Reddit-runner t1_j29t2oc wrote on December 30, 2022 at 6:05 PM

Pretty interesting retrograde orbit.

It's not often that you see a rocket launching due west.

MoabEngineer t1_j2cajov wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:34 AM

Actually, launches from Vandenberg are to the south, not the west. EROS was launched into a sun-synchronous orbit at 97.5 degrees inclination. An exact polar launch (90 degrees inclination) would be precisely oriented north-south.

Reddit-runner t1_j2ctnx9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:57 AM

EROS launched into a 140⁰ orbit.