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Originally Posted by FlintHillsChiefs
On a side note, why are they testing from California? You lose delta-v on a westward burn as opposed to burning east like they do in Florida. Taking advantage of the earths rotation helps a lot.
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They explained it in the webcast that it's a combination of 1) the shortest path to the orbit they need to reach and 2) taking a path that goes over land as little as possible (for safety).
Looks like a successful deployment, so primary mission success! I'm starting to think that the barge may be the issue rather than the rocket, so we'll see what happens in the future as they try and get the water landing figured out.
Next launch is in 3 weeks on February 6th!