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payload fairing

payload fairing

Protective enclosure around a launch vehicle's payload during atmospheric ascent.

All languages

English
payload fairing
Norwegian
nyttelastkåpe
Japanese
ペイロードフェアリング — ぺいろーどふぇありんぐ — peirōdo fearingu
Korean
탑재물 페어링 — tapjaemul peeoring
Spanish
cofia
French
coiffe de lanceur
German
Nutzlastverkleidung

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