Today satellite put into orbit by a rocket or loads on the space shuttle. Several countries and international companies have the possibility of rockets and satellites, is several tons of it to start reliably. For most satellites in orbit, the rocket method is considered one of the main streets, and passes through the thickest part of the atmosphere easier and better to minimize fuel consumption.
After one of these devices will be shot into space, the rocket control mechanism uses a control system for operating parameters necessary to calculate the rocket to follow the flight plan. In many cases, the schedule says the rocket in the east because the earth rotates in this direction so that the release of additional pressure. The strength of this extra help depends on the speed of the earth on the site of release. This impulse is stronger in Ecuador, where the distance is greater and faster around the earth’s rotation.
What is the magnitude of this dynamic point of departure for Ecuador? According to some estimates, we can change the size of the land by multiplying its diameter by pi to determine the 3.14. The diameter of the Earth is approximately 12.753 km, if we multiply by the number pi has a circumference of about 40,000 km. To travel around the circumference of 24 hours, a point on the surface of the earth have to travel 1700 km / h.
A launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, do not take the whole dynamic of the speed of the Earth. Kennedy Space Center launches, Launch Complex 39-A, the only of its resources, are located 28 degrees 36 minutes north latitude. The speed of rotation of the Earth is about 1400 km / h. The difference in the land area between Ecuador and the Kennedy Space Center and about 230 miles per hour. Remember that the Earth is tilted slightly – more in the middle – not perfectly round. For this reason, our estimate of the size of the Earth is slightly smaller.
Since the rockets can go thousands of miles per hour, you might wonder why a difference of only 230 km matter. The answer is that the rockets and fuel and accessories, are very difficult. Bring lots of energy to accelerate a mass of 230 km/h and a lot of fuel. A plot of Ecuador made a big difference and tangible.
After the rocket reaches a thin atmosphere, about 200 kilometers from the surface, the navigation system of the rocket launcher rockets to other smaller, with a tower strong enough, brought the vehicle in a horizontal position. The satellite is then released. At this point, the missiles have turned again to distinguish between the rocket and satellite.
