CARRIER ROCKET SYSTEM WITH CARRIER ROCKET AND STARTING ASSISTANCE UNIT

摘要

A launch vehicle system 1 is disclosed with a launch vehicle 100 and with a starting aid unit 200 which is detachably connected or can be connected to the launch vehicle 100 . The launch vehicle system 1 is set up to take off in a horizontal launch when thrust is generated by at least one engine 114 (FIG. 1) of the launch vehicle 100 by means of the booster unit 200 . The starting aid unit 200 can be detached from the further-flying carrier rocket 100 after it has reached supersonic speed and is set up to fly back to the earth's surface O after its detachment V/5 from the carrier rocket 100 . The starting aid unit 200 preferably offers all the necessary structural supports for a launch vehicle 100, which was designed for vertical launch, to be able to use this or its essential components without structural changes Launcher system 1.