Launch or launched may refer to:
Involving vehicles
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Launch (boat)
Launch is a name given to several different types of boat. The wide range of usage of the name extends from utilitarian craft through to pleasure boats built to a very high standard.
In naval use, the launch was introduced as a ship's boat to ...
, an open motor boat, often auxiliary to a larger vessel
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Motor Launch
A Motor Launch (ML) is a small military vessel in Royal Navy service. It was designed for harbour defence and submarine chasing or for armed high-speed air-sea rescue. Some vessels for water police service are also known as motor launches. ...
, a small military vessel used by the Royal Navy
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Air launch, the practice of dropping an aircraft, rocket, or missile from a launch aircraft
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Rocket launch
A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entire ...
, first phase of a rocket flight
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. It is a nautical tradition in many cultures, dating back thousands of years, to accompany the physical pro ...
, when a vessel is slid into the water from a slipway
Arts and media
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''Launched'' (album), a 2000 album by Beatsteaks
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"The Launch" (song), 1999 song
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Launch (''Dragon Ball''), a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media
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The Launch'', Canadian musical TV show
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The Launch EP'', the debut EP from the show
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Launch Media, creators of ''LAUNCH'' magazine and LAUNCH.com
*LAUNCHcast (now known as
Yahoo! Music Radio), an Internet radio service
Other uses
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LAUNCH (Innovation Challenge)
LAUNCH is a program sponsored by NASA, Nike, US Agency for International Development, and the US Department of State that seeks sustainable innovations through quasi-annual challenges, forums, and a business accelerator. The program began in 2 ...
, a program sponsored by NASA, Nike, USAID and US Department of State
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Product launch, the introduction of a new product to market
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Soft launch, a preview release of a product or service to a limited audience prior to the general public
See also
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Launcher (disambiguation)
Launcher may refer to:
* Application launcher, a kind of utility software
* Rocket launcher, a device that launches a rocket-propelled projectile
* Grenade launcher, a weapon that launches a specially-designed grenade
* Launch vehicle, a rocket ...
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The Launching
"The Launching" is the 29th episode of '' Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions. Written by Peter C ...
'' (1968 TV episode) episode of ''Captain Scarlet''
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