• Tar_Alcaran
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    3 months ago

    They’d kind of have to. Going straight north would be an overland path that passes a few thousand kilometer of USA. Going straight south means going over Cuba.

    Iridium (and presumably other polar sattelites) launch into a high inclination orbit, and adjust to a polar orbit once they’re up there.

    • Dave.@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      F9 with Crew Dragon on top should have plenty of headroom for a dogleg, the dragon module is a relatively light payload.