Cold start (rocket)

Cold start of a Peacekeeper dummy

Launch of a Stinger anti-aircraft missile

Cold start of a Peacekeeper from a missile silo

The launch of a rocket without a running engine is called a cold start . The rocket is usually ejected from the launch device by compressed air and only ignites its engine with a time delay. This procedure is primarily used in the military sector. Typical application examples are the launch of rockets and cruise missiles from submarines , ICBMs from missile silos and shoulder-mounted anti-aircraft missiles .

Examples

Examples of rockets that are generally or optionally cold started:

• LGM-118 Peacekeeper
• 9M330
• BGM-109 Tomahawk (when launching from submarine)
• M51
• Trident
• FIM-92 stinger

Web links

• Video of the launch of a Peacekeeper

Individual evidence

1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica: cold launch. Retrieved May 19, 2011 .