suborbital in English
adjective
1
situated below or behind the orbit of the eye.
Peripheral blood was collected using a capillary tube from suborbital veins of 5-to 6-week-old mice.
2
of, relating to, or denoting a trajectory that does not complete a full orbit of the earth or other celestial body.
Less than 10 minutes after lift-off the payload parachuted safely back to Earth, and the suborbital flight was over.
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1. Saenger-Bredt Antipodal bomber - sled launched, boosted to suborbital velocity, 'skips' off upper atmosphere to deliver bomb load on target, recovery back at launch site
2. 10 The Ares I-X rocket is poised to launch on a suborbital test flight on Oct. 27 and rolled out to its launching pad earlier this week.