launches from Vandenberg? I suppose
SpaceX may have some "polar" orbit launches on the manifest, but most
of their launches are of the other flavors.

The Israelis launch westwards to orbit from a latitude not much
different from that of VAFB, and there is nothing much to the West of
VAFB unless one counts Hawai'i. (IIRC, VAFB _does_ sometimes launch
roughly westwards, aiming towards Kwajalein.)


You give up a lot of payload doing that. The Israelis don't have a
choice, given where they live. SpaceX doesn't offer anything but
near-polar orbits from Vandenberg.


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"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
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On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 10:42:15 AM UTC+12, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
In sci.space.policy message , Thu, 1 Sep
2016 21:24:12, Rick Jones posted:

Can one actually do non 'polar' launches from Vandenberg? I suppose
SpaceX may have some "polar" orbit launches on the manifest, but most
of their launches are of the other flavors.

The Israelis launch westwards to orbit from a latitude not much
different from that of VAFB, and there is nothing much to the West of
VAFB unless one counts Hawai'i. (IIRC, VAFB _does_ sometimes launch
roughly westwards, aiming towards Kwajalein.)

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Merlyn Web Site - FAQish topics, acronyms, & links.

http://www.aircalculator.com/flightp...r+Forc e+Base

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDL_pIPScSI

Warhead RV tests - and missile tests that you do not want to get to orbit.