English Explanatory Dictionary

Korolev cross

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Korolev cross.

Word forms

Korolev cross Korolev crosses

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.

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