Rockets That Launch Satellites into Orbit Need Less Thrust When

question 41

Multiple Choice

Rockets that launch satellites into orbit need less thrust when fired from

• A) Edwards Air Force Base in California.
• B) Cape Canaveral.
• C) Hawaii.
• D) These locations do not bear on the required rocket thrust.

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