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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Because yet another suborbital flight on New Shepard matters little in the long arc of spaceflight history.
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ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Perry, along with a team of all-female celebrities including TV personality Gayle King, were launched into suborbital space for an 11-minute flight that ended safely in Texas.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
The namesake for Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system, Alan Shepard, was the first American in space and the first person to complete a suborbital spaceflight.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The flight, set for today, will take the crew on a suborbital journey lasting around 10 minutes, quicker than most people's morning commute.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Perry, along with a team of all-female celebrities including TV personality Gayle King, were launched into suborbital space for an 11-minute flight that ended safely in Texas.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
The namesake for Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system, Alan Shepard, was the first American in space and the first person to complete a suborbital spaceflight.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The flight, set for today, will take the crew on a suborbital journey lasting around 10 minutes, quicker than most people's morning commute.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Suborbital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suborbital. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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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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