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Originally Posted by cael
because satellites are 5+ tons and the rocket would be even more and the balloon would be so huge the rocket would have to fly around it. u also don't get much because you still have to accelerate to orbital speeds anyway.
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Originally Posted by Fool
Near space balloons reach 28km. Space begins at 100km. Low Earth orbit satellites go between 300 and 600km.
I suppose it would require a smaller rocket to start from 28km, but you'd probably run into weight issues too when factoring how large a satellite/rocket can be held by a balloon too.
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ya i always thot lower altitude was the most fuel draining and therefore weight demanding from fuel+booster because gravity+air friction.
imagine launching instead from a 28km tall mountain. im sure thatd be much cheaper barring cost of dragging **** up there
plus the balloons would be easily reusable