minus-squarewill_a113@lemmy.mltoMap Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz•US SpaceportslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 hours agoCloser to the equator means less fuel to orbit because the Earth spins fastest at the equator so you don’t have to add as much delta-v. The Alaska one I’d bet is for military ops or maybe polar satellite installations. linkfedilink
Closer to the equator means less fuel to orbit because the Earth spins fastest at the equator so you don’t have to add as much delta-v.
The Alaska one I’d bet is for military ops or maybe polar satellite installations.