XPost: talk.politics.guns, sac.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   XPost: alt.california   
   From: x@x.org   
      
   On 10/27/25 17:52, Trevor wrote:   
   > x  wrote:   
   >   
   >> As far as this post is concerned.   
   >>   
   >> 1. Space shots often go from west to east.  This is to   
   >> take advantage of the Earth's rotation which also goes   
   >> from west to east. Therefore a lot of space launches   
   >> in southern California may go over ... Phoenix and   
   >> Las Vegas.   
   >   
   > Again. No.  Rockets are not launched to orbit overland from Vandenberg,   
   > or anywhere else on the west coast.  Launching over populated areas is a   
   > big no-no.   
      
   Ok.  Space shots are planned.  It seems feasible to me that   
   'big no-no' means that everyone is aware and actually does this.   
      
   > Vandenberg is only used for launching to low earth orbit.  Most LEO   
   > satellites want to be in an approximately polar orbit, for maximum   
   > coverage of the earth.  Launches from Vandenberg are always to the south   
   > or southeast.   
   >   
   > If the trajectory has to be eastward, the launch will be done from   
   > Florida where there is thousands of miles of open ocean in case of major   
   > fubarage.   
      
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