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human
Does the orbit of the earth around the sun affect spaceship launches?

Do we time the launches of satellites and spaceships etc to coincide with the part of the earth they are on facing the opposite direction to the path of the earths orbit around the sun? It seems as though if we took off while facing the direction of the orbit, the earth would be moving towards the rocket as it took off. If launched from the opposite side then the earth would be moving away from the rocket as it is launched making it easier? Does this have any effect or does the gravity of the earth cancel it out?
gpt
Everything on earth already has earths' velocity. Any thrust you're adding just adds to this velocity. For launches into earths' orbit the sun doesn't matter. For launches to other planets our orbital location and theirs matter since you need to transfer between orbits. In that case too it not so much the timing of the launch that matters but when you're trying to change orbits.

Just to clarify, gravity is the same for a location though out the day. Earth's velocity doesn't affect gravity at all.