orbital launch
Reaching space trajectory
An orbital launch is a rocket flight that places a payload into orbit around Earth or another celestial body, as distinguished from suborbital flights that return to the surface without completing an orbit.
The term appears in discussions of space programs, satellite deployment, and commercial spaceflight: SpaceX completed another successful orbital launch yesterday.
- rocket engineAerospace thrust generator
- escape velocitySpeed to overcome gravity
- fuelEnergy source material
- stageRaised performance platform
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
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