In dictionaries:
direct launch vehicle
Rocket designed for payload deployment.
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
a small-lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO to deliver payload to low Earth orbit or payload to Sun-synchronous orbit.
Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
A super heavy-lift launch vehicle is a rocket that can lift to low Earth orbit a "super heavy payload", which is defined as more than by the United States and as more than by Russia.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
a class of expendable launch systems operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Heavy-lift launch vehicle
A heavy-lift launch vehicle is an orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting payloads between (by NASA classification) or between (by Russian classification) into low Earth orbit.
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