alt Hacker NewsESA launches French Guiana. Since it is cheaper to launch closer to the equator with the extra speed provided by the earth's rotation.
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artisinal • yesterday at 9:07 PM
Really comes in handy to still have a couple of colonies near the equator.
It's also better to have the massive amounts of emissions far away from your own population.
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For satellites that should be in Sun-synchronous orbit Andøy is a great place to launch from