Question: Would it require less speed to launch a satellite? (a) Toward the east or (b) Toward the west? Consider the Earths rotation direction.

Would it require less speed to launch a satellite?
(a) Toward the east or
(b) Toward the west? Consider the Earth’s rotation direction.

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