[Space, Spaceships] Total ΔV for Interplanetary Travel

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

Just to be exhaustive there's the possibility of an change or orbital plane maneuver. It was part of the effect of launching from Cape Canaveral for the Moon that on the right days no change of plane was needed.

Russia's got it even worse, with their even further north launch site, and the most sensible trajectory passing through unfriendly Chinese airspace during assent. The need to be accessible from Baikonur is a big part of why the ISS is placed in such a highly inclined orbit.