Korolev cross

See also: Korolev Cross

English

Korolev cross

Alternative forms

• Korolev Cross

Etymology

From Korolev +‎ cross. From being a procedure created by the chief designer, Sergei Korolev, which forms a cross-shaped cloud of rocket plumes.

Noun

Korolev cross (plural Korolev crosses)

1. A strap-on booster rocket separation maneuver, where four strap-on boosters are ejected at the same time in four directions 90-degrees/diametrically opposed to each other, forming a cross of exhaust plumes.
2. The cross of exhaust plumes formed by the strap-on separation procedure.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 科羅廖夫十字／科罗廖夫十字 (Kēluóliàofū shízì)

• Russian: Крест Королёва (Krest Koroljóva)