Is there a reason all these European launch sites are so far up North? I guess it makes things more predictable but I would have assumed, Spain, Italy and Greece to be more desirable for launch sites than Norway, UK, Sweden or Canada.
They’re launching into (near) polar orbits, doesn’t really matter from where you launch for those and you usually want to launch over unpopulated areas.
Is there a reason all these European launch sites are so far up North? I guess it makes things more predictable but I would have assumed, Spain, Italy and Greece to be more desirable for launch sites than Norway, UK, Sweden or Canada.
They’re launching into (near) polar orbits, doesn’t really matter from where you launch for those and you usually want to launch over unpopulated areas.