A launch capsule is a device used to propel a submarine-launched missile or drone to the ocean surface.1 Upon reaching the ocean surface, the launch capsule is jettisoned, and the missile continues its journey, propelled by its booster motor.2
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- "SSBN Triomphant Class". Naval Technology. 3 May 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.