anti-satellite
adjective
an·ti-sat·el·lite
ˌan-tē-ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antisatellite
: of, relating to, or being a system designed for the destruction or incapacitation of satellites
anti-satellite missiles
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The 5-year-old U.S. Space Force is moving quickly to confront what is becoming its priority challenge: the threat of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs) from foreign adversaries, including Russia and China.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
Additionally, the article has been updated to clarify the statement that Russia, China, and India have not supported UN measures to halt anti-satellite demonstrations or forbid nuclear weapons in orbit.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
Marshall’s ongoing drive to end the military conflict in Ukraine, and to halt the testing worldwide of anti-satellite missiles, in some ways resembles Einstein’s earlier campaign to abolish nuclear super-bombs.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
After Russia’s last anti-satellite missile test created an orbiting minefield of shrapnel that nearly ripped through the International Space Station, Planet co-heads Robbie Schingler and Will Marshall wrote an open appeal to the White House urging a radical response.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
Additionally, the article has been updated to clarify the statement that Russia, China, and India have not supported UN measures to halt anti-satellite demonstrations or forbid nuclear weapons in orbit.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
Marshall’s ongoing drive to end the military conflict in Ukraine, and to halt the testing worldwide of anti-satellite missiles, in some ways resembles Einstein’s earlier campaign to abolish nuclear super-bombs.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
After Russia’s last anti-satellite missile test created an orbiting minefield of shrapnel that nearly ripped through the International Space Station, Planet co-heads Robbie Schingler and Will Marshall wrote an open appeal to the White House urging a radical response.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Anti-satellite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-satellite. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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