: a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft
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It is made for small launch vehicles and hypersonic systems.—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026 That launch vehicle, however, has flown only twice since its January 2025 debut and has other customers with urgent needs, which may make 2027 a more realistic timeframe for AST.—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026 Taking off aboard Rocket Lab's HASTE launch vehicle, the DART AE reached a top speed of Mach 8 as the climax of the Cassowary Vex mission.—David Szondy
march 02, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2026 Specifically, a series of hydrogen leaks and then an unexpected problem getting helium to flow to the upper portion of the launch vehicle led to a series of delays and ultimately a decision to roll the rocket back off its launchpad.—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for launch vehicle