The lowest inclination a rocket from Cape Canaveral could be launched to is 28.5° (the latitude of Cape Canaveral). This is because rockets can be launched into orbits with an inclination of as low as ~6°. In reality, the main benefit of Kourou is that the near-equatorial launch location provides an advantage for launches to low- inclination (or geostationary) Earth orbits compared to launches from spaceports at higher latitude. This means that rockets need around 60 m/s more delta-v to reach low earth orbit (LEO) from Cape Canaveral, which is an insignificant disadvantage. For example, the eastward boost provided by the Earth's rotation is about 463 m/s (1,520 ft/s) at the Guiana Space Centre, as compared to about 406 m/s (1,330 ft/s) at the United States east coast Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center spaceports, which are at 28☂7′N latitude in Florida. It is a common misconception that the main advantage of launching a rocket from the equator is the extra boost provided by the speed of the Earth's rotation. Kourou is located approximately 500 km (310 mi) north of the equator, at a latitude of 5°. Rockets launch to the east to take advantage of the angular momentum provided by Earth's rotation.