launch vehicle

noun

: a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft

Examples of launch vehicle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Company using all launch vehicles available… The company’s network is a direct competitor to SpaceX’s plans to use its Starlink satellite network to deliver direct-to-cell connectivity. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Now, the section of the launch vehicle is projected to imminently crash into the moon's near side, which permanently faces Earth. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Reusable launch vehicles are lowering costs and transforming access to space, accelerating the growth of commercial markets. — Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Today SpaceX is slated to launch its 13th test flight of the massive, 408-foot (124-meter) launch vehicle. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above