launch window

noun

1. 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.

launch window

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of launch window¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

It's going to be called Mafia: The Old Country, and while we didn't get a release date or launch window, we've been promised more details in December.

From BBC

North Korea had earlier notified Japan’s coast guard about its plans to launch “a satellite rocket” during a launch window from Monday through June 3.

From Seattle Times

The launch window is 5-6 p.m. with the target of 5:27 p.m.

From Seattle Times

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that an H3 rocket will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, on a southwestern Japanese island, early afternoon on June 30, with a launch window that runs through the end of July.

From Seattle Times

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Wednesday that its H3 rocket will attempt a test flight on Saturday with an alternative launch window through the end of March.

From Seattle Times