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[b]Summary of Launch Weather Rules for Ares I-X[/b] Do not launch... [list][*]if the wind at the launch pad exceeds 20 knots. [*]if the temperature at the launch pad exceeds 95 degrees F, or is below 36 degrees F. [*]through precipitation, or clouds containing precipitation. [*]through upper-level conditions containing wind shear that may lead to vehicle control problems. [*]through or within five nautical miles of a cloud layer greater than 4,500 feet thick that extends into freezing temperatures, unless other specified criteria have been met. [*]through or within five nautical miles of cumulus clouds with tops that extend into freezing temperatures, unless other specified criteria have been met. [*]within 10 nautical miles of the edge of a thunderstorm that is producing lightning strikes for 30 minutes after the final lightning strike has been observed. [*]for 30 minutes after lightning is observed within 10 nautical miles of the launch pad or the flight path, unless other specified criteria have been met. [*]if field mill instrument readings within five nautical miles of the launch pad or the flight path exceed +/- 1,500 volts per meter for 15 minutes after they occur, or +/- 1,000 volts per meter if specified criteria are met. [*]through a thunderstorm anvil cloud. If the cloud is within 10 nautical miles of the flight path, do launch for 30 minutes after the last lightning strike has been observed. [*]through thunderstorm detached anvil clouds or debris clouds for up to three hours, unless specified field mill measurements and radar requirements are met. [*]within 10 nautical miles for 30 minutes after anvil detachment has occurred, or after the last lightning strike has been observed in the detached anvil. [*]through disturbed weather with clouds that extend into freezing temperatures and contain moderate or greater precipitation. [*]within five nautical miles of disturbed weather within the flight path, unless specified criteria can be met. [*]through clouds formed as the result of or directly attached to a smoke plume.[/list]
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