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antisatellite

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an·ti·sat·el·lite  (nt-stl-t, nt-)
adj.
Directed against enemy satellites: antisatellite weapons.
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Adj.1.antisatellite - of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbitantisatellite - of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons"
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Spectacular events such as China's notorious antisatellite test of 2007 generate much excitement, but when viewed in effects-based terms, fighting in space can encompass any action taken to produce desired outcomes, despite an opponent's opposition.
Flying, fighting, and space by Berg, Paul D. / Air & Space Power Journal
In light of recent significant Chinese achievements in this realm (including the acknowledged testing of an antisatellite weapon on 11 January 2007), however, such factors should perhaps be integrated into follow-on studies by O'Rourke and his colleagues.
O'Rourke, Ronald. The Impact of Chinese Naval Modernization and the ... by Erickson, Andrew S. / Naval War College Review
Sun Tzu (1) China's January 11, 2007, launch of an antisatellite (ASAT) weapon against a low Earth orbit satellite heralded the end of a self-imposed 20-year period in which the United States and Russia had refrained from using destructive weapons in space.
China in space: implications for U.S. military strategy by Metzler, P. Gregory / Joint Force Quarterly
 
 
 
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