space-based

adj

space-based

adj
1

Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Space science Of a weapon Based in (or beginning from) space (especially in orbit, but sometimes on a planet or moon).

Facility; etc; facility; etc

  • While this study focuses on the implications of space-based global strike for future U.S. military capabilities, its fundamental objective is to provoke a debate within the U.S. defense establishment[…]2001, Larry G. Sills, Space-based Global Strike: Understanding Strategic and Military Implications, page 19:
Related terms
spaceborne

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