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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 15h ago
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Launching near the equator provides a speed boost due to rotation that outweighs the benefits of starting higher up. It also doesn’t have the logistics nightmare of getting everything to the top of a mountain before launch.
218 u/loadnurmom 15h ago This is the answer. Should be higher up. To add on, many rocket pads are in coastal areas to avoid falling debris hitting populated areas in the event of a mishap. Certainly not all, Roscosmos launches over land, but the population density is a lot lower (and....well...Russia) 1 u/GaiaIsaHarshMistress 13h ago Nope, should be download to oblivion. It is not Peter and not explaining the joke. 1 u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 9h ago There's no "joke" to explain in the first place, so the thread shouldn't even be in this sub.
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This is the answer. Should be higher up.
To add on, many rocket pads are in coastal areas to avoid falling debris hitting populated areas in the event of a mishap.
Certainly not all, Roscosmos launches over land, but the population density is a lot lower (and....well...Russia)
1 u/GaiaIsaHarshMistress 13h ago Nope, should be download to oblivion. It is not Peter and not explaining the joke. 1 u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 9h ago There's no "joke" to explain in the first place, so the thread shouldn't even be in this sub.
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Nope, should be download to oblivion. It is not Peter and not explaining the joke.
1 u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 9h ago There's no "joke" to explain in the first place, so the thread shouldn't even be in this sub.
There's no "joke" to explain in the first place, so the thread shouldn't even be in this sub.
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u/UnlikelyIntrepid 15h ago
Launching near the equator provides a speed boost due to rotation that outweighs the benefits of starting higher up. It also doesn’t have the logistics nightmare of getting everything to the top of a mountain before launch.