[FPSPACE] ISS & interplanetary flights

[Sven Grahn]

>
>If you leave LEO close to the northern apex of the orbit, reaching the 
>ecliptic is not such a big deal. The same goes for reaching the Moon which 
>is close to the cliptic. Remember . Clementine was launched from 
>Vandenberg and Luna-3 from Baikonur....
>
>Sven
Or. the southern apex, for that matter. If you choose your departure point 
suitably you can make your parabolic excess velocity vector point anywhere 
in declination. So, as JimO says, it is reaching the LEO parking orbit 
which brings about a penalty, not departing LEO.

Sven