[FPSPACE] FW: MetOp satellite

[Jim Oberg]

Actually, Baikonur has already been the site of sun-synchronous launches,
but the the southwest over the Persian Gulf. This is the first launch to the
north, instead. It's not clear why the southwest azimuth was not usable,
perhaps clearance for impact zones in those countries got too expensive.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Javier Casado" <fjcasadop at yahoo.es>
To: <fpspace at friends-partners.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] FW: MetOp satellite


Well, it doesn't seem strange if you think that this satellite is to be 
inserted in polar orbit, what requires a westward launch (north-west or 
south-west; they have chosen north-west). However, a better place for this 
type of launch would be Plesetsk.