But is it really a catapult?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/27010625

But is it really a catapult? - sh.itjust.works

Using centripetal force puts it in trebuchet territory does it not?

If you really believe that this will work anytime in the next decade, and that it doesn’t need a rocket to circularize the projectile’s orbit, I have a bridge to sell you.

From 2022: “SpinLaunch plans to loft small satellites into low Earth orbit by 2026.”

They’re working on Elon Musk timelines. Two Starships on Mars by early 2024! Spinlaunch to Orbit in 2 years!

To make it work, just add one year every year.