co-orbital
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“They are able to show that ejecta from a crater the size of the Giordano Bruno … could survive for a long enough timescale in a co-orbital zone around Earth.”
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2024
Numerical simulation suggests that Kamo`oalewa could be one of even tinier fractions that gained entry into the hard-to-reach Earth's co-orbital space.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
“A mission that could have a peaceful use in orbital debris mitigation could be employed as a co-orbital ASAT,” said Mr. Listner, with the firm Space Law and Policy Solutions.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
Gen. Dickinson said the co-orbital robotic spacecraft is part of a growing arsenal of space weaponry fielded by the Chinese military.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
He notes that Russia and China have demonstrated the ability to jam space communications, blind optical sensors with lasers, launch direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons and operate co-orbital anti-satellite weapons.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2018
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