Launch

Launch is an upcoming multiplayer map that will be featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Overview
The map features a Soyuz rocket taking off in the background and appears to take place in a rocket launching facility somewhere within the Soviet Union. At some time during the game (set randomly), the rocket will take off, and set alight and kill anyone located beneath the rockets engines. In Search and Destroy, target A is located under the rocket.

The map looks set to take interaction to a new level, as the maps in Call of Duty have mostly been stationary. The rocket will add a new feel to the game not seen before in Call of Duty.

Trivia

 * In the trailers related to this map, it is always possible to see a rocket launching in the background.
 * This is the first map in the Call of Duty series to feature an actively changing environment, much like Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
 * This map seems to resemble the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer map Ambush, both maps have an elevated roadway in the center with narrow alleyways and small buildings on either side.
 * another map that is similar to this is Sub Base from Modern Warfare 2, as it also has an elevated center and alleyways/buildings outside