Launch a "Rocket" from a Spinning "Planet"

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Launch a "Rocket" from a Spinning "Planet"

Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do space engineers aim a spacecraft so it lands on Mars or meets up with a particular comet or asteroid? How do space engineers know when to launch?

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