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Asat

1 American  
[uh-suht] / ˈʌ sʌt /

noun

Hinduism.
  1. (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.


ASAT 2 American  
[ey-sat] / ˈeɪˌsæt /

abbreviation

  1. antisatellite.


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Rayhan Asat, a human rights lawyer of Uyghur heritage, told the wire service.

From Washington Times Nov. 17, 2023

In Oxford, England, a video uploaded to Twitter by Uyghur human rights campaigner Rayhan Asat appeared to show another small vigil held outside the university town’s Bodleian Library on Sunday.

From Washington Post Nov. 28, 2022

“I am heartened that courageous survivors’ voices were given their deserved weight,” said Ms. Asat, the lawyer in Washington.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2022

Rayhan Asat, a human rights lawyer based in the US whose brother Ekpar Asat has been in a prison camp since 2016, reacted to the report with "complex emotions".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2022

But on reflection, Asat saw crumbs of encouragement.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2022

Two years ago, a normally insouciant defense consultant with a high security clearance told me that a briefing he’d recently received on Russia and China’s anti-satellite, or ASAT, programs left him “shaken.”

From Slate Feb. 15, 2024

Space Command, told reporters on a teleconference from Hawaii that such ASAT, or anti-satellite, tests congest space with debris.

From Reuters Dec. 9, 2022

Debris from the 2007 ASAT, for example, remains aloft nearly 15 years later, periodically endangering spacecraft.

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2021

“We see their capabilities from direct-ascent ASAT, antisatellite capabilities, to on-orbit activity that they’ve done with that capability,” he said.

From Washington Times Oct. 25, 2021

It is believed to be the 10th test of this anti-satellite, or ASAT, technology, but it’s unclear if the missile actually destroyed anything in space.

From The Verge Apr. 15, 2020

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