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launch vehicle
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launch vehicle
n.
A rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into an orbit or a trajectory.

launch vehicle, launching vehicle
n
1. (Astronautics) a rocket, without its payload, used to launch a spacecraft
2. (Astronautics) another name for booster [2]


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