- launch vehicle
- noun Date: circa 1960 a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft
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launch vehicle — n. any system, usually a rocket, designed to launch a spacecraft or other payload … English World dictionary
launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles … Universalium
Launch vehicle — Satellite launch vehicle redirects here. For the Indian rocket, see Satellite Launch Vehicle A Russian Soyuz lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan heading for the ISS In spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket… … Wikipedia
launch vehicle — launch′ ve hicle n. rkt ars a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a probe into space • Etymology: 1955–1960 … From formal English to slang
Launch Vehicle Digital Computer — Der Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) war der Steuercomputer der Saturn V und Saturn IB Raketen. Er war einer der Hauptbestandteile der sogenannten Instrument Unit, einer ringförmigen Anordnung von Geräten, die an der Oberseite der … Deutsch Wikipedia
launch vehicle — noun : a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft … Useful english dictionary
launch vehicle — noun A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket … Wiktionary
launch vehicle — /ˈlɔntʃ viɪkəl/ (say lawnch veeikuhl) noun → booster (def. 4a) …
Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle — The Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle, or simply Shuttle Derived Vehicle (SDV), is a term describing one of a wide array of concepts that have been developed for creating space launch vehicles from the components, technology and/or infrastructure of … Wikipedia
Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle — This article is about a side mount concept. For other concepts of Shuttle Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles, see Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle. Artist impression of the Shuttle Derived HLV concept The Shuttle Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle,… … Wikipedia
