undock

[uhn-dok]

verb (used with object)

1. to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).

verb (used without object)

1. (of a spacecraft module or spacecraft) to uncouple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undock¹

First recorded in 1920–25; un- ² + dock ¹

Example Sentences

The undocking of the craft - when it separated from the ISS - was broadcast live.

From BBC

It undocked from the International Space Station around 9:05 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

The experiment will then demonstrate "undocking and separation of the two satellites".

From BBC

The Starliner, meanwhile, would remotely undock and return to Earth without a crew.

From Los Angeles Times

If a series of unlikely failures had occurred with the propulsion system after undocking, Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams could conceivably have been stranded in orbit.

From New York Times