Synonyms of launch in English:

set afloat, float

put to sea, put into the water, send down the slipway

send into orbit, put into orbit

blast off, take off, lift off

throw, hurl, fling, pitch, lob, toss, cast, let fly, propel, project

fire, shoot

informal chuck, heave, sling

set in motion, get going, get under way, start, begin, embark on, usher in, initiate, put in place, instigate, institute, inaugurate, set up, bring out, organize, introduce, open

establish, found, originate, create, pioneer, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, bring into being, activate, mastermind, float, debut, roll out

start the ball rolling

informal kick off

formal commence

start, burst into, break into, begin, embark on, get going on

formal commence