SpaceXUpdates
@SpaceXUpdates · Jun 25, 2019
Why the last-minute change from close to shore to so far downrange?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
High payload/delta-V missions will always be far downrange. Value of boost stage is measured (essentially) by *horizontal* velocity imparted to upper stage. Altitude is almost unimportant.
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