takeoff rocket

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takeoff rocket - the first stage of a multistage rocket

booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, booster

multistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted

rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

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It is supposed to provide a more flexible way to deploy satellites than vertical takeoff rockets because this way all you need is a long runway for takeoff.

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It is designed to carry into space, and drop, a rocket that would in turn ignite to deploy satellites.It is supposed to provide a more flexible way to deploy satellites than vertical takeoff rockets because this way all you need is a long runway for takeoff.