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Aircraft launch from a mother ship
Air launching is the practice of releasing a rocket, missile, parasite aircraft or other aircraft payload from a mother ship or launch aircraft. The payload
Air_launch
Method of launching rockets at altitude from a conventional horizontal-takeoff aircraft
Air-launch-to-orbit (ALTO) is the method of launching smaller rockets at altitude from a heavier conventional horizontal-takeoff aircraft, to carry satellites
Air-launch-to-orbit
Military rocket launch site in Florida
NASA's first crewed spaceflight program was prepared for launch from Canaveral by U.S. Air Force crews. Mercury's objectives were to place a crewed spacecraft
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
Type of military weapon
An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft. Current versions are typically standoff weapons which
Air-launched_cruise_missile
Defunct aerospace Company
AirLaunch was an aerospace design and development company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.[when?] They had hoped to provide launch services for launching
AirLaunch
US decoy missile
The ADM-160 MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) is an air-launched, expendable decoy missile developed by the United States. Later variants (MALD-J) are
ADM-160_MALD
National airline of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Air announced the launch of RX Pay, a co-branded Mastercard payment card program that rewards Sfeer Points with everyday purchases. Riyadh Air has
Riyadh_Air
Aircraft-deployed guided rocket weapon
An air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) is a ballistic missile that is launched from an aircraft. An ALBM allows the launch aircraft to stand off at
Air-launched ballistic missile
Air-launched_ballistic_missile
Space vehicle launch complex on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37), previously Launch Complex 37 (LC-37), is a launch complex on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Originally
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_37
Swedish air or surface to surface missile
launched variants) Variants of the fourth generation known as the RBS15 Gungnir : Air-launched: RBS15 Mk4 Air (known as RBS-15 ER in the Swedish Air Force)
RBS_15
American ICBM
could launch a sneak attack with a few dozen missiles that would take out a significant portion of SAC's bomber fleet. In this environment, the Air Force
LGM-30_Minuteman
British air-launched anti-radiation missile
ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression
ALARM
Indian low-cost airline
crew. Akasa Air launched its commercial operations in July 2022 with 28 weekly flights connecting four destinations. The airline launched international
Akasa_Air
Topics referred to by the same term
used by the Royal Navy Air launch, the practice of dropping an aircraft, rocket, or missile from a launch aircraft Rocket launch, first phase of a rocket
Launch
Main airport serving Seoul, South Korea
September 2024. "Korean Air to launch new route to Macau". HANJIN KAL. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026. "Korean Air, Asiana launch joint ticket sales
Incheon_International_Airport
747 mothership for air launch hypersonic vehicle testbed
the first stage launch platform (or mothership launch pad) for the air launch stage of the smallsat orbital launch vehicle, the LauncherOne. In 2017, the
Spirit_of_Mojave
Concepts for launch into space
such as a combination launch system, skyhook, rocket sled launch, rockoon, or air launch, a portion of the total delta-v may be provided, either directly
Non-rocket_spacelaunch
American very long-range air-to-air missile
SM-6) surface-to-air missile, a member of the extended Standard Missile family, with the USN describing the AIM-174B as the "Air-Launched Configuration"
AIM-174B_Gunslinger
Rocket launch site in Florida, US
Originally built as Launch Complex 41 (LC-41), it and the neighboring Space Launch Complex 40 were designed for the United States Air Force's Titan III
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_41
Air-to-ground strategic cruise missile
AGM-86 ALCM is an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force. This missile was developed
AGM-86_ALCM
Airline of Uzbekistan
www.centrum-air.com. Centrum Air™. Retrieved 10 December 2025. Liu, Jim (2 September 2025). "Centrum Air Schedules Tashkent – Delhi Launch in Oct 2025"
Centrum_Air
Mother ship aircraft designed to launch spacecraft
for Stratolaunch Systems to carry air-launch-to-orbit (ALTO) rockets, and subsequently repurposed to offer air launch hypersonic flight testing after a
Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
Scaled_Composites_Stratolaunch
Launch vehicles developed and operated by SpaceX
States Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program and NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program. It was first launched from Cape
SpaceX_launch_vehicles
Naval torpedo launched by aircraft
aerial torpedo (also known as an airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo) is a torpedo launched from an aircraft into the water, after which the weapon
Aerial_torpedo
Two-stage, air-launched rocket by Virgin Orbit
was an air-launched rocket, designed to carry smallsat payloads of up to 300 kg (660 lb) into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), following air launch from a
LauncherOne
U.S. Air Force prototype missile
AGM-183 ARRW ("Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon") is a hypersonic air-to-ground ballistic missile planned for use by the United States Air Force. Developed
AGM-183_ARRW
Guided missile with precision targeting capabilities and multiple launch platforms
in their air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) configuration. Cruise missiles can be categorized by payload/warhead size, speed, range, and launch platform
Cruise_missile
American stealthy anti-ship cruise missile
Range Anti-Ship Missile) is a stealth air launch anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense
AGM-158C_LRASM
Hungarian ultra-low-cost airline
Air shares began trading on the London Stock Exchange. In November 2017, Wizz Air announced its planned launch of a British division called Wizz Air UK
Wizz_Air
German World War II cruise missile
charged with intercepting He 111s from Dutch airbases that sought to launch V-1s from the air. The first bomb disposal officer to defuse an unexploded V-1 was
V-1_flying_bomb
Portable device that propels unguided rockets
launchers were developed, along with a variety of shipborne, ground and air launch systems, while the postwar era saw the introduction of widely used shoulder-fired
Rocket_launcher
NASA designed system to launch vehicles into space orbit
Towed glider air-launch system (abbv. TGALS) is a NASA-designed two-stage air-launched reusable launch system currently in development at NASA's Armstrong
Towed glider air-launch system
Towed_glider_air-launch_system
American space transportation venture
high-speed flight test services. It was founded in 2011 to develop a new air-launched space transportation system. Ots corporate headquarters are in Seattle
Stratolaunch_Systems
Pakistani air-launched cruise missile
standoff air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) jointly designed and developed by the National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) and Air Weapons
Ra'ad (air-launched cruise missile)
Ra'ad_(air-launched_cruise_missile)
Rocket launch site in Florida, US
initially opened as Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) and was used by the United States Air Force alongside the neighboring Space Launch Complex 41 for the Titan
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_40
L-1011 modified to carry rockets
the mother ship for the Pegasus, an air-launched orbital rocket. As of June 2021, it has conducted 39 Pegasus launches carrying nearly 100 satellites. It
Stargazer_(aircraft)
Proposed method for launching space vehicles
rocket sled launch, also known as ground-based launch assist, catapult launch assist, and sky-ramp launch, is a proposed method for launching space vehicles
Rocket_sled_launch
Rocket used to carry a spacecraft into space
mobile ocean platform (Sea Launch), and on a submarine. Launch vehicles can also be launched from the air.[citation needed] A launch vehicle will start off
Launch_vehicle
Air pioneers new air cargo market in Bangladesh] (in Korean). Korea Logistics News. 25 July 2013. "대한항공, 아랍 에미리트 및 벨기에 화물기 취항" [Korean Air launches freighters
List of Korean Air destinations
List_of_Korean_Air_destinations
Missile fired from the air at airborne targets
terms frequently crop up in discussions of air-to-air missile performance. Launch success zone The Launch Success Zone is the range within which there
Air-to-air_missile
Self-propelled heavy missile systems
vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles. Early on, such missiles were launched from fixed sites and had to be loaded
Transporter_erector_launcher
Cruise missile
Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia. Land-launched, ship-launched as well as air-launched versions have been inducted across the services of
BrahMos
Low-cost airline of South Korea
Retrieved 10 December 2017. "T'way Air schedules Vancouver mid-July 2025 launch". AeroRoutes. 12 May 2025. "T'Way Air Adds New Charter Routes to China and
T'way_Air
Low-cost airline of South Korea
It launched its first long haul route, between Incheon and Honolulu, in December 2015. It has operated cargo services since November 2013. Jin Air is
Jin_Air
United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California
equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and
Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
Launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County, Florida 36
Atlas launch vehicles equipped with a Centaur upper stage. From the 1960s to the 1980s, LC-36 was used by NASA and the United States Air Force to launch many
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_36
Missile designed to be launched from aircraft
An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea. There
Air-to-surface_missile
American medium-range air-to-air missile
AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) (/æmræm/ AM-ram) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather
AIM-120_AMRAAM
1986 French nuclear cruise missile
The Air-sol moyenne portée (ASMP; lit. 'Medium-Range Air-to-Surface') is a French nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile manufactured by MBDA France
Air-sol_moyenne_portée
Stephen (December 17, 2018). "Air Force requirements will keep SpaceX from landing Falcon 9 booster after GPS launch". SpaceFlight Now. Archived from
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2020–2022)
Self-propelled underwater weapon
launched torpedo strikes since World War II, including: During the Korean War, the United States Navy successfully attacked a dam with air-launched torpedoes
Torpedo
Indian commuter airline
2025. "Star Air to launch Bhubaneshwar to Jharsuguda flights from August 15". Pragatvadi. Retrieved 1 June 2025. Star Air [@OfficialStarAir] (14 March
Star_Air_(India)
Chinese nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile
air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM); designed to be carried by the People's Liberation Army Air Force's Xi'an H-6N strategic bombers and launched as
JL-1 (air-launched ballistic missile)
JL-1_(air-launched_ballistic_missile)
Pakistani regional airline, founded 2025
2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026. "South Air". South Air. Retrieved 29 May 2026. "New airline South Air set to launch flights to Pakistan's northern areas"
South_Air
Chinese strategic bomber aircraft
Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6N nuclear variant is a redesigned modernized strategic bomber carrying the JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile
Xi'an_H-6
Low-cost airline of South Korea
April 2023. "Jeju Air adds Batam/Denpasar service in 4Q24". AeroRoutes. 16 September 2024. "제주항공, 인천~발리 직항 띄운다" [Jeju Air, launch Incheon~Bali] (in Korean)
Jeju_Air
Low-cost airline in Oman
com/en/destination/our-destinations "Our Team". SalamAir. "Oman's Salam Air said to revise launch plans to January 30". Arabian Business.com. 30 December
SalamAir
Air-launched rocket
Pegasus was an air-launched, small-lift launch vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and later built and launched by Northrop Grumman. Pegasus
Northrop_Grumman_Pegasus
Airline of Taiwan
second-largest city. In 2000, EVA Air embarked on its first major long-haul fleet renewal. The airline became one of the launch customers for the Boeing 777-300ER
EVA_Air
Airline of the United Kingdom (1953–1992)
firms involved in North Sea oil exploration. In 1983, Dan-Air was the first airline to launch commercial operations with British Aerospace 146 regional
Dan-Air
Defunct roller coaster at Kings Dominion
air-powered rides, and was the first compressed air launch coaster in the world. Hypersonic was S&S Worldwide's actual prototype for an air-launched coaster
Hypersonic_XLC
Vehicle propelled by ejection of gases
Callaway, David W. (March 2004). Coplanar Air Launch with Gravity-Turn Launch Trajectories (Master's thesis). Air Force Institute of Technology. p. 2. "Space
Rocket
Earliest phase of a flight that reaches space
reaches orbit. A space launch begins at a launch pad, which may be on land or at sea, or when the launch vehicle is released mid-air from an aircraft. Following
Space_launch
Large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles
hold the aircraft. In the air launch role, a large carrier aircraft or mother ship carries a smaller payload aircraft to a launch point before releasing
Mother_ship
Delivery summary. Launch customer of 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 variants. Including subsidiaries: Batik Air Malaysia, Batik Air and Thai Lion Air. Launch customer of
List of Boeing 737 MAX orders and deliveries
List_of_Boeing_737_MAX_orders_and_deliveries
Air-launch-to-orbit aircraft by the Soviets
high-altitude reconnaissance.[citation needed] The idea of launching spacecraft by air launch has existed for a long time. Since the An-124 Ruslan aircraft
Antonov_An-325
Airline of Bermuda
for Flybe. As of July 2026[update], the BermudAir fleet consists of the following aircraft: At launch, the airline's Embraer 175s had 88 seats in a single-class
BermudAir
American aerospace company
The air-launch approach developed by GO and its partners offers flexible launch capabilities, poised to reduce fixed infrastructure needs, launch costs
Generation Orbit Launch Services
Generation_Orbit_Launch_Services
Brevity code for NATO communications
THUMP, PEPPER.** [A/S] [AIR-MAR] FOREST Variable message format network.** FOX [number] Simulated or actual launch of air-to-air weapon. (ONE): Semi-active
Multi-service tactical brevity code
Multi-service_tactical_brevity_code
Hypersonic air-launched anti-ship missile
The Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) was a hypersonic air-launched anti-ship missile being developed for the United States Navy. It
Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface
Hypersonic_Air_Launched_Offensive_Anti-Surface
American low observable air-launched cruise missile
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (AGM-158 JASSM, colloquially pronounced "jass-em"[citation needed]) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise
AGM-158_JASSM
American strategic bomber aircraft
reconnaissance drone, and test-launched the X-15, X-24, X-38, and X-43 experimental aircraft and various hypersonic missiles. The US Air Force has 76 B-52s in
Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
American space launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States
Defense, NASA and commercial missile and rocket launches. SLC-17 was built in 1956 by the United States Air Force for use with the PGM-17 Thor missile, the
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_17
Launch pad
the western launch site for Air Force shuttle launches. Use of SLC-6 was approved in 1975, and re-construction of the former MOL launch facility occurred
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_6
Airline of South Korea
Parata Airlines announced that it would launch routes to Gimpo, Jeju, and Yangyang. "South Korea's Parata Air Applies to Serve U.S." airlinegeeks.com
Parata_Air
Interceptor aircraft
carries the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal conventional or nuclear warhead-capable air-launched ballistic missile. The single-seat MiG-25 could achieve high speed, altitude
Mikoyan_MiG-31
Norwegian/American air-launched cruise missile
Strike Missile (JSM; U.S designation AGM-184A Kraken) is a multi-role, air-launched cruise missile under development by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence
Joint_Strike_Missile
"Indonesia AirAsia launches first-ever Adelaide to Bali route with introductory fares from $199". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 9 April 2025. "AirAsia X to launch Kuala
List of AirAsia Group destinations
List_of_AirAsia_Group_destinations
Soviet surface and submarine-launched nuclear cruise missile
on 14 February 2017. The land launched version is called the Novator 9M729. The RK-55 is very similar to the air-launched Kh-55 (AS-15 'Kent') but the
RK-55
Chinese anti-ship cruise missile
surface-launched version with 120 km range. YJ-83A/YJ-83J Variant with enhanced range; 180 km for surface-launch and 250 km for air-launch. YJ-83K Air-launched
YJ-83
Proposed system for launching objects into orbit
A launch loop, or Lofstrom loop, is a proposed system for launching objects into orbit using a moving cable-like system situated inside a sheath attached
Launch_loop
Indian airline
airline carrier will operate ATR 72-600 aircraft from Kochi. Alhind Air’s launch has been stalled by a preference for purchasing three pre-owned ATR 72
Al_Hind_Air
launch complex at Cape Canaveral". SpaceNews. Retrieved 4 January 2026. "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches GPS III Satellite for U.S. Air Force
List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites
List_of_Cape_Canaveral_and_Merritt_Island_launch_sites
Launch vehicles developed by Astra
powerful rocket. The rocket family originated in Small Air Launch Vehicle to Orbit (SALVO), a small launch vehicle powered by Astra's electric-pump-fed liquid
Astra_Rocket
French anti-ship missile
AS-30 air-to-ground tactical missile. The sea-launched MM38 entered service in 1975, whilst the air-launched AM39 Exocet began development in 1974 and entered
Exocet
Modern system for holding and firing missiles on naval vessels
use a hot launch system.[citation needed] Transporter erector launchers are wheeled or tracked land vehicles for the launch of surface-to-air and surface-to-surface
Vertical_launching_system
American long-range air-to-air missile
beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform. The
AIM-54_Phoenix
Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
Unmanned Strike Air Vehicle will be ready for Air Force operations". India Today. Retrieved 8 July 2021. "Leap of technology: HAL to launch unmanned fighter
Indian_Air_Force
Turkish air-launched cruise missile
Menzilli Mühimmat) is a next-generation autonomous, stealth, high precision air-launched cruise missile developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE, Defence Research and Development
SOM_(missile)
U.S. scramjet missile project
The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC, pronounced "hawk") is a scramjet powered hypersonic air-launched cruise missile project at the U.S.
Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept
Hypersonic_Air-breathing_Weapon_Concept
Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-01. "Taimur Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)". 10 May 2024. "BAYKAR'ın KaGeM V3 Füzesi ilk kez
List_of_missiles_of_Pakistan
Airport in Cornwall, England
Cornwall. The facility has the capability to launch small space satellites into low Earth orbit using an air-launch-to-orbit type system. The airfield was opened
Newquay_Airport
Missions to Demo Maneuver in Orbit". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2026. The projected launch timeframe for Surgo is "late summer/early
List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July–September_2026
Former nighttime show at Epcot
2006, without the air launch system on the barge, although the cause of the accident was the firework shell itself and not the air launch system. The shells
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
IllumiNations:_Reflections_of_Earth
Nigerian airline
occupants safely evacuated the aircraft. Ibom Air Air Peace Akanu Ibiam International Airport "Enugu Air Launches First Flight". Voice of Nigeria. 7 July 2025
Enugu_Air
Israeli air-launched ballistic missile
אנקור, pronounced [anˈkor]) target missile is an Israeli medium-range air-launched ballistic missile produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The missile
Sparrow_(target_missile)
British air-to-surface missile
Brimstone is a ground or air-launched ground attack missile developed by MBDA UK for the UK's Royal Air Force. It was originally intended for "fire-and-forget"
Brimstone_(missile)
U.S. anti-ship missile
to be skeptical of the accusations. Robert Hewson, editor of Jane's Air Launched Weapons, pointed out that the Harpoon is not suitable for the land-attack
Harpoon_(missile)
American air-to-surface missile
AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) is an American military program to develop an air-to-surface missile, to replace the current air-launched BGM-71 TOW
AGM-179_JAGM
Anti-ship missile
ramjet powered anti-ship cruise missile. Its GRAU designation is 3M80, air launched variant is the Kh-41 and its NATO reporting name is SS-N-22 Sunburn (one
P-270_Moskit
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