orbital launch vehicle
C3402
concept
An orbital launch vehicle is a rocket-powered system designed to transport payloads from Earth's surface into orbit by achieving sufficient velocity and altitude to remain in continuous free-fall around the planet.
Aliases (4)
- orbital launch vehicle family ×2
- Vanguard rocket ×1
- carrier rocket ×1
- two-stage-to-orbit launch system ×1
Instances (20)
- Falcon rocket family ("orbital launch vehicle family")
- Titan IIIE
- Falcon 1 rocket
- Starship ("two-stage-to-orbit launch system")
- Vostok-K rocket
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
- GSLV Mk III / LVM3
- Titan IIIE-Centaur
- Falcon 9 rocket
- Falcon Heavy rocket
- Titan II GLV
- Soyuz rocket
- H-IIA launch vehicle
- Vanguard TV-4 ("Vanguard rocket")
- H-IIB launch vehicle
- Atlas V 541
- H3 launch vehicle
- Falcon family ("orbital launch vehicle family")