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Why not use a magnetic launch and put rockets on a rail gun? You could put it on an inclination and accelerate that sucker over multiple kilometers if you wanted to in order to build up the velocity you need. The g-forces would be concentrated in one direction Wouldn't that reduce the number of problems?
Wouldn't the changing magnetic fields damage whichever electronics are housed in the payload?
I don't believe so. The electromagnetic energy is being used for acceleration, no other type of energy. The inside could easily made into a Farady Cage to block some of the electro-magnetic fields.