midcourse phase

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That portion of the trajectory of a ballistic missile between the boost phase and the reentry phase. See also ballistic trajectory; boost phase; reentry phase; terminal phase.

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boost phase reentry phase terminal phase			A constellation of small, autonomous, kinetic-energy interceptors, Brilliant Pebbles would detect and destroy ballistic missiles in their boost, postboost, and early midcourse phases of flight. Deterrence and space-based missile defense by Frederick, Lorinda A. / Air & Space Power Journal The first warfighting capability provides the engagement of short- to intermediate-range, unitary, and separating ballistic missiles in the midcourse phase of flight with the SM-3 Block IA missiles. Seabased ballistic: missile defense by Hicks, Alan B. / Joint Force Quarterly An integral component of the BMDS is ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) which engages threat intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in the midcourse phase of flight. Space artillery: building the GMD force of the future by Hildreth, Edward E.; Miley, Joseph L.; Brower, Timothy M. / Fires			mid-ocean ridge mid-October mid-off mid-on mid-rise mid-September mid-seventies mid-sixties mid-thirties mid-twenties mid-Victorian mid-water mid-wicket mid. Mida midafternoon midair Midas Midas touch Midas's ear midazolam midbrain midcap midcourse midcourse guidance midcourse phase midcult midday Middelburg middelmannetjie midden Midden crow Middest Midding middle middle age Middle Ages Middle America Middle American middle Atlantic Middle Atlantic States Middle Bevy middle buster middle C middle cerebral artery middle cerebral vein Middle Chinese middle class middle common room Middle Congo middle distance			Midcap Stocks Midcareer Plateau Midcareer Plateaus midcarpal Midcentury modern Midclavicular line Midclavicular line MIDCM Midco midCOAST Midcoast Council for Business Development and Planning Midcoast Council of Governments Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Midcoast Symphony Orchestra MIDCOM Midcom Communications MIDCON Midcontinent Agricultural Chemical Research Project Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology midcourse midcourse Midcourse Architectural and Terminal Tier Review Midcourse Correction Midcourse Correction midcourse guidance Midcourse Guidance Unit midcourse phase Midcourse Space Experiment midcrop mortality syndrome MIDCRU midcult midcycle pain MIDD Midd-West School District Middangeard Middangeard MIDDAS midday Midday Intelligence Report Midday Meal Scheme Midday with Kerri-Anne middays Middeck Accommodations Rack Middeck Active Control Experiment Middeck Zero Gravity Dynamics Middelbaar Agrarisch Onderwijs Middelbaar Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs Middelbaar Algemeen Vormend Onderwijs Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs Middelbaar Economisch Administratief Onderwijs Middelbaar Sociaal Pedagogisch Onderwijs Middelbare Meisjes School

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