Why is it easier for a rocket to get to space the further South it is launched?

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Edit: Thank you for your answers, I did a complete brain fart and said South instead of closer to the equator, you all rock

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

It’s not. Unless you are only considering the north half of the planet.

It’s easier at the equator because the rocket gets a stronger “boost” from the spin of the planet, which is also why they primarily go east (direction of spin) unless they have a reason to do something else.