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Which is exactly what you want for polar and SSO launches. That rotational speed would otherwise need to be cancelled out in what would essentially be a plane-change maneuver. You won't be launching to the ISS or to GEO from Andøya, but its perfect for imaging and observation satellites.
Yes.
That's essentially what the link in my comment says.