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launch window

An interval of time during which a planetary probe, etc., must be launched in order to attain a desired position at a desired time.

launch window

[′lȯnch ‚win·dō]
(aerospace engineering)
The time period during which a spacecraft or missile must be launched in order to achieve a desired encounter, rendezvous, or impact.
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The launch is now scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California, during an available launch window that extends from 8:57 to 10:20 a.
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1, the Space Flight Leadership Council determined the March-April 2005 launch window for STS-114 was not achievable.
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