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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle — Infobox rocket name = GSLV imsize = 250 caption = Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle function = Expendable launch vehicle manufacturer = ISRO country origin = IND height = 49 m alt height = 160 ft diameter = 2.8 m alt diameter = 9.1 ft mass … Wikipedia
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launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles … Universalium
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