launch vs open

launch and open both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
launch	Yes	No	Yes	No
open	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, open is a hypernym of launch; that is, open is a word with a broader meaning than launch:

launch: set up or found
open: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

Other hypernyms of launch include open up.

launch (noun)	open (noun)
the act of propelling with force	information that has become public
a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck	a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
	a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
	where the air is unconfined

launch (adjective)	open (adjective)
	ready or willing to receive favorably
	affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
	affording free passage or access
	(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
	open and observable; not secret or hidden
	used of mouth or eyes
	ready for business
	not having been filled
	(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
	openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
	not requiring union membership
	open to or in view of all
	possibly accepting or permitting
	without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
	having no protecting cover or enclosure
	affording free passage or view
	with no protection or shield
	accessible to all
	not sealed or having been unsealed
	not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
	not defended or capable of being defended

launch (verb)	open (verb)
begin with vigor	make available
propel with force	become available
launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage	make the opening move
get going; give impetus to	cause to open or to become open
smoothen the surface of	become open
set up or found	spread out or open from a closed or folded state
	display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
	afford access to
	start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
	begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
	have an opening or passage or outlet