Mobile service tower being used to put a rocket together at Cape Canaveral


Service tower being rolled away prior to a launch

See also: Launch tower  and Gantry (rocketry)

A service tower is a moving tower, usually on rails, which is used to raise or assemble a rocket on its launch pad. After the rocket has been assembled, the tower is driven away to clear space for the launch.

In some cases, the functions of the service tower are combined with those of the supply tower.


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