launch window

noun

a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.

Words nearby launch window

launch, launch control center, launch pad, launch shoe, launch vehicle, launch window, launcher, launder, launderette, laundress, laundrette

Origin of launch window

First recorded in 1960–65

Also called window.

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British Dictionary definitions for launch window

launch window

noun

the limited period during which a spacecraft can be launched on a particular mission

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