launch window

noun

Examples of launch window in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If weather conditions force a delay, then the company could push liftoff to Saturday at a launch window that starts at 7:25 p.m. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024 In February 2022, NASA recommended that SpaceX prepare an analysis of launch window availability for the space station and interplanetary missions to ensure that Starlink would not significantly reduce access to space. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for launch window 

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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of launch window was in 1962

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“Launch window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20window. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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