"Korolev cross" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Korolev crosses [plural], Korolev Cross [alternative]
Etymology: From Korolev + cross. From the cross shape formed by the 4 boosters of the R-7/Soyuz family of rockets as they separate from the core, and the name of the rocket's chief designer, Sergei Korolev. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Korolev|cross}} Korolev + cross Head templates: {{en-noun}} Korolev cross (plural Korolev crosses)
  1. A rocket booster separation maneuver, especially that of the Soyuz rocket family, where four side boosters are ejected at the same time in four directions 90° offset from each other, forming a cross shape. Wikipedia link: Korolev cross, en:R-7_(rocket_family), en:Sergei Korolev, en:Soyuz_(rocket_family) Categories (topical): Four, Rocketry, Russian space program Translations (Translations): 科羅廖夫十字 /科罗廖夫十字 (Kēluóliàofū shízì) (Chinese Mandarin), Крест Королёва (Krest Koroljóva) (Russian)

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