A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff. A Spaceport (or rocket launch site) can contain one or many launch pads. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch. Most service structures can be moved or rotated to a safe distance. The umbilical structure has propellent loading, gas, power, and communication links to the launch vehicle.

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  • A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff. A Spaceport (or rocket launch site) can contain one or many launch pads. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch. Most service structures can be moved or rotated to a safe distance. The umbilical structure has propellent loading, gas, power, and communication links to the launch vehicle. The launch vehicle sits atop of the launch platform, which has the flame deflection structure to withstand the intense heat and load generated by rocket engines during liftoff. Most cryogenic launch vehicles need to be continuously topped off as scheduled liftoff approaches. This is particularly necessary as various holds are placed on the liftoff and then removed as support personnel correct problems or verify they are not serious. Without the ability to top off the launch vehicle, the launch would have to be scrubbed when problems slowed down the countdown. Gantries are commonly designed and constructed on launch pads to meet these types of servicing requirements both during launch and in the preparation period leading up to it. Most rockets need stable support for a few seconds after ignition while the engines ramp up and stabilize at full thrust. This stability requirement is commonly met by the use of explosive bolts to connect the launch vehicle to the pad. When the vehicle is stable and ready to fly the bolts explode, severing the vehicle's ties to the launch pad and structures on the ground.
  • Eine Start- oder Abschussrampe gibt einem zu beschleunigenden Gegenstand die notwendige Stabilität vor und während des Starts.
  • Una plataforma de despegue son las instalaciones y el área donde despegan los cohetes y las naves espaciales. Una base espacial (o lugar de despegue de cohetes) puede contener una o varias plataformas. Una plataforma de despegue típica consiste en estructuras de servicio y lineas de abastecimiento. La estructura de servicio proporciona una plataforma de acceso para inspeccionar la lanzadera espacial antes del lanzamiento. La mayoría de las estructuras de servicio se pueden desplazar o rotar hasta una distancia segura. Las lineas de abastecimiento suministran combustible, gas, energía y enlaces de comunicación a la lanzadera. Esta se sitúa sobre la plataforma de despegue, la cual tiene una estructura reflectora que repele las llamas para que el cohete resista el intenso calor y la carga generada por los motores durante el despegue.
  • L'aire de lancement ou pas de tir, dans le domaine de l'astronautique, est la zone d'où décolle un véhicule aérospatial et où sont situés des équipements nécessaires à sa préparation finale. Cette installation est le fondement d'une base de lancement.
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  • Launchpad
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  • the structure from which rockets are launched
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  • Gantry (rocketry)
  • Launch tower
  • Spaceport
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  • List of launch pads
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  • A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff. A Spaceport (or rocket launch site) can contain one or many launch pads. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch. Most service structures can be moved or rotated to a safe distance. The umbilical structure has propellent loading, gas, power, and communication links to the launch vehicle.
  • Eine Start- oder Abschussrampe gibt einem zu beschleunigenden Gegenstand die notwendige Stabilität vor und während des Starts.
  • Una plataforma de despegue son las instalaciones y el área donde despegan los cohetes y las naves espaciales. Una base espacial (o lugar de despegue de cohetes) puede contener una o varias plataformas. Una plataforma de despegue típica consiste en estructuras de servicio y lineas de abastecimiento. La estructura de servicio proporciona una plataforma de acceso para inspeccionar la lanzadera espacial antes del lanzamiento.
  • L'aire de lancement ou pas de tir, dans le domaine de l'astronautique, est la zone d'où décolle un véhicule aérospatial et où sont situés des équipements nécessaires à sa préparation finale. Cette installation est le fondement d'une base de lancement.
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  • Launch pad
  • Startrampe
  • Plataforma de despegue
  • Aire de lancement
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