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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.) -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. Turnpike v6.05 MIME. Merlyn Web Site - FAQish topics, acronyms, & links. |
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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. -- "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory." --G. Behn |
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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.) -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. 拯merlyn.demon.co.uk Turnpike v6.05 MIME. 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. |
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