Beta angle result of the beta angle of the space station at those times. When the orbiter was in-flight (not docked to ISS) and it flew to a beta angle greater than 60 degrees, the orbiter went into "rotisserie" mode, and slowly rotated around its X-axis (nose to tail axis). For flights to ISS, the shuttle could launch during an ISS beta cutout if the ISS would be at a beta less than 60 degrees at dock, and throughout the docked phase. Therefore, the mission duration affected launch timing when the beta cutout dates were approaching. Beta angle The beta angle (formula_1)
Integer triangle common divisor. Integer triangles with a 60° angle can also be generated by with coprime integers "m", "n" with 0 < "n" < "m" (the angle of 60° is opposite to the side of length "a"). From here, all primitive solutions can be obtained by dividing "a", "b", and "c" by their greatest common divisor (e.g. an equilateral triangle solution is obtained by taking "m" = 2 and "n" = 1, but this produces "a" = "b" = "c" = 3, which is not a primitive solution). See also More precisely, If formula_109, then formula_110, otherwise formula_111. Two different pairs