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Meaning of "launch window" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAUNCH WINDOW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAUNCH WINDOW

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Launch window is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAUNCH WINDOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Launch window

In the context of spaceflight, a launch window is a time period during which a particular vehicle must be launched in order to reach its intended target. If the rocket is not launched within the "window", it has to wait for the next window. For trips into largely arbitrary Earth orbits, almost any time will do. But if the spacecraft intends to rendezvous with a space station or another vehicle already in an orbit, the launch must be carefully timed to occur around the times that the target vehicle's orbital plane intersects the launch site. For launches above low Earth orbit, the actual launch time can be somewhat flexible if a parking orbit is used, because the inclination and time the spacecraft initially spends in the parking orbit can be varied. See the launch window used by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft to the planet Mars at. To go to another planet using the simple low-energy Hohmann transfer orbit, if eccentricity of orbits is not a factor, launch windows are periodic according to the synodic period; for example, in the case of Mars the period is 2.135 years, i.e. 780 days.

Definition of launch window in the English dictionary

The definition of launch window in the dictionary is the limited period during which a spacecraft can be launched on a particular mission.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LAUNCH WINDOW

bay window
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Synonyms and antonyms of launch window in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «launch window» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAUNCH WINDOW

Find out the translation of launch window to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of launch window from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «launch window» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发射窗口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ventana de lanzamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

launch window
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लांच विंडो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نافذة الاطلاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стартовое окно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

janela de lançamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লঞ্চ উইন্ডো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fenêtre de lancement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melancarkan tetingkap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Startfenster
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

起動ウィンドウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실행 창
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bukak jendhela
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khởi động cửa sổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடக்க சாளரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाँच विंडो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başlat penceresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

finestra di lancio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okno startowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стартове вікно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fereastra de lansare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράθυρο εκτόξευσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekendstelling venster
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lanseringsfönster
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lanseringen vindu
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUNCH WINDOW»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about launch window

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUNCH WINDOW»

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Launch window analysis in a new perspective with examples of ...
Earth-departure windows are investigated for two round trip stopover missions to Mars. These are the 1981 inbound Venus swingby mission and the 1986 direct minimum-energy mission.
Joseph R. Thibodeau, Victor R. Bond, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972
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Orbital Mechanics
... orbit-transfer geometry is shown in Fig. 6.9. The acceptable amount of time by which a launch may be early or late is called the launch window. For our example , if the Shuttle orbit is located at / = 55 deg, the launch window is shown on Fig.
Vladimir A. Chobotov, 2002
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It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English
The launch period can be further reduced when, for example, multiple gravity assists are required. The launch period can be repeated at intervals or can be a one off opportunity. The launch window occurs each day within the launch period .
Lucy Rogers, 2008
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Space Modeling and Simulation: Roles and Applications ...
A simulation also must determine the launch window for each day of the launch period. 9.4.3.11 Optimizing the Trajectory on Launch Day On some launch systems, analysts optimize the trajectory just before launch by using current wind and ...
Larry B. Rainey, 2004
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Elements of Spacecraft Design
3.5.6.4 Launch window. The acceptable launch azimuth range at the launch site constrains the allowable launch times to a daily launch window. Figure 3.64 shows how this works. The Earth rotates about its axis with the VHE vector passing ...
Charles D. Brown, 2002
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(3) Launch at a time, selected by NASA, from a launch window of not less than 1 hour (a more restrictive launch window may be provided as an optional service). ( b) For shared flights from KSC to the standard mission orbit of 160 NM circular ...
‎1978
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Astronautics: The Physics of Space Flight
This is the so-called planar launch window. The width of the planar launch window depends on the launch azimuth. If the launch azimuth is j % 90 , i.e., if the inclination matches the launch site latitude, the launch window is typically up to 1 h ...
Ulrich Walter, 2012
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The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, ...
Following Columbia's precedent for delay, early countdown activities were terminated because the forecast indicated that weather at Kennedy would be unacceptable throughout the launch window. NASA rescheduled for January 27. That day ...
Diane Vaughan, 2009
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Space Technology
Launch personnel also carefully watch the weather and wait for the proper launch window. The launch window is that precise time interval during which aerospace personnel can launch a rocket so that the payload can reach the proper orbital ...
Joseph A. Angelo, 2003
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Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics
These positions can be controlled to a certain degree by timing the first launch window occurrence. An arrangement between planes for this first opportunity might be selected which provides the largest possible launch window, or the ...
Victor Szebehely, 1964

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUNCH WINDOW»

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Radeon R9 Nano - PC World
During AMD's earnings call Thursday, CEO Lisa Su let slip a more concrete launch window for the oddest, most intriguing member of the Fiji ... «PCWorld, Jul 15»
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Samsung Releases Samsung Pay In The Wild
... expected to be the first countries to receive Samsung Pay commercially later this year, with September touted as a potential launch window. «TechWeekEurope UK, Jul 15»
3
Space Coast Set For Atlas V Launch - 90.7 WMFE
... United Launch Alliance. The 45th Weather Squadron is calling for favorable weather. The launch window opens at 11:36 this morning. «WMFE, Jul 15»
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Samsung & TSMC begin volume production of Apple's next-gen 'A9 …
If Apple holds to a standard September iPhone launch window, that would imply that TSMC will not make a meaningful contribution to ... «Apple Insider, Jul 15»
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HTC's Re Grip fitness device delayed after “extensive user feedback …
... Grip fitness device delayed after “extensive user feedback”. After missing its launch window, the Re Grip gets scrubbed from HTC's website. «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
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Celebrating 50 Years of Exploring the Red Planet
This was the goal during the launch window in 1971 with Mariner 8 and 9. Unfortunately, Mariner 8 failed during launch on May 8, 1971. «Product Design & Development, Jul 15»
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Glen Fountain, member of Arlington high school class of 1960, is …
Missing the launch window, however, would delay the encounter with Pluto until 2020. A nuclear reactor power system required satisfying ... «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
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Ariane 5 conducts MSG-4 and Star One C4 dual launch
Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the start of a 37 minute launch window that opened at ... «NASASpaceflight.com, Jul 15»
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Secretive upstart Faraday Future is poaching from Tesla to build its …
Can Faraday hang on until its 2017 launch window? The cards are stacked against it — but then again, they've always been stacked against ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
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Huge leak: Next-gen Nexus phone specs and release timing revealed
... leaks about all sorts of mobile devices, tweeted a few hours ago details about specs and a purported launch window for the gadget. «BGR, Jul 15»

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