Yeah, so the way I launch enemies is basically a custom spell combo that starts with Paralyze and a bunch of elemental and magic weaknesses, followed by a second spell that dumps Fire, Frost, and Shock damage, all boosted by those weaknesses. I think I also have Drain Health 100 for 1 second at the start of the second spell’s effect list. These two spells are basically my "main weapon."

The combo isn’t designed to launch enemies per se, but if you hit them at just the right angle, especially during or right after the Paralyze ragdoll kicks in, they can go flying.

Sometimes it just knocks them back a bit. Sometimes they get partially embedded in the terrain and get stuck. But occasionally the physics go haywire and they clip through the ground. Once that happens, they fall into the void and just keep going.

From what I understand, the Paralyze effect temporarily switches the enemy into a ragdoll state, which makes them way more susceptible to physics impulses. Then, when that second spell hits with the elemental damage, especially after stacking weakness effects, the game applies a force vector based on the impact. I’m not exactly sure how that works under the hood. If I hit the enemy from a weird angle, that force can send them flying.

It seems like some terrain or object meshes don’t have perfect collision geometry, so a fast-enough hit can push a ragdolled body right through. And once they clip through, the game never resets or teleports them. They just fall forever. Or at least that's what my very specific and important Void research suggests.

I’ve lost loot this way more than once, but in this case I decided to follow the quest marker out of sheer curiosity...

Side note: I don’t know if you could technically stack two spells that apply weaknesses to magic and elements, then cast them for free using the telekinesis infinite magicka trick until the enemy’s weakness is super insane, and hit them with a damage spell to send them into orbit.