launch window

noun

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May 6: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-93 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during four-hour launch window from 8:22 p.m. to 12:22 a.m. May 7, and backup later on May 7 from 7:56-11:56 p.m. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025 Blue Origin is aiming for a launch window that opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) on Saturday. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 May 2025 SpaceX's massive rocket is lined up for its ninth uncrewed test flight, with the 60-minute launch window opening at 7:30 p.m. ET. Marissa Parra, NBC news, 28 May 2025 What Time SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 Will Launch The launch window for SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 test mission will open at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday; however, the launch is not expected to occur at that exact time. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for launch window

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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 15 Jun. 2025.

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