File STS 134 launch 2.ogv thumb Video of the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS 134 . A rocketlaunch is the takeoff phase of the flight of a rocket . Launches for orbital ... silo a mobile launcher vehicle a submarine air launch from a plane e.g. Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne , Pegasus Rocket , X 15 from a balloon Rockoon , da Vinci Project under development a surface ship Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System an inclined rail e.g. rocket sled launch Launches not into space ... stand. Rocketlaunch technologies generally refers to the entire set of systems needed to successfully launch a vehicle, not just the vehicle itself, but also the firing control system s, ground control station , launch pad , and tracking station s needed for a successful launch and or recovery. Commercial launches Commercial launch service providers include Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Space launch and exploration Boeing Launch Services Inc. BLS Delta rocket Sea Launch Zenit 3SL Zenit rocket Zenit rocket stages 1 and 2 with Energia Block DM SL upper stage EADS SPACE Transportation Arianespace Ariane rocket International Launch Services ILS http www.ilslaunch.com Proton rocket Proton rocket United Launch Alliance ULA Delta IV And Atlas V Starsem Soyuz rocket family Soyuz rocket ISRO PSLV , GSLV Launch vehicles main launch vehicle Image Proton Zvezda crop.jpg right thumb Proton Rocket heading for space If a rocket is launched to deliver a Payload air and space craft payload from a planetary surface into space it is called a launch vehicle . can the remainder of this section be merged into to the launch vehicle article? There are several broad categories that launch vehicles fall under, including Expendable launch system Reusable launch system Single stage to orbit Two stage ... spaceflight Takeoff Spaceport List of rocketlaunch sites Launch status check External links http www.zarya.info ..., but may also be from a floating platform such as the San Marco platform , or the Sea Launchlaunch ... more details
Image Maglifter.jpg thumb right 350px An example of rocket sled launch assist NASA s Maglifter proposal for giving a 500 ton rocket initial velocity from a mountain. A rocket sled launch is a method of Non rocket spacelaunch launching space vehicles. A rail or maglev track and a rocket or jet booster ..., Maglifter, and StarTram are another technique investigated to accelerate a rocket before launch, potentially scalable to greater rocket masses and velocities than air launch . ref cite web url http ... 0.8 launch of an Expendable launch system ELV rocket from a 3000 meter altitude mountain peak could increase payload to Low earth orbit LEO by 80 compared to the same rocket from a conventional launch ... close to 90 , electrical energy consumed per launch of a 500 ton rocket would be around 30 Joule Gigajoule ... satellites, with rocket maneuvering during the early stage of post launch ascent an alternative ... Benefits of high altitude launches Rocket sled launch helps a vehicle gain altitude, and proposals ... from sea level. When Worlds Collide 1951 film When Worlds Collide film used a rocket sled to launch ... rocket spacelaunch DEFAULTSORT Rocket Sled Launch Category Exploratory engineering Category Hypothetical ... in general, tracks at Holloman Air force base have tested, as of 2011, small rocket sleds moving at up ... the most expensive, first stage of a rocket fully reusable since the sled is returned to its starting position, to be refueled and may be reused in the order of hours after use. Present launch vehicles have performance driven costs of Rocket Costs and economics thousands of dollars per kilogram of dry weight sled launch would aim to reduce performance requirements and amortize hardware expenses over frequent, repeated launches. Designs for mountain based inclined rail rocket sleds often use jet ... reference basics launch.html title Space Shuttle Basics accessdate April 28, 2011 ref If a rocket was already moving Mach 1.3 or faster at launch, with corresponding reduced propellant needs, a greater ... more details
The Keweenaw rocketlaunch site was an isolated launch pad located in U.S. state of Michigan Michigan s Keweenaw Peninsula . It was used between 1964 and 1971 for launching rockets for meteorological data collection. NASA along with the University of Michigan conducted the project under the lead of Dr. Harold Allen. The site was one of six other similar ones scattered about North America that were to collect measurements of electron density, positive ion composition and distribution, energetic electron precipitation, solar X rays, and Lyman alpha flux. One of the other well known sites was Wallops Island , Virginia. The collected data was later to be compared to the five other sites. Smaller rockets In the early stages of the project, Smaller rockets were launched off a floating buoy between the on land rocket site and Manitou Island Lake Superior Manitou Island , about convert 2.5 mi km off shore. These smaller rockets were commonly known as Mighty Mouse rocket s for they were only a few feet tall and had folding fins. There were approximately 50 of these rockets launched from the floating buoy. Larger rockets There were two types of larger rockets launched from the site, Arcas rocket Arcas at about six feet and the much larger Nike Apache rockets. Both of these rockets were two stage rockets that could carry a substantial payload. The Nike Apache rockets weighed about convert .... This was the testing that was done at the Keweenaw RocketLaunch Site Location The site is still ... http www.gt.org keweenaw rocket base The Keweenaw Rocket Range 1962 1971 michigan stub rocket stub Category Rocketlaunch sites Category Buildings and structures in Keweenaw County, Michigan ... WEBROC was to be able to set up a system of buoys, containing rocket launchers, in the ocean to obtain ... was originally proposed by the University of Michigan s Institute of Science and Technology. The rocket launchings were to be part of the Meteorological Rocket Network and the main goal of the project ... more details
GeoGroupTemplate This article constitutes a list of rocketlaunch sites . Some of these sites are known as spaceports or cosmodromes. A single rocketlaunch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long ... of years of launch activities Number of rocket launches the total number of launches, including failed launches Heaviest rocket launched total mass at lift off Highest achieved altitude height in km above launch site Notes comments Africa class wikitable width 10 Country width 18 Location width 10 Coordinates width 10 Operational date width 10 Number of rocket launches width 12 Heaviest rocket ... sites domvskiy.htm Dombarovsky astronautix.com ref Proposed or planned spaceports and rocketlaunch ... align right align right Germany RocketLaunch Site Berlin , Berlin Tegel Coord 52.35000 ... width 10 Highest achieved altitude width 20 Notes Canada Fort Churchill rocketlaunch site Fort Churchill ... NASA s manned missions. Adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. USA Keweenaw Rocketlaunch site ... website ref Additional rocketlaunch sites in North America Please delete items or move them to the table ... Sea . Additional rocketlaunch sites in the oceans and Antarctica Please delete items or move them ... Description and map of Kourou astronautix.com http www.astronautix.com sites kiruna.htm Rocketlaunch ... sites saluirra.htm Rocketlaunch site Salto di Quirra astronautix.com Spaceport state expanded Space exploration lists and timelines DEFAULTSORT List Of RocketLaunch Sites Category Spaceports Category Rocketlaunch sites Category Lists of rocket launches de Raketenstartplatz fr Centre de lancement ... in alphabetical order within a table Launch sites within a country are sorted cronologically according ... for the launches may reside elsewhere, as indicated in the notes column Location Name of launch ... align right align right Zaire Congo Zaire Shaba North , Kapani Tonneo OTRAG Launch Center ... 1988 align right 27 align right 20 000 kg align right Orbital Scout rocket ... more details
Infobox Weapon name M270 Multiple LaunchRocket System MLRS image Image MLRS 05.jpg 300px caption M270 MLRS origin flag United States type Multiple rocket launcher Type selection is ranged yes is bladed ... LaunchRocket System M270 MLRS is an armored , self propelled artillery self propelled , multiple rocket launcher a type of rocket artillery . Since the first M270s were delivered to the United ... M270 Multiple LaunchRocket System MLRS , GlobalSecurity.org ref ref http www.fas.org man dod ... Service history Image Army mlrs 1982 02.jpg thumb right The M270 MLRS conducts a rocketlaunch. Image MLRS system.JPEG thumb right MLRS System with launch vehicle, loader and a command center inside ... Launch Pod Container to allow full loading cycle training. M28 United States Training rocket ... Army Technology MLRS Multiple LaunchRocket System Specifications ref Height stowed 2.57 m 8 ft ... http www.globalsecurity.org military systems ground m270 stats.htm M270 Multiple LaunchRocket ... LaunchRocket System http www.army technology.com projects mlrs Lockheed US MLRS at Army Technology.com ... Berganda M270 nl Multiple LaunchRocket System ja MLRS no M270 MLRS pl M270 MLRS ru M270 Multiple LaunchRocket System fi M270 MLRS sv M270 MLRS tr MLRS zh M270 ... systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Europe , along with more than 700,000 rocket ..., Germany, and France. It was developed from the older General Support Rocket System GSRS . The M270 ... rocket and ATACMS variants, as well as a guided rocket. In 2006, MLRS was upgraded to fire guided ... Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket Successfully Tested , Microwave Journal , Vol. 49, No. 3 March 2006 , page ... munitions. In 04 2011 the first modernized MLRS II and M31 GMLRS rocket were handed over to the German Army s Artillery School in Idar Oberstein. The German Army operates the M31 rocket up to a range ... Steel Rain M77 DPICM submunition of type used by MLRS M26 rocket. 644 M77s per rocket. The M77 was developed ... more details
distinguish Prince of Wales Fort coord 58 44 03 N 93 49 13 W display title Fort Churchill is a rocket launching complex located in Churchill, Manitoba . The site has been used on and off since the mid 1950s for sub orbital launches of various sounding rocket s during several major studies. The actual facility was some kilometres south of the now defunct military camp, Fort Churchill, and connected by an all weather gravel road. The complex was first built in 1954 by the Canadian Army to study the effects of polar aurora auroras on long distance communications. The program shut down in 1955, but the site was re opened and greatly expanded in 1956 as part of Canada s participation in International Geophysical Year . Launches for the IGY experiments started in 1957, and the site was closed again in December 1958 when the IGY, which was actually two years long, ended. The site was reopened again in August 1959 by the United States Army US Army as part of its network of sounding rocket stations. In September 1959 it was used to test CARDE s new solid fuel propellant systems with PVT 1 , the vehicle that would evolve into the Black Brant rocket Black Brant . However in late 1960 a fire destroyed many of the facilities. It was announced that the Black Brant test series would be continued with an additional twelve launches at NASA s Wallops Island during 1961 62, while the facilities at Churchill ... , offering it as a commercial site for polar sounding rocket launches. In 1996 they signed an additional deal with the STC Complex of Russia to launch commercial polar orbiting loads on surplus Soviet ... of the extremely cold weather which would limit launch seasons. Akjuit Aerospace closed down operations in May 1998, due to a lack of financing, and the collapse of the space launch market ... forchill.htm Spaceport DEFAULTSORT Fort Churchill Category Canadian space program Category Rocketlaunch sites Category Spaceports Category History of Manitoba Category Research institutes in Canada ... more details
wiktionarypar launchLaunch may refer to In boating Launch boat , a large motor boat Motor Launch ML , a small military vessel used by the Royal Navy Ship naming and launching , when a ship or boat is dispatched from a slipway, prior to fitting out and commissioning In other uses Launch Dragon Ball Launch Dragon Ball , a character in Dragon Ball media Rocketlaunch , first phase of a rocket flight Air launch , the practice of dropping an aircraft, rocket, or missile from a mothership LAUNCH Media , creators of LAUNCH magazine and LAUNCH.com LAUNCHcast , an Internet radio service offered by Yahoo Music Sea Launch , ocean based space launch company See also Lunch or luncheon disambig es Lanzamiento ... more details
Infobox Single Name The Launch Cover DJ Jean The Launch.jpg Caption United Kingdom cover art Artist DJ Jean from Album Released February 2, 1999 small Netherlands small br August 30, 1999 small UK small Format CD single , CD maxi , 12 12 maxi B side Remix Genre Euro house Length 6 46 small original small 3 38 small radio edit small Label Mo Bizz Recordings Writer Koen Groeneveld br Addy van der Zwan br Jan Voermans br Jan Engelaar Producer Klubbheads br DJ Jean Last single U Got My Love br 1998 This single The Launch br 1999 Next single Love Come Home br 2000 Extra musicsample filename DJ Jean The Launch.ogg format Ogg title The Launch 1999 Type single The Launch is the title of a Euro house song produced by Dutch people Dutch disc jockey , DJ Jean and Klubbheads . The vocals are performed by Natasja Morales. It was released in the Netherlands on February 2, 1999 and released in the United Kingdom on August 30, 1999. The song was considered a big hit in Europe , it was number one on the Netherlands pop charts and was number two in the United Kingdom . The song receives constant airplay at many hockey games in Canada and the United States . Track listings CD single Netherlands ref http www.discogs.com DJ Jean The Launch release 28083 The Launch release info ref The Launch Radio Edit The Launch Rollercoaster s Pumped Up Mix The Launch Original Mix The Launch Instant Double Remix Peak positions class wikitable sortable Chart 1999 align center Peak br position Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders align center 14 Canada Dance RPM magazine RPM align center 4 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 align center 11 France SNEP align center 28 Germany Media Control Charts align center 92 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 align center 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan align center 40 United Kingdom The Official Charts ... One More Time br by Britney Spears end box References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Launch Category 1999 singles Category Dutch Top 40 number one singles nl The launch ... more details
tilted the rocket upright as it would do so into its launch pad structure which is missing for this display ...About vehicles powered by rocket engines Image Soyuz rocket ASTP.jpg thumb upright A Soyuz U , at Baikonur s Gagarin s Start Site 1 5 in Kazakhstan A rocket is a missile , spacecraft , aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine . In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellant s carried within the rocket before use. ref name RPE7 harvnb Sutton 2001 chapter 1 ref Rocket engines work by Reaction physics action and reaction . Rocket engines push rockets forwards ... seat s, launch vehicle s for artificial satellite s, human spaceflight and space exploration . Chemical rocket s are the most common type of rocket and they typically create their exhaust by the combustion of rocket propellant . Chemical rockets store a large amount of energy in an easily released ... risks. History of rockets Main History of rockets See also Timeline of rocket and missile technology ... Chinese rocket. The availability of black powder gunpowder to propel projectiles was a precursor to the development of the first solid rocket. Ninth century Chinese people Chinese Taoist alchemy alchemists ... to experiments as weapons such as bomb s, cannon , incendiary fire arrow s and rocket propelled fire ... recorded use of a rocket in battle was by the Chinese in 1232 against the Mongol hordes at Kaifeng ... named Tang Fu invented a rocket of a new kind having an iron head. ref name Martin There were reports ..., one of the earliest devices recorded that used internal combustion rocket propulsion, was the ground ... known multistage rocket , the fire dragon issuing from the water huo long chu shui , used mostly by the Chinese navy. ref Harvnb Needham 1986 p 510 ref Spread of rocket technology File Chichibu ... Chichibu city , Saitama Prefecture Saitama , Japan Rocket technology first became known to Europe ... for the Mongol military. Reports of the Battle of Mohi in the year 1241 describe the use of rocket ... more details
Infobox television show name On the Rocket image genre Transit News in Toronto starring Adam Giambrone country Canada language English language English location Toronto cinematography network CablePulse 24 picture format audio format first aired November 5th, 2009 last aired preceded by followed by related website http www.cp24.com servlet HTMLTemplate?tf ctvlocal hub hub.html&cf ctvlocal cp24.cfg&hub CP24Ontherocket production website Deleted image removed File 320 CP24 giambrone 091102.jpg 200px right thumb On The Rocket open titles taken from CP24 s website On The Rocket is a monthly television talk show that is aired on Cable Pulse 24 CP24 in Toronto , Canada . It broadcasts live on a chartered Toronto streetcar system TTC streetcar . The program was first hosted by Toronto Transit Commission TTC chair and Toronto City Councillor Adam Giambrone . During the January 21, 2010 broadcast Giambrone revealed that he would no longer be the host due to the upcoming municipal election. At the time of that broadcast a new host had not been named, and the future of the program is unknown. In March 2010, Giambrone remained the host of On The Rocket and it continues to air on CP24. The route the streetcar takes varies and viewers are invited to get on and off for a free ride and to participate in the live broadcast. The streetcar departs from the McCaul loop on McCaul Street, north of Queen Street near CP24 s headquarters at 299 Queen Street West at 8 p.m. EST on the night of the broadcast. The program first aired on November 5, 2009. External links http www.ctvmedia.ca cp24 releases release.asp?id 11778&yyyy 2009 CP24 Launches Innovative New Show ON THE ROCKET hosted by TTC Chair Adam Giambrone Thursday, November 5 at 8 p.m. CTVglobemedia press release http www.cp24.com servlet an local CTVNews 20091102 091102 ontherocket 20091102 ?hub CP24Home CP24 launches On The Rocket broadcast ... cp24.cfg&hub CP24Ontherocket On The Rocket With CP24.com Category Canadian television talk shows ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Orphan date January 2009 Launch lug s are small cylinders attached to the sides of most model rocket s, into which the launch rod is placed prior to a launch. They are generally made of either plastic or thin cardboard to minimize additional mass. Use The sole purpose of launch lugs is to provide stability for a model rocket prior to and during liftoff by forcing the rocket to remain parallel to the launch rod during the first seconds of flight, before significant velocity velocities are reached and enough momentum is built up to maintain stability aircraft stability . At higher velocities, the fin s act as the rocket s primary stabilizing devices. Position In smaller rockets, one launch lug is generally considered enough, and is attached at the joint between one of the rocket s fins and the main rocket body. In larger, heavier model rockets, a second launch lug is generally added closer to the nose cone and lined up with the first, to provide additional support. The diameter of a launch lug generally closely matches that of the launch rod, although it is very slightly larger to minimize friction during the precarious first moments of flight. Length varies, ranging from less than a half inch in smaller rockets to a few inches or longer in larger ones. DEFAULTSORT Launch Lug Category Model rocketry ... more details
Hard launching is a term used to describe a launch system of a guided missile , wherein the missile s rocket is ignited while still inside the launch assembly or tube. This is technically simpler than soft launch ing but produces a large backblast area . missile stub Category Missile operation Category Guided missiles Category Unmanned vehicles ... more details
by rocket engines during liftoff. Most cryogenic launch vehicles need to be continuously topped ... See also Portal Spaceflight Aircraft catapult Spaceport List of rocketlaunch sites Launch vehicle Pad abort test Stratolaunch Systems Non rocket spacelaunch RocketlaunchLaunch tower Gantry rocketry ... Image Stspad39baerial.jpg thumb right 300px Kennedy Space Center A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecraft lift off. A spaceport or rocketlaunch site can contain one or many launch pads. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch. Most service structures ..., gas, power, and communication links to the launch vehicle. The launch vehicle sits atop of the launch ... the ability to top off the launch vehicle, the launch would have to be scrubbed when problems slowed down the countdown . Gantry rocketry Gantries are commonly designed and constructed on launch pads to meet these types of servicing requirements both during launch and in the preparation period leading up to it. Most rocket s need stable support for a few seconds after ignition while the engines ... bolt s to connect the launch vehicle to the pad. When the vehicle is stable and ready to fly the bolts explode, severing the vehicle s ties to the launch pad and structures on the ground. Transport of rockets to the pad There are several different types of launch site, determined by the means by which the rocket gets to the pad. The first large rocket, the V 2 rocket V 2 , travelled horizontally with its tail forward to the launch site at Peenem nde . This is the most common method of transport ... manner, at the Soviet launch site near Volgograd , a silo used to launch test rockets would have ... from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center in the past, the Space Shuttle vehicles are first ... shuttle and MLP ride on top of a Crawler Transporter , which slowly drives to the launch ... more details
In the context of spaceflight, a launch campaign is the set of activities which prepare a launch vehicle for lift off. Activities during the launch campaign include launch vehicle assembly , integration of the Payload air and space craft payload , fueling of the vehicle, and preparing the launch pad , the rocket range launch range and tracking station s. For a NASA expendable launch vehicle , the launch campaign begins approximately 45 days prior to launch. ref cite web url http www.ksc.nasa.gov procurement elvis docs genmispln.ppt title Generic Mission Plan publisher NASA ref Parallel campaigns Arianespace , the contractor responsible for launching the Ariane 5 for the European Space Agency , can conduct two Ariane 5 ECA launch campaigns in parallel at the Guyana Space Centre . ref cite web url http www.space travel.com reports Second Ariane 5 ECA Launch Campaign Is Underway At The Spaceport 999.html title Second Ariane 5 ECA Launch Campaign Is Underway At The Spaceport publisher Space Travel ref References reflist Category Spaceflight space stub ... more details
Dablink Satellite launch vehicle redirects here. For the Indian rocket, see Satellite Launch Vehicle ... Shuttle was the only launch vehicle with components which have been used for multiple flights. Non rocket spacelaunch alternatives are at the planning stage. Launch vehicles are often characterized by the amount of mass they can lift into orbit. For example, a Proton rocket has a launch capacity of Convert 22000 kg into low Earth orbit LEO . Launch vehicles are also characterized by the number of Multistage ... and launches the Delta IV rocket Delta IV . Many launch vehicles are considered part of an historical ... of the Atlas rocket family Atlas rocket family. By launch platform Land Spaceport and fixed Launch ... missile SLBM s Air launch to orbit Air aircraft Pegasus rocket Pegasus , AirLaunch LLC , balloon ... SpaceShipTwo , among others see space tourism . The delta v needed for orbital launch using a rocket ... of people and property that may be affected by a flight. In the US, any rocketlaunch that is not classified ... break Rocketlaunch Space logistics Space Exploration Multicol end References More footnotes date ... the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan heading for the ISS In spaceflight , a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth s surface into outer space . A launch system includes the launch vehicle, the launch pad and other infrastructure. ref See for example cite web url http www.space.com missionlaunches fl clcs 020918.html title NASA Kills Wounded Launch System ... to Escape velocity escape Earth orbit entirely. A launch vehicle which carries its payload on a suborbital trajectory is often called a sounding rocket . Types of launch vehicles Image Zenit 2 rocket ready for launch.jpg thumb left Ukrainian launch vehicle Zenit 2 is prepared for launch Expendable launch vehicle s are designed for one time use. They usually separate from their payload, and may break up during atmospheric reentry . Reusable launch vehicle s, on the other hand, are designed ... more details
Use mdy dates date September 2011 Launching Zenit type launch service provider role conduct a launch It s OK to leave this template here between launches, so long as the next Zenit launch will also be conducted by Sea Launch. To hide the messagebox after a launch without removing the template, edit Template Launching Zenit and change show yes to show no . File Sea Launch 01.jpg thumb 250px right A launch of Zenit 3SL rocket from the Sea Launch platform Ocean Odyssey Sea Launch is a spacecraft launch ... launch costs ref Cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news science environment 15034079 title Sea Launchrocket company returns to service publisher BBC News date September 25, 2011 ref compared to land ..., payload enclosures nose cone that protects the satellite during launch S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space ... 3SL rocket as its 3rd stage Aker Solutions Norway 20 Launch platform Ocean Odyssey and command ship ... a valve in the second stage of the rocket. A second rocket failed to launch on January 30, 2007 ... to a horizontal hangar on the self propelled launch platform. Following rocket tests, both ships then sail ... m, the hangar is opened, the rocket is mechanically moved to a vertical position, and the launch platform ... platform unmanned, the rocket is fueled and launched. The final ten seconds before launch are called ... launch pad platform. On January 30, 2007, the Sea Launch Zenit rocket Zenit 3SL rocket carrying ... url http spaceflightnow.com sealaunch nss8 title Sea LaunchRocket Explodes on Pad publisher Spaceflightnow.com ... rocket explodes on the launch pad in the Pacific Ocean publisher russianspaceweb.com date January ... stage Zenit 3SL rocket. Land Launch s Zenit 3SLB vehicle addresses the launch needs of commercial ... launch boost . This allows 17.5 25 more mass to be launched to geostationary orbit than the same rocket ... by launch platform Sea Dragon rocket Sea Dragon Aquarius Launch Vehicle References reflist External ..., with two failures and one partial failure. The sea based launch system means the rockets can be fired ... more details
Launching Zenit type launch service provider role conduct a launch Land Launch , a subsidiary of Sea Launch , conducts commercial launches of Zenit rocket s from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 45 . It operates two stage Zenit 2SLB and three stage Zenit 3SLB rockets. The first launch was conducted on 28 April 2008 at 05 00 GMT , when a Zenit 3SLB was used to place AMOS 3 AMOS 60 into a geosynchronous orbit . The second flight would have launched MEASAT 3A, a Malaysian communications satellite , but the spacecraft was damaged by a crane while Land Launch was preparing it for a planned 21 August 2008 launch. ref cite web first Jefferson last Morris url http www.aviationweek.com aw generic story channel.jsp?channel space&id news CRANE08128.xml title Crane Damages MEASAT 3A At Baikonur publisher Aviation Week & Space Technology date Aug 12, 2008 ref A second launch was completed on February 26, 2009 when Land Launch successfully launched the Telstar 11N mission. Land Launch missions differ from Sea Launch missions in that the modernised Zenit 3SLB is used, as opposed to the Zenit 3SL , a smaller and hence lighter payload fairing is used, and the rocket inserts the payload directly into a geosynchronous orbit , rather than leaving it in a geosynchronous transfer orbit . Launches class wikitable style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 bgcolor FFDEAD Number Date Type Serial No. Launch Site Payload Payload Type Orbit Outcome Remarks 1 2008 04 28 ref cite web url http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc spacecraftDisplay.do ... 3 Commercial communications satellite Geosynchronous orbit GSO Success First Land Launch flight 2 ... special sea launch news releases 2009 nr 091130.html title Land Launch Successfully Deploys Intelsat 15 Satellite to Orbit date November 30, 2009 publisher Sea Launch ref Zenit 3SLB Baikonur Cosmodrome ... Expendable launch system References reflist External links http www.sea launch.com land launch Land Launch Home Page rocketry stub ukraine company stub Category Commercial launch service providers ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Space launch is the earliest part of a flight that Spaceflight Reaching space reaches space . Space launch involves Liftoff disambiguation liftoff , when a rocket or other space launch vehicle leaves the ground at the start of a flight. Liftoff is of two main types rocketlaunch , the current conventional method, non rocket spacelaunch where other forms of propulsion are employed, including airbreathing jet engines or other kinds. Issues with reaching space Definition of space Space has no physical edge to it as the atmospheric pressure gradually reduces with altitude instead, the edge of space is defined by convention, often the K rm n line of 100 km. Other definitions have been created as well, in the US for example space has been defined as 50 miles. Energy Therefore, by definition for spaceflight to occur, sufficient altitude is necessary. This implies a minimum specific gravitational potential energy needs to be overcome for the K rm n line this is approximately ... speed would be needed due to airdrag. Types of space launchRocketlaunch Main rocketlaunchRocketlaunch is the only current way to reach space. In some cases an airbreathing jet engine first stage has been used as well. Non rocketlaunch Main non rocketlaunch References reflist DEFAULTSORT Space Launch Category Spaceflight ... safe. Apart from catastrophic failure of the launch vehicle itself other safety hazards include ... Paper 88 0334, Jan., 1988 ref Sustained spaceflight Suborbital launch Main suborbital spaceflight Orbital launch Main orbital spaceflight In addition, if orbit is required, then a much greater amount ... times the energy per kg of practical rocket propellant mixes. Gaining the kinetic energy is awkward as the airdrag tends to slow the spacecraft, so rocket powered spacecraft generally fly a compromise ... issue with essentially all proposed and current launch systems, although usually less so than ... more details
age &mdash and docking presented its own problems. Air launch is mainly used for rocket powered craft ... launch system, which will deploy a rocket in flight from the cargo bay of an unmodified C 17 Globemaster III C 17 aircraft. Most recently, the B 52 was used to launch the X 43 hypersonic testbed aircraft. The Pegasus rocket Pegasus rocket is an air launched orbital spacecraft, flown from a Lockheed L 1011 . See also Parasite aircraft Composite aircraft Mother ship Pegasus rocket Air launch ... mae.ucdavis.edu faculty sarigul aiaa2001 4619.pdf A Study of Air Launch Methods for RLVs AIAA 2001 http airlaunchllc.com Air Launch LLC information on the QuickReach launcher project Non rocket spacelaunch ... the problem of how to protect bombers from fighter attack. The Convair B 36 was used to air launch ... and Bell X 1 respectively. The SR 71 program attempted to launch a Lockheed D 21 M 21 drone at Mach .... The project was abandoned. Recently, the air launch method has gained popularity in the fledgling civilian rocket world. The Ansari X Prize 10 Million purse was won by a team led by Burt Rutan s Scaled ... more details
features a launch track. for the non rocket spacelaunch method Mass driver The launch track ... to its full speed in a matter of seconds. A launch track is always straight and is usually banked .... A launch track serves the same basic purpose as a lift hill providing power to the train but accomplishes ... it to the highest point in the track and not significantly accelerating it . A launch track gives ... it . A launch track normally includes some form of brake run brakes . Depending on the type of coaster ... coaster where the launch track also serves as the main brake run or they may only come into play ... Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka . In either case, the brakes are retracted to allow trains to launch, and are engaged at all other times. Types of launch tracks LIM LSM Image Wicked Twister Launch .JPG thumb right 150px Wicked Twister LIM launching LIM LSM launch tracks have many often more than 200 linear motor s on both sides of the launch track. The train on this type of coaster has metal fins ... one loses its field. This continually attracts the car forward until it reaches the end of the launch track at full speed. Hydraulic Image Top Thrill Dragster Launch .JPG thumb right 150px Top Thrill Dragster hydraulic launching note elevation change A hydraulic launch track has a trough running along ... car is connected to a wire rope cable loop that runs along the entire length of the launch track, anchored by a pulley wheel at the near end of the track and by the launch motor itself at the far end. The launch motor is located in a small building under the end of the launch track. Only about 2 3 of the length of this type of launch track can be used for launching the train, as the catch ... Wheel A friction wheel launch consists of a series of high speed Drive tire drive tires used in succession to propel the train forward. An example of a friction wheel launch is the Incredible Hulk ... loop roller coasters have a flywheel launch mechanism. Rotational energy is stored in the flywheel, which ... more details
Launch window is a term used in spaceflight to describe a time period in which a particular launch vehicle rocket , Space Shuttle , etc. must be launched. If the rocket does not launch within the window , it has to wait for the next window. ref http www.nasa.gov audience forstudents brainbites nonflash bb home launchwindow.html What is a launch window? ref For trips into largely arbitrary Earth orbit s, almost any time will do. But if the spacecraft intends to space rendezvous rendezvous with a space station such as the International Space Station or another vehicle already in an orbit, the launch must be carefully timed to occur around the times that the target vehicle s orbital plane astronomy orbital plane intersects the launch site. For launches above low Earth orbit LEO , the actual launch time can be somewhat flexible if a parking orbit is used, because the inclination and time the spacecraft initially spends in the parking orbit can be varied. See the launch window used by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft to the planet Mars at http mars.jpl.nasa.gov mgs overvu delta window window.html . To go to another planet using the simple low energy Hohmann transfer orbit , if eccentricity of orbits is not a factor, launch windows are periodic according to the synodic period for example ... the use of gravitational slingshot s, launch windows are irregular. Sometimes rare opportunities arise such as when Voyager 2 took advantage of 175 year planetary alignment launch window to visit Jupiter ... comet 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko . Launch windows are often calculated from porkchop plot s that show the delta v needed to achieve the mission, plotted against the launch time. The term launch window is often used metaphorically, particularly in economics , to describe the launch of a product, the window ... miss that launch window and make less of a profit. Specific issues Space Shuttle missions to the International ... window of opportunity References references Orbits DEFAULTSORT Launch Window Category Spaceflight ... more details
far from a current technology. ref Bolonkin, A.A., Non Rocket Space Launch and Flight, Elsevier ...Image LaunchLoop.svg thumb right 300px Launch loop. Not to scale . The red marked line is the moving loop itself, blue lines are stationary cables. A launch loop or Lofstrom loop is a proposed system for orbital launch launching objects into space orbit using a moving cable like system attached to the earth ... km 50 mi . A launch loop would be held up at this altitude by momentum of a belt that circulates ... of magnetic bearings, one at each end, which support it. Launch loops are intended to achieve non rocket spacelaunch of Spacecraft vehicles weighing 5 metric tons by Maglev transport electromagnetically ... low g force 3 g acceleration . ref name launch1985 History Launch loops were described by Keith ... II.zip Paul Birch writer Paul Birch Orbital Rings I 12 ref The launch loop idea was worked on in more ... , launch loops use Electromagnetic suspension EMS . Description Image LaunchLoopRotor.svg thumb right Launch loop accelerator section return cable not shown A launch loop is proposed to be a structure ... be needed to power any vehicles that are launched. ref name launch1985 Launching payloads To launch ... orbit is needed, once the payload reaches the highest part of its trajectory then an on board rocket ... PDF version of Lofstrom s 1985 launch loop publication AIAA conference ref The eddy current technique is compact, lightweight and powerful, but inefficient. With each launch the rotor temperature ... to such orbits, a launch loop by itself would also be capable of directly injecting payloads ... a launch loop a relatively small kick motor would need to be launched with the payload which would ... km would require a delta v of just 120 m s. Conventional rocket s require delta vs of roughly 10 and 14 km s to reach LEO and GEO respectively. ref name launch1985 Launch loops in Lofstrom ... or aerodynamic techniques. Launch rate capacity of a launch loop is ultimately limited by the temperature ... more details
The term launch control can refer to Launch control automotive , an automotive control option A launch control facility in aerospace and rocketry A launch control center ICBM , used to launch US ICBMs There are also specific facilities that use the name Launch Control Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center disambig ... more details
cleanup date February 2010 LAUNCH Media is a Santa Monica based media company that created LAUNCH.com, an online music site, and LAUNCH magazine , a magazine issued both in print and as a CD ROM disk magazine . LAUNCH Media was acquired by Yahoo for US 12 million in 2001. ref http docs.yahoo.com docs pr release789.html Yahoo to Acquire LAUNCH Media, Inc. Yahoo Press Release, June 28, 2001 ref ref http news.com.com Yahoo thinks entertainment with Launch buy 2100 1023 3 269172.html Yahoo thinks entertainment with Launch buy News.com, June 28, 2001 ref The features of LAUNCH.com, including the LAUNCHcast Internet Radio service, were later integrated into Yahoo Music . Image Launch 35.png thumb A 1999 issue 35 of the LAUNCH disk magazine . This issue features Live band Live History Previously referred to simply as LAUNCH , LAUNCH Media began as the publisher of LAUNCH, a magazine issued in both standard print format and as an interactive CD ROM. Eventually the print version was eliminated and subscribers were sent only the CD ROM version. LAUNCH magazine disks were often found pre packaged with new personal computer PCs in the late 1990s. LAUNCH magazine contained video interviews, live performances, and special video segments by music stars as well as standard but interactive music magazine features. LAUNCH Media later introduced LAUNCH.com, the official LAUNCH magazine website. The site featured LAUNCH magazine content, music video s, and, beginning in 1999, LAUNCHcast Internet radio. The company was purchased by Yahoo for US 12 million in 2001. LAUNCH.com was later integrated into Yahoo Music. At the time of its acquisition, LAUNCH was in a legal battle with the recording industry over LAUNCHcast, which the industry claimed provided an unapproved level of interactivity . LAUNCH ... acquired LAUNCH as a subsidiary to avoid being dragged into the recording industry s lawsuit, but was dragged ... 21, 2007 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Launch Media Category Yahoo products Category Disk magazines ... more details
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