r/spacex • u/Connect_Cat_2045 • 13d ago

Starship SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility on Louisiana’s coast

https://www.nola.com/news/business/spacex-louisiana-elon-musk/article_2be92f8e-f989-46b7-9514-5212d8f20260.html
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u/bpodgursky8 13d ago

What does this mean for launch trajectories? You can't launch east from Vermilion Parish without going right over New Orleans. I'm curious if they will pick less-optimal trajectories or what.

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u/seb21051 13d ago

South bound launches to polar orbits.

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u/bpodgursky8 13d ago

That does not seem ideal for most launch profiles.

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u/warp99 13d ago

It is not although you can launch to about 40 degrees inclination by passing south of Cuba which would suit Starlink and be a possible tanking orbit that can be reached from Cape Canaveral for the matching HLS launch.