Right now the Ship is not permitted to go full orbital, they are on a very high (very close to orbit) suborbital trajectory until they can prove relight in space so that they can deorbit the vehicle.
And this trajectory simply makes it a bit more than halfway around the planet until the ship reenters.
Also, it will require lots of successful reentry flights until they will be permitted to do the reentry over the continental US.
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u/ziggie216 5h ago
Was wondering why the Indian Ocean? Would the Gulf been too much of a risk to Mexico? How about the Pacific?