Launch and sites
低纬发射场
Low-latitude site
A site near the equator, borrowing more of Earth's rotation.
Wenchang at 19°N reaches GEO more easily than Jiuquan.
Related terms
- NET (No Earlier Than) — The earliest possible launch time — it usually moves.
- T-0 — The reference instant of liftoff; the count counts from it.
- Launch window — The interval in which a launch may occur, set by the target orbit.
- Scrub — Cancelling a launch attempt, usually for weather or hardware.