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Space Launch Stations of India Are Launched From the Eastward Direction
To make use of the additional boost that the earth's rotetion gives you, you typically launch your rockets as close to the equator as possible. You want the rocket, if it fails, to crash into the ocean. And therefore, we launh rockets from the east coast so in case something wigana biganough ustof all, launch them in the eastward direction. That's the simple reason.
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