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The Equator Is a Bad Place for These Rocket Launches (2020x40)


Air date: May 22, 2020

Some satellites orbit in the same direction the planet rotates, which means they get a boost for their launch, but most have orbits where that isn’t ideal, and that creates some challenges for engineers.

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