they’re missing out on a hell of a lot of rotational speed, launching that far north
Which is exactly what you want for polar and SSO launches. That rotational speed would otherwise need to be cancelled out in what would essentially be a plane-change maneuver. You won’t be launching to the ISS or to GEO from Andøya, but its perfect for imaging and observation satellites.
Interesting.
My immediate reaction to the idea is that they’re missing out on a hell of a lot of rotational speed, launching that far north.
Investigating a little further, it appears there’s less benefit to launching near the equator than I expected.
Which is exactly what you want for polar and SSO launches. That rotational speed would otherwise need to be cancelled out in what would essentially be a plane-change maneuver. You won’t be launching to the ISS or to GEO from Andøya, but its perfect for imaging and observation satellites.
Yes.
That’s essentially what the link in my comment says.