### Question
What is the definition of launch?


### Answer
The definition of **launch** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 5802*:

> to place, or attempt to place, a launch vehicle and its payload, if any, in a suborbital trajectory, in Earth orbit in outer space, or otherwise in outer space

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 5802*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 84-COMMERCIAL SPACE COMPETITIVENESS**

