Launcher may refer to: *

Application launcher An application launcher is a computer program that helps a user to locate and start other computer programs. An application launcher provides shortcuts to computer programs, and stores the shortcuts in one place so they are easier to find. In th ...

, a kind of utility software *

Rocket launcher A rocket launcher is a weapon that launches an unguided, rocket-propelled projectile. History The earliest rocket launchers documented in imperial China consisted of arrows modified by the attachment of a rocket motor to the shaft a few in ...

, a device that launches a rocket-propelled projectile *

Grenade launcher A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially-designed large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke or gas warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary grenade cartridges. The mos ...

, a weapon that launches a specially-designed grenade *

Launch vehicle A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket designed to carry a payload (spacecraft or satellites) from the Earth's surface to outer space. Most launch vehicles operate from a launch pad, launch pads, supported by a missile launch contro ...

, a rocket used to carry a payload from Earth's surface into space *

Launcher (company) Launcher is an American aerospace company based in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in New York in 2017 by Max Haot. In February 2019, the company presented it's E-2 engine, which was made in Germany by AMCM using its specialized M4K printer. ...

, an American rocket company and launch service provider * ''Launcher'', a video game section of ''

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