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Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: BazBear on July 06, 2014, 11:28:21 AM
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Why is Wallops being used for so many orbital launches lately? Is it cheaper even though they lose the extra Earth rotational energy they'd get from a FL launch? Or are the Canaveral LCs heavily booked? Or both? Or am I missing something else.
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Not up on the orbital mechanics, but...
Would the higher latitude of VA give them any advantage going to the high inclination of the station?
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You don't lose anything compared with a low-latitude launch site if the orbit has a higher inclination that the site latitude. I'd guess the main attraction is the added flexibility given by not having to compete for range resources with other launch providers. For instance, if you have a short delay, you don't have to worry about it becoming a much longer delay through impinging on the next booked slot.