: a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft
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After being deposited in orbit by a launch vehicle, Winnebago uses its own propulsion to maneuver into the right attitude.—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 15 May 2026 The most promising Indian launch company, Skyroot Aerospace, says its Vikram-1 launch vehicle could take flight within the next couple of months.—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Once the launch vehicle's four RS-25 engines are attached, the stage will be transferred to the VAB's taller High Bay 3, where engineers will mate the remaining sections of SLS and the Orion spacecraft ahead of a launch date currently targeted for the latter half of next year.—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 11 May 2026 Authored by Buzz Aldrin, the observations highlighted in the document – all made during the crew's return trip to Earth – include an object on the way toward the moon that the astronauts speculated may have been the Saturn V launch vehicle.—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for launch vehicle