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 | **A-TEAM Launch** | Term given to a launch no one else wants to do. If you have a payload, and no one else will launch it, you need the A-Team| | **A-TEAM Launch** | Term given to a launch no one else wants to do. If you have a payload, and no one else will launch it, you need the A-Team|
 +| **COCOM Cock-Up** | When a tracker suddenly stops reporting its position above 12km altitude, due to the builder not knowing about the COCOM GPS limitations, or that his GPS receiver has a "flight mode" for working above 12km. |
 | **Coxon Kilometre** | First kilometre of flight during which there is the highest chance of failure, once you are past the 'Coxon Kilometre' the payload should work | | **Coxon Kilometre** | First kilometre of flight during which there is the highest chance of failure, once you are past the 'Coxon Kilometre' the payload should work |
 | **Ed's Rule** | If you'd be unwilling to throw your payload down the stairs, it might be unwise to fly it.| | **Ed's Rule** | If you'd be unwilling to throw your payload down the stairs, it might be unwise to fly it.|
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