suborbital
adjective
sub·or·bit·al
ˌsəb-ˈȯr-bə-tᵊl 
1
: situated beneath the eye or the orbit of the eye
2
: being or involving less than one orbit (as of the earth or moon)
also
: intended for suborbital flight
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Part of the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL) program, Rocket Cargo seeks to develop a commercial reusable transport rocket that is capable of boosting into suborbital trajectory and landing anywhere on Earth in 60 to 90 minutes.
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David Szondy
may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
Virgin Galactic's suborbital space tourism platform is also a spaceplane of sorts.
—ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
The suborbital space tourism company last went to the final frontier in June 2024, on the final flight of its VSS Unity space plane.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 May 2025
The Starship craft will ignite its own engines, continuing on a suborbital trajectory.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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David Szondy
may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
Virgin Galactic's suborbital space tourism platform is also a spaceplane of sorts.
—ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
The suborbital space tourism company last went to the final frontier in June 2024, on the final flight of its VSS Unity space plane.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 May 2025
The Starship craft will ignite its own engines, continuing on a suborbital trajectory.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suborbital
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suborbital
adjective
sub·or·bit·al
ˌsəb-ˈȯr-bət-ᵊl
: situated or occurring beneath the eye or the orbit of the eye
suborbital fat
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