launch window

noun

: window sense 8

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Its launch window first opened February 28, but engineers needed more time to assess the rocket’s components. — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025 The launch window for this SPHEREx mission opened on February 28, but a series of problems with integrating the rocket and payloads have delayed the mission nearly two weeks. — Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025 Australian company Gilmour Space has announced the launch window for its first-ever orbital launch attempt. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025 The 32-minute launch window opens at 7:02 p.m., with a target liftoff at 7:17 p.m., according to the Kennedy Space Center. — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for launch window

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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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 Mar. 2025.

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