mislaunch

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An attempt to launch something which results in it not following the intended trajectory.

   • It will take many static tests before we are ready to go, however I would rather see all the bugs removed on the ground than have a mislaunch.
   • Despite the expensive July mislaunch which resulted in a $300,000 loss in operating profit, the network boosted that profit to $1.124 million in '69.
   • As the guide tells the story of the 1990 mislaunch of the $150-million IS-VI F3, you can almost feel the tension. During that launch from this control center, a mechanical failure in the rocket caused the F3 to spin into space.
2. 2

   The act of accidentally launching something.

   • Protection against mislaunch of nuclear weapons via SDI deployment of an ABM system, which is what is proposed to enhance safety from accidents, should neither be treated as a sop to calm the total defense-related spending authority […]
   • Computerised count down is introduced to eliminate the possibility of mislaunch.
   • By making it possible to minimize the consequences of a mislaunch, the DAL system addresses to some degree the contributing factors of nuclear forces operating at high day-to-day readiness.
3. 3

   The failure of a marketing campaign to introduce a new product.

   • Let us forget the whole muddled mislaunch and look at this important car as […]
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   1. 4

      To launch a projectile or vehicle so that it does not follow the correct trajectory.

      • The boy's arm aimed, mislaunched, and the dart swam through the air towards the front of the class, landing near Miss Fry.
      • In November the shuttle Discovery successfully rescued two satellites which had been mislaunched on earlier missions, Westar, an American communications satellite, and Palapa B, originally intended for the Indonesian government.
   2. 5

      To accidentally launch something that should not be launched.

   3. 6

      To fail in the introduction of a product or program.

      • Having mislaunched the first move to pull down the NWFP coalition the party leadership is now facing the opposition's strong argument that it has always proved impatient with the opposition.

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