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• 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

• Satellite phone — A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites. Depending on the architecture of a particular system, coverage may include the entire Earth, or… …   Wikipedia

• launch — [[t]lɔ͟ːntʃ[/t]] ♦♦ launches, launching, launched 1) VERB To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space. [V n] NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays... [V n] A Delta II rocket was launched… …   English dictionary

• launch — I UK [lɔːntʃ] / US [lɔntʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms launch : present tense I/you/we/they launch he/she/it launches present participle launching past tense launched past participle launched *** 1) a) to send a missile, space vehicle, satellite …   English dictionary

• launch — launch1 [ lɔntʃ ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to send a missile, space vehicle, SATELLITE, or other object into the air or into space: The agency will launch a new weather satellite next month. a ) to put a boat or ship into water 2. ) to start a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• launch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ commercial, official, press (esp. BrE), public ▪ The commercial launch was the end of 2007. ▪ She is signing copies of her book at the official launch …   Collocations dictionary

• launch — launch1 W2 [lo:ntʃ US lo:ntʃ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(start something)¦ 2¦(product)¦ 3¦(boat)¦ 4¦(sky/space)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6 launch yourself forwards/up/from etc Phrasal verbs 　launch into something 　launch out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• launch — 1 verb (T) 1 START STH to start something, especially an official, public, or military activity that has been carefully planned: launch a campaign/appeal/inquiry: Police have launched a murder enquiry following the discovery of a woman s body. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• launch*/*/ — [lɔːntʃ] verb [T] I 1) to send a space vehicle, missile, or other object into space or into the air The agency will launch a new weather satellite next month.[/ex] 2) to start a major activity such as a military attack, a public project, or a new …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Nanosatellite Launch System — The Nanosatellite Launch System (NLS) is a series of satellite launch missions coordinated by the Space Flight Laboratory of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. It provides a low cost launch service for nanosatellites.[1]… …   Wikipedia

• Yuan Wang class tracking ship — The Yuanwang class (远望; meaning Long View ) are used for tracking and support of satellite and intercontinental ballistic missiles by the People s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People s Republic of China (PRC).The detailed specifications of… …   Wikipedia