ACME Space Adventures, LTD is planning a commercial mission using a SpaceX Falcon9 launch vehicle. You would like to launch from the California Spaceport (Vandenberg AFB, CA), graphic below.

1. From the graphic above, what is the delta V calculation for the launch sites latitude? Assume you are launching with the Earth?s rotation.

2. There are three flight paths depicted above (168, 180, 220). A flight path is the same as a launch azimuth. Calculate the delta V for each azimuth.

3. You would like to launch a remote sensing satellite into a 98.5 deg inclined orbit. What is your launch azimuth?

35.0 34.5 34.0 33.5 122.0 3 SIGMA IMPACT LINE 220 FLIGHT PATH W IN Spaceport Launch Azimuths OFF SHORE OIL RIGS FH T S PACIFIC OCEAN 180% FLIGHT PATH -121.0 VAFB 168 FLIGHT PATH MIGUELITO CANYON JALAMA BEACH San Miguel Santa Rosal -120.0 CALIFORNIA Santa Cruz 3-SIGMA IMPACI LINE Anacapa San Nicholas -119.0