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   Snidely to All   
   Re: When does Starship become commercial   
   25 Aug 21 23:03:38   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Lo, on the 8/25/2021, Snidely did proclaim ...   
   > On Wednesday or thereabouts, Sylvia Else declared ...   
   >> On 26-Aug-21 10:03 am, JF Mezei wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Can SpaceX launch to equatorial orbit from Boca Chica?   
   >>   
   >> No - to launch to equatorial orbit, you need to be on the equator, or at   
   >> least be very close to it.   
   >   
   > Or you need to be very careful where you do the plane changes, which means at   
   > a higher orbit.   
      
   Boca Chica can /theoretically/ launch to pretty much the same orbits as   
   Cape Canaveral, but /practically/ will launch south to southeast until   
   launching over populated areas is not a risk.   
      
   /dps   
      
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