launched

verb

1. To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
2. To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
3. To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.“The navy launched another ship.”
4. To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.“NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.”