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| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | A rocket or other vehicle used to launch a probe, satellite, or the like. (references) |
Transportation | Space transport system appropriated for payloads. Source: European Union. (references) |
Weather | The combination of one or more staged propulsion units, guidance control, fairing, and associated interface equipment necessary to launch a GPM spacecraft (launch vehicle payload) into orbit. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: LAUNCH VEHICLE |
| Specialty definitions using "LAUNCH VEHICLE": booster vehicle ♦ ELV ♦ Space Launch Initiative, SSI ♦ tandem launch. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | UR-500 Space Launch Vehicle. Credit: NASA. |  | Little Joe Launch Vehicle. Credit: NASA. |
 | TIROS II ready for launch. This satellite was launched on November 23, 1960. Launch vehicle was a Thor-Delta rocket that placed the satellite in an inclined orbit (50 degrees to Equator) at about 420 nautical miles. Cover of "Weather Bureau Topics" for November 1960. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | NOAA 1 (ITOS -A) lifts off on Launch Vehicle Delta 81. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
 | GOES G going for a short ride aboard Delta Launch Vehicle 178. 71 seconds into the mission the first stage engine shut down necessitating destruction 20 seconds later. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | GOES-E ready for launch atop Delta Launch Vehicle 154. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
 | The launch of GOES-B aboard Delta Launch Vehicle 131. GOES-B became GOES-2 after it became operational. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | ESSA-9, designated TOS-G prior to launch, shown during final checkout prior to being placed aboard launch vehicle. ESSA-9 was launched February 26, 1969, at 0247 A.M. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
 | TIROS I launch. Launch vehicle was a Thor Able rocket. TIROS I was a test satellite launched by NASA. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | Stargazer with a Pegasus space launch vehicle. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
launch vehicle | 13 |
evolved expendable launch vehicle | 9 |
reusable launch vehicle | 6 |
space launch vehicle | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "LAUNCH VEHICLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | løfteraket (booster, booster stage, launcher), bæreraket (launcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | lanceervoertuig (launcher), draagraket (launcher, launching rack, launching ramp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | lanceur (launcher), fusée porteuse (launcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Trägerrakete (launcher), Trägerfahrzeug (launcher, platform, vector, vehicle), Träger (beam, bearer, braces, cantilever, carrier, carriers, girder, holder, joist, litter, porter, porters, representative, shoulder strap, sluggishly, sponsor, strap, strecher, support, supporter, supporters, upholder, vector, vehicle, wearer, winner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | όχημα εκτόξευσης (launcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | veicolo di lancio (launcher), razzo vettore (launcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aunchlay ehiclevay veículo de lançamento (launcher). (various references) vehículo lanzador (launcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-h-h-i-l-l-n-u-v" | |
-5 letters: caulicle, chenille, clavicle, elenchic, vaccinee, vulcanic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 41 55 4E 43 48 56 45 48 49 43 4C 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01000001 01010101 01001110 01000011 01001000 00100000 01010110 01000101 01001000 01001001 01000011 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L A U N C H   V E H I C L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0041 0055 004E 0043 0048 0056 0045 0048 0049 0043 004C 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)463555483742256394243374639 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Images: Photo Album 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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