anti-satellite

adjective

an·​ti-sat·​el·​lite ˌan-tē-ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt 

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antisatellite

: of, relating to, or being a system designed for the destruction or incapacitation of satellites

anti-satellite missiles

Examples of anti-satellite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Major powers are developing advanced anti-satellite weapons and fortifying their space infrastructure, with Russia and China investing in counterspace capabilities. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

In April 2026, the leader of US Space Command warned that Russia had operationalized anti-satellite weapons capable of targeting US government satellites. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026

Space junk is created when satellites break up in orbit, either because of collisions or anti-satellite tests such as those carried out by China and Russia. — Tom Brown, Space.com, 20 May 2026

There are other orbits of concern around 800 km—the altitude of the [2007] Chinese anti-satellite missile test and the [2009] Cosmos-Iridium collision. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-satellite

• granodiorite
• keratinocyte
• microsatellite
• montmorillonite
• reticulocyte
• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite