orbital rocket
Satellite delivery vehicle
An orbital rocket is a launch vehicle powerful enough to place a payload into orbit around Earth or another celestial body, as opposed to suborbital rockets that go up and come back down.
Reaching orbit requires not just altitude but tremendous horizontal velocity—roughly 28,000 kilometers per hour for low Earth orbit.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is the most frequently launched orbital rocket today.
- launchSet into motion
- launch vehicleRocket carrying spacecraft upward
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- boosterSomething that increases strength
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