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erok81
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First...hopefully this is in the right section and that gem of a title makes sense.
We were having a discussion at work on the topic of launching satellites and ships launching missiles.
First off the satellites.
The comment was made that it is better to launch a space bound object nearest to the equator as the angular velocity is greatest there and therefore easier to obtain an escape velocity. This makes to me and seems correct. If it isn't correct, why not? I understand why it would be correct.
Second...ships and missile launches.
A comment was made that ships, while launching missiles, have to account for the spin of the Earth when launching at other ships/continents. This didn't make sense to me. Since everything is in the same rotating reference frame (earth) this didn't factor into calculating targets. Is it correct that ships have to take this into account when targeting?
We were having a discussion at work on the topic of launching satellites and ships launching missiles.
First off the satellites.
The comment was made that it is better to launch a space bound object nearest to the equator as the angular velocity is greatest there and therefore easier to obtain an escape velocity. This makes to me and seems correct. If it isn't correct, why not? I understand why it would be correct.
Second...ships and missile launches.
A comment was made that ships, while launching missiles, have to account for the spin of the Earth when launching at other ships/continents. This didn't make sense to me. Since everything is in the same rotating reference frame (earth) this didn't factor into calculating targets. Is it correct that ships have to take this into account when targeting?