suborbital

-ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl· adj.

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suborbital
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Chinese meaning

亚yà轨guǐ道dào的de(未wèi完wán成chéng绕rào地dì球qiú一yī周zhōu的de)

未wèi达dá到dào轨guǐ道dào速sù度dù的de

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星xīng舰jiàn此cǐ前qián的de试shì飞fēi都dōu没méi绕rào地dì球qiú飞fēi满mǎn一yī圈quān

Example

Until now, all Starship flights have been suborbital, meaning the capsules did not complete a loop around the Earth.

到dào目mù前qián为wéi止zhǐ,星xīng舰jiàn的de所suǒ有yǒu飞fēi行xíng都dōu是shì亚yà轨guǐ道dào飞fēi行xíng,也yě就jiù是shì说shuō太tài空kōng舱cāng没méi有yǒu绕rào地dì球qiú飞fēi完wán一yī整zhěng圈quān。

Source: BBC · 28 Sep 2026

Background ✎

SpaceX 从cóng得dé州zhōu发fā射shè星xīng舰jiàn,首shǒu次cì把bǎ它tā送sòng入rù轨guǐ道dào,这zhè趟tàng无wú人rén试shì飞fēi预yù计jì约yuē10小xiǎo时shí、绕rào地dì球qiú六liù圈quān。升shēng空kōng几jǐ分fēn钟zhōng后hòu火huǒ箭jiàn损sǔn失shī一yī台tái发fā动dòng机jī,但dàn飞fēi控kòng人rén员yuán商shāng议yì后hòu仍réng决jué定dìng继jì续xù入rù轨guǐ。

Roots · etymology

由 sub-(在下)+ orbital(轨道的)构成

  • sub-(在……之下)+ orbital(轨道的)

Collocations

  • suborbital flight / suborbital launch / suborbital spaceflight

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