spaceborne
Americanadjective
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moving in orbit around the earth.
a spaceborne surveillance system.
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traveling through or operating in space.
Etymology
Origin of spaceborne
First recorded in 1965–70; space + (air)borne
Example Sentences
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The team is now working to enhance the performance and integration of the system, with a long-term goal of installing it on a spaceborne platform such as a small satellite.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
Instead, astrophysicists believe the best defense is to knock asteroids off course long before they make their final approach, like a spaceborne billiards game yet with higher stakes.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2023
Possible answers invoke myriad world-making methods, from titanic impacts to the gluing together of spaceborne hail, where the conglomerating force of gravity may battle disruptions from magnetic whirlpools that nascent worlds are thought to encounter.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021
While cracks weren’t spotted on Rattlesnake Ridge until October, the spaceborne radar shows that the hill was already shifting in early spring.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2018
Once spaceborne, Thane felt a lot of his depression lift.
From Evil Out of Onzar by Ganes, Mark
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