air-launched rocket

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concept

An air-launched rocket is a launch vehicle that is carried to high altitude by an aircraft before being released and ignited to deliver payloads into space or high-speed trajectories.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
air-launched orbital rocket 1
folding-fin aerial rocket 1

Instances (4)

Instance Via concept surface
LauncherOne
Pegasus XL
Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket folding-fin aerial rocket
LauncherOne small-satellite launch system
surface form: LauncherOne
air-launched orbital rocket