From: mooregr@deletethisgreenms.com   
      
   "JF Mezei"  wrote in message news:dzcLH.5078$3M6.1980@fx45.iad...   
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   >On 2021-01-11 21:19, Snidely wrote:   
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   >> The Agena Target Veh icle from the Gemini program was launched 90   
   >> minutes ahead of the Gemini capsule, so one complete orbit ahead.   
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   >How much of a payload penalty for the 2500km orbital plane change?   
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   >It might make sense to launch starship from florida and launch the fuel   
   >truck from texas/california.   
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   >Does anyone actually beleive that they can truly use a launch pad like a   
   >airport runway and luanch multiple times per day?   
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   >If Stage 1 lands in the "arms" of the launch tower, they still have to   
   >bring stage 2 over it and mate it to stage 1.   
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   >Also, in terms of having a loop of refueling trucks, has Musk given any   
   >indication of cross range for landing Starship?   
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   >The fuel truck will have to get into orbit, approach starship, refuel   
   >it, detach and then wait for landing opportunity That landing   
   >opportunity would depend on cross range.   
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   >So if you need 5 flights to fuel a Starship in orbit, the logistics of   
   >those 5 flighst become interesting. How many Stage 1 do you need before   
   >the first stage 1 is reused? How many Starship (fuel truck version) do   
   >you need to launch before the first one launched is restacked and   
   >laundhed?   
      
   You know, there's this concept of... MULTIPLE LAUNCH PADS.   
      
   The simple solution is do what they originally thought they might due for   
   Apollo and salvo launch multiple smaller rockers from multiple pads over a   
   few hours or even days.   
      
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