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Meanings of launch pad in inglés

ruso
стартовый комплекс
portugués
plataforma de lancamento
español
plataforma de lanzamiento
catalán
plataforma d'enlairament
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Specific location from which rockets are launched.

plataforma de lanzamiento
catalán
plataforma de llançament

A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

plataforma de llançament
Synonyms
Examples for "launch site"
Examples for "launch site"
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The company wants a fourth launch site for its growing commercial business.
Reuters
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Thus it probably was at the ambient temperature of the launch site.
Pushbutton War
3
Mark Lobel was at the launch site as the plane took off.
BBC
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Remember, we will have only hours at the launch site before they arrive.
Quest for the well of souls
5
Stein and Eric found Carl, congratulated him and asked about his launch site.
Rock and Ice Magazine
1
Officer-in-charge reported missing FM Nada launch facility via radio twelve days ago.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
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An old launch facility must be up ahead, probably from the Cold War.
Nemesis
3
Nasa launch control said damage appeared to be limited to the launch facility and rocket.
Radio NZ
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The company has long wanted to open its own space launch facility so it can expand launch operations.
Wired
5
The entrepreneur spent time talking to lawmakers about developing a space launch facility in the Lone Star State.
Wired
Usage of launch pad in inglés
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Afghanistan could once again serve as a launch pad for terrorism attacks.
Reuters
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I'm facing the wrong way, towards the launch pad not the exit.
The half life of stars: a novel
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However, the rocket exploded on the launch pad and destroyed the satellite.
Radio NZ
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Congress historically has not been a good launch pad for the presidency.
Reuters
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The vehicle exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests.
The Irish Times
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That missile disintegrated less than a minute after leaving the launch pad.
Wired
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It then returned to the center of the launch pad at touchdown.
Wired
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Expected challenges from Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson never left the launch pad.
Radio NZ
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Both sites are operated by the government, and SpaceX leases the launch pad.
Wired
10
It showed passengers boarding a boat which takes them to a launch pad.
The South African
11
It is also a launch pad for warplanes conducting refuelling missions over Afghanistan.
Reuters
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Another is how our military finally got off the launch pad.
Wired
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But there was the bus, waiting to take us to the launch pad.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Its launch pad was a Texas cattle ranch, not NASA's picture-perfect Cape Canaveral.
Wired
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It shows the Falcon 9 rocket vertical on the launch pad in California.
The South African
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Daniel's father took the binoculars and trained his eyes on the launch pad.
The half life of stars: a novel