Launch and sites
极轨发射
Polar launch
Launching north or south to reach a polar orbit.
Mostly flown southward over water to keep debris off land.
Related terms
- Payload integration — Bolting the satellite onto the rocket and checking it.
- 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.