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From: jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: Launch Window.  What do they mean by this?
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Date: Tue, 28-Jan-86 18:24:06 EST
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In article <2170@amd.UUCP> paulw@amd.UUCP (Paul Woods) writes:
>
>I have been wondering what they mean when they say that the
>Shuttle, or other space vehicle, has missed the launch window.
>Is there a region of space that they need to travel through
>in order to minimize the affects of the Van Allen belts or does
>this term refer to an on ground time table?  Any help on solving
>this question would be appreciated.
>
>paulw

I believe it refers to making sure the shuttle is at the right
place at the right time for such things as satalite deployment
and shuttle landing.

Jeff Siegal - MIT EECS