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Photo Gallery - L1 Launch Windows
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Media Gallery for L1 Launch Windows
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Short Description
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L1 Launch Windows
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L1 launch windows were determined by the phase of the moon. The earth sensor could only operate when either the earth or moon's disk was at least 40% illuminated. This constrained launches to two brief periods each month.
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l1moonph.gif
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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L1 Launch Windows
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LOK Navigation
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Coordinate system and sensors of the LOK astronavigation system. The 106K sensors detected the centre of the solar disk; the 107K sensor the centre of the earth or moon; and the 100K sensors fixed stars. MAI, March 1994
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Credit:
© Dietrich Haeseler
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LOK Navigation
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L1 / Ye-8 Windows
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Table comparing launch windows for L1 and Ye-8 launches with lunar phases.
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l1ye8tab.gif
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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L1 / Ye-8 Windows
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© Mark Wade, 1997 - 2007 except where otherwise noted.
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