Find the Delta-V Requirement for L.E.O.
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Copyright (c) 2000 by Rainier Anacker
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(1) Circular Orbital Velocity (200km): Vc = 7789 m/sec
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(2) Gravity Losses: ~ 1400 m/sec
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(3) Drag Losses: ~ 400 m/sec
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(4) Earth Rotation (Lat. 0 deg.): Vr ~ 465 m/sec
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TOTAL: ~9100 m/sec
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Latitude, deg Vr, m/sec
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90 0 (North Pole)
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60 232 (Pletsk, Russia)
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45 329 (Portland, OR)
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28.6 408 (Cape Canaveral)
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0 465 (Equator)
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