launch window

noun

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Shattering the afternoon calm with an ear-splitting roar, the huge 30-foot-wide, 397-foot-tall rocket blasted off from Musk's sprawling Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and test facility on the Gulf Coast near Brownsville at 5 p.m. EST, the opening of a 30-minute launch window. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024 SpaceX’s launch window opens at 4 p.m. and will last for 30 minutes. —

Karoline Leonard, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024 The 30-minute launch window will open at 5 p.m. EST, according to SpaceX. As of Tuesday, preparations for launch were underway at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024 For the selection process, experts considered terrain suitability, launch window availability, lighting conditions, science potential and communication capabilities with Earth, among other factors. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for launch window