Template:Launching

[edit] Template documentation

[edit] Usage

If the optional type parameter is provided, and is specified as mission, rocket, satellite, or spacecraft, the page will be added to Category:Current spaceflights. Other optional parameters are launched, time, clock and webcast. The first unnamed parameter is used for the Launch details line. In cases where 2008 in spaceflight does not have further details, use details=no.

{{launching
|DD|MM|YYYY|HH|MM   the date and time of the launch, or start of the launch window. INCLUDE LEADING ZEROS
|a_or_an         =  a or an to select word after "This article contains information regarding"
|Allow_Override  = allow legacy time parameter (disabled by default as it can interfere with the automatic system
|close           = time at which the launch window closes
|failed          = if the launch has failed. Any content will be assumed to mean it has failed
|launched        = (obsolete) if the launch has occurred. This is now automatic
|role            = the role of the object/organisation/person described in the article in the launch
|time            = (obsolete) the time until launch. This is now automatic, and can't be used unless Allow_Override is set
|type            = mission, rocket, satellite or spacecraft adds to category

<!--Description-->
|info            = (obsolete) Entire description
|LSP             = Launch Service Provider
|rocket          = Type of rocket
|spacecraft      = spacecraft name
|sc_type         = type of spacecraft
|sc-a_or_an      = the pronoun preceding the type of spacecraft
|user            = the organisation to operate the spacecraft
|pad             = the launch pad being used
|site            = the site that the rocket is launching from
|crew            = the crew aboard (if it is a manned mission)
|more            = further details

<!--Links-->
|clock           =  provide link to countdown clock or omit entire line
|webcast         =  provide link to webcast or omit entire line
|links           =  yes or no (default = yes) - displays links to a timeline of spaceflight article and the spaceflight portal
|editlink        =  {{subst:PAGENAME}}
}}

[edit] Example Space Shuttle, pre-launch

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{{launching 
| time = month
| type = space shuttle 
| clock = http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html 
| webcast = http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html 
| info= [[NASA]] will launch [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Endeavour | ''Endeavour'']] from [[Kennedy Space Center | KSC]] on mission [[STS-123]], carrying the first component of the [[Japanese Experiment Module | ''Kibo'']] laboratory to the [[International Space Station | ISS]].<br>Launch is scheduled for 18:31 [[UTC]] on [[2008-03-11]].
}}

[edit] Example Progress, post launch

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{{Launching 
| launched=yes 
| type = rocket or spacecraft
| info=On [[2008-02-05]] [[Progress spacecraft|Progress M-63]] was launched from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] on a mission to resupply the [[ISS]]. Docking at the [[Pirs docking compartment]] took place on [[2008-02-07]] at 14:30 [[GMT]].
}}

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Timeline of spaceflight/Launch tags