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launch pad
(redirected from Space Launch Complex)

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launch pad
n.
1. The base or platform from which a rocket or space vehicle is launched.
2. A foundation or starting point.

launch pad, launching pad
n
1. (Astronautics) a platform from which a spacecraft, rocket, etc., is launched
2. an effective starting point for a career, enterprise, or campaign

A concrete or other hard surface area on which a missile launcher is positioned.
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Noun1.launch pad - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launchedlaunch pad - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
launching site - a place for launching pads


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Byline: ANI Washington, June 28 (ANI): The latest Geo-stationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space Saturday after a successful launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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