Atlas could provide the necessary performance from either launch site, so it was decided to move InSight to Vandenberg to free up the Cape to other missions in early 2016. A planetary launch requires a WDR and thus a longer processing flow, tying up Complex 41 for longer than a typical launch. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Rick Baldridge via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > > Can someone provide some insight why they would launch InSIGHT to Mars from > Vandenberg AFB instead of Cape Canaveral? Seems like the launch azimuth and > subsequent orbital inclination heading out to Mars would be quite a waste of > vehicle energy. Any ideas??? Current schedule is for launch on March 4th, > 2016 at 1:50am PST (according to SpaceFlightNow). > > Thanks. > > > Rick Baldridge > Campbell, CA USA > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Wed Sep 16 2015 - 22:37:03 UTC
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