Space launch vehicle
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A space launch vehicle is a mechanism for propelling objects into outer space, either on a suborbital or orbital path, or into an escape velocity from Earth orbit. The term explicitly excludes ballistic missiles, in part because the space segment is incidental to the mission of the missile, which is hitting a target on earth. Space launch vehicles are used for the specific purpose of putting an object, if briefly, into space.