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booster

rocket used during the first portion of a flight, either as a first stage or in parallel to the first stage
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booster

Summary

booster ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • booster is a type of rocket stage[2].
  • booster is part of launch vehicle[3].
  • booster is part of aircraft[4].
  • booster's Commons category is recorded as Boosters (rocketry)[5].
  • booster comprises solid rocket booster[6].
  • booster comprises liquid rocket booster[7].
  • booster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boosters (rocketry)[8].
  • booster's start point is recorded as launch pad[9].
  • booster's has characteristic is recorded as reusability[10].

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Definition and Type

booster is a type of rocket stage[2].

Use and Application

Components include solid rocket booster[6] and liquid rocket booster[7]. Part of include launch vehicle[3] and aircraft[4], a mode of transport[11].

Why It Matters

booster ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[1] booster has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] booster is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Falcon Heavy launch vehicle single-stage-to-orbit

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start point → launch pad
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → solid rocket booster, liquid rocket booster
    Part of → launch vehicle, aircraft
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007568367405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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